1986 Japanese House of Councillors election

1986 Japanese House of Councillors election

6 July 1986
126 (of the 252) seats in the House of Councillors 127 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Yasuhiro Nakasone Masashi Ishibashi Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Last election 137 seats, 35.3% 44 seats, 16.3% 27 seats, 15.7% Seats after 143 42 24 Seat change 6 2 3 Popular vote 22,132,573 9,869,088 7,438,501 Percentage 38.6% 17.2% 13.0% Swing 3.3% 0.9% 2.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Sanzō Nosaka Tsukamoto Saburō Seiichi Tagawa Party Communist Democratic Socialist New Liberal Club Last election 14 seats, 8.9% 12 seats, 8.4% 2 seats, 2.7% Seats after 16 12 2 Seat change 2 0 1 Popular vote 5,430,838 3,940,325 1,367,291 Percentage 9.5% 6.9% 2.4% Swing 0.6% 1.5% 0.3%
President of the House of Councillors before election Matsuo Kimura Liberal Democratic Elected President of the House of Councillors Masaaki Fujita Liberal Democratic

Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan in 1986.

Only half of this House of Councillors was up for election. The results show the whole legislature following the elections.

References

http://www.binghamton.edu/cdp/era/elections/jpn86par.html