1977 Japanese House of Councillors election

1977 Japanese House of Councillors election

10 July 1977
126 (of the 252) seats in the House of Councillors 127 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Takeo Fukuda Ichio Asukata Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Last election 126 seats, 44.3% 62 seats, 15.2% 24 seats, 12.1% Seats after 125 56 25 Seat change 1 6 1 Popular vote 18,160,061 8,805,617 7,174,459 Percentage 35.8% 17.3% 14.2% Swing 8.5% 2.1% 2.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Sanzō Nosaka Kasuga Ikkō Yōhei Kōno Party Communist Democratic Socialist New Liberal Club Last election 20 seats, 9.4% 10 seats, 5.9% New Seats after 16 11 3 Seat change 4 1 3 Popular vote 4,260,050 3,387,541 1,957,902 Percentage 8.4% 6.7% 3.9% Swing 1.0% 0.8% N/A
President of the House of Councillors before election Kazuo Maeda Liberal Democratic Elected President of the House of Councillors Kan Kase Socialist

Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan in 1977.

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

Results

Party	Total Seats
Liberal Democratic Party	125
Japan Socialist Party	56
Clean Government Party	28
Communist Party	16
Democratic Socialist Party	12
New Liberal Club	2
Independents / Other	11
Total	252

References

http://www.binghamton.edu/cdp/era/elections/jpn77par.html