Japanese general election, 1990

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Japanese general election, 1990
All 512 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan
18 February 1990
		First party	Second party
Leader		Toshiki Kaifu	Takako Doi
Party		Liberal Democratic	Socialist
Last election		300 seats, 49.42%	85 seats, 17.23%
Seats won		275	136
Seat change		-25	+511
Popular vote		30,315,417	16,025,473
Percentage		46.14%	24.35%
Incumbent Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu Liberal Democratic Prime Minister-designate Toshiki Kaifu Liberal Democratic

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Japan held a nationwide election for the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower house of the National Diet than the upper house, on February 18, 1990.

Results

e • d Summary of the 18 February 1990 Japanese House of Representatives election results

Alliances and parties	Votes	%	+/-	Total seats	+/-
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Jiyū Minshutō	30,315,417	46.14%		275	-25
Socialist Party of Japan (JSP) Nihon Shakai-to	16,025,473	24.35%		136	+51
Komeito Kōmeitō	5,242,675	7.98%		45	-9
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Nihon Kyōsantō	5,226,987	7.96%		16	-10
Japan Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) Minsha-tō	3,178,949	4.84%		14	-12
United Socialist Democratic Party	566,957	0.86%		4	0
Progressive Party	281,793	0.43%		1	+1
Independents	4,807,524	7.32%		21	+12
Other Parties	58,536	0.09%		0	-6
Total (turnout 73.3%)	66,215,906	100.0		512
Source: Inter Parlamentary Union

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