1968 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 7 July 1968,[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats.

1968 Japanese House of Councillors election

July 7, 1968
125 (of the 250) seats in the House of Councillors 126 seats needed for a majority
Leader Eisaku Satō Tomomi Narita Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Seats after 137 65 24 Seat change 3 8 4 Popular vote 20,120,089 8,542,199 6,656,771 Percentage 46.7% 19.8% 15.5% Swing 0.5% 3.6% 1.8%   Leader Suehiro Nishio Sanzō Nosaka Party Democratic Socialist Communist Seats after 10 7 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 2,578,581 2,146,879 Percentage 6.0% 5.0% Swing 0.1% 0.6%
President of the House of Councillors before election Kenzō Kōno Liberal Democratic President of the House of Councillors-designate Ken Yasui Liberal Democratic

Results

Party	Constituency			National			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Democratic Party	19,405,546	44.9	48	20,120,089	46.7	21	69
Japan Socialist Party	12,617,680	29.2	16	8,542,199	19.8	12	28
Japanese Communist Party	3,577,179	8.3	1	2,146,879	5.0	3	4
Democratic Socialist Party	3,010,089	7.0	3	2,578,581	6.0	4	7
Komeitō	2,632,528	6.1	4	6,656, 771	15.5	9	13
Other parties	106,587	0.2	0	157,501	0.4	0	0
Independents	1,910,371	4.4	3	2,872,279	6.7	2	5
Invalid/blank votes		-	-		-	-	-
Total	43,259,980	100	75	43,074,298	100	51	126
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

References

1. Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications