1965 Japanese House of Councillors election

1965 Japanese House of Councillors election

July 4, 1965
125 (of the 250) seats in the House of Councillors 126 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Eisaku Satō Kōzō Sasaki Tsuji Takehisa Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Seats after 140 73 20 Seat change 2 6 5 Popular vote 17,583,490 8,729,655 5,097,682 Percentage 47.2% 23.4% 13.7% Swing 0.8% 0.8% 2.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Suehiro Nishio Sanzō Nosaka Party Democratic Socialist Communist Seats after 7 4 Seat change 4 0 Popular vote 2,214,375 1,652,364 Percentage 5.9% 4.4% Swing 0.6% 1.3%
President of the House of Councillors before election Yōtoku Shigemasa Liberal Democratic President of the House of Councillors-designate Kenzō Kōno Liberal Democratic

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 4 July 1965, 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	16,651,284	44.2	46	17,583,490	47.2	25	71
Japan Socialist Party	12,346,650	32.8	24	8,729,655	23.4	12	36
Democratic Socialist Party	2,303,860	6.1	1	2,214,375	5.9	2	3
Komeitō	1,910,975	5.1	2	5,097,682	13.7	9	11
Japanese Communist Party	2,608,771	6.9	1	1,652,364	4.4	2	3
Other parties	185,991	0.5	0	298,401	0.8	0	0
Independents	1,664,639	4.4	1	1,700,849	4.6	2	3
Invalid/blank votes		-	-		-	-	-
Total	37,672,171	100	75	37,276,816	100	52	127
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications