Japanese House of Councillors election, 1983
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Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan
on 26 June 1983. The House of Councillors
elections were won by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on 26 June 1983. The House of Councillors
House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designation of the prime minister, the House of Representatives...
elections were won by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
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Results
| Party | PR seats | District seats | Total Elected 1983 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
19 | 49 | 68 | 137 |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
9 | 13 | 22 | 44 |
| Komeito Komeito (Former) The Kōmeitō , also known as Clean Government Party or CGP, was a political party in Japan. It was centrist, sometimes also classified as centre-left.- History :... |
8 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| Communist Party Japanese Communist Party The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism... |
5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Democratic Socialist Party Democratic Socialist Party (Japan) The was a social democratic party in Japan.- History :The Democratic Socialist Party was established in 1960 by a breakaway group of the Japan Socialist Party. It was made up of many members of the former Rightist Socialist Party of Japan, a moderate social-democratic faction that existed... |
4 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| NLC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Others | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Vacant | 3 | |||
| Total | 50 | 76 | 126 | 252 |