1962 Japanese House of Councillors election

1962 Japanese House of Councillors election

July 1, 1962
125 (of the 250) seats in the House of Councillors 126 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hayato Ikeda Jōtarō Kawakami Harashima Kōji Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Clean Government Seats after 142 66 15 Seat change 10 19 15 Popular vote 16,581,637 8,666,910 4,124,269 Percentage 46.4% 24.2% 11.5% Swing 5.2% 2.3% N/A   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Suehiro Nishio – Sanzō Nosaka Party Democratic Socialist Dōshikai Communist Seats after 11 7 4 Seat change 11 4 1 Popular vote 1,899,756 1,660,466 1,123,947 Percentage 5.3% 4.6% 3.1% Swing N/A 3.4% 1.2%
President of the House of Councillors before election Tarō Hirai Liberal Democratic President of the House of Councillors-designate Yōtoku Shigemasa Liberal Democratic

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 1 July 1962, electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats.

Results

Party	Constituency			National			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Democratic Party	17,112,986	47.1	48	16,581,637	46.4	21	69
Japan Socialist Party	11,917,675	32.8	22	8,666,910	24.2	15	37
Democratic Socialist Party	2,649,422	7.3	1	1,899,756	5.3	3	4
Clean Government League	958,179	2.6	2	4,124,269	11.5	7	9
Japanese Communist Party	1,760,258	4.8	1	1,123,947	3.1	2	3
Dōshikai	128,834	0.4	0	1,660,466	4.6	2	2
Other parties	58,622	0.2	0	295,603	0.8	0	0
Independents	1,725,947	4.8	2	1,404,048	3.9	1	3
Invalid/blank votes		-	-		-	-	-
Total	36,311,923	100	76	35,756,635	100	51	127
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications