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Japan held a nationwide election to the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower house of the National Diet, on July 18, 1993.
Overview
The consumption tax and the Recruit scandal seriously affected the popularity of the long-time ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Along with the opposition MPs, members of some factions of the LDP cast a vote of no confidence against prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Then Miyazawa decided to dissolve the House of Representatives. Some LDP dissidents then left the party and formed new parties.
Results
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost its overall majority the first time since 1983 and also failed to form government for the first time since 1955. They were replaced by an eight-party alliance headed by Morihiro Hosokawa. Morihiro Hosokawa was elected prime minister.
| Alliances and parties | Votes | % | +/- | Total seats | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Jiyū Minshutō | 22,999,646 | 36.62% | -9.48 | 223 | -52 | ||
| Socialist Party of Japan (JSP) Nihon Shakai-to | 9,687,588 | 15.43% | -8.92 | 70 | -66 | ||
| Shinseito Shinseitō | 6,341,364 | 10.10% | +10.10 | 55 | |||
| Komeito Kōmeitō | 5,114,351 | 8.14% | +0.16 | 51 | +6 | ||
| Japan New Party (JNP) Nihon Shintō | 5,053,981 | 8.05% | +8.05 | 35 | |||
| Japan Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) Minsha-tō | 2,205,682 | 3.51% | -1.33 | 15 | +1 | ||
| Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Nihon Kyōsantō | 4,834,587 | 7.70% | -0.26 | 15 | -1 | ||
| Sakigake | 1,658,097 | 2.64% | +2.64 | 13 | |||
| United Socialist Democratic Party | 461,169 | 0.73% | -0.13 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 4,304,188 | 6.85% | -0.47 | 30 | +9 | ||
| Total (turnout 66.98%) | 62,804,145 | 100.0 | 512 | ||||
| Source: Inter Parlamentary Union | |||||||
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