| |
|
Japan 1983 Legislative Elections
(House of Councillors and House of Representatives)
|
Chamber
|
House
of Councillors
|
|
Date of Election
|
June
26, 1983
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Mixed
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
252
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) |
137
|
-
|
| Japan
Socialist Party (JSP) |
44
|
-
|
| Clean
Government Party (Komeito) |
26
|
-
|
| Japan
Communist Party (JCP) |
14
|
-
|
| Democratic
Socialist Party (DSP) |
11
|
-
|
| New
Liberal Club / Social Democratic Federation (NLC/SDF) |
2
|
-
|
| Salaried
Workers' Party |
2
|
-
|
| Second
Chamber Club |
2
|
-
|
| Tax
Party |
1
|
-
|
| Welfare
Party |
1
|
-
|
| Independents |
9
|
-
|
| Vacant |
3
|
-
|
* Seats were renewed
by halves every three years, 50 members being elected from the nation
at large and 76 from prefectural districts at each election.
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
December
18, 1983
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Mixed
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
511
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) |
250
|
45.8%
|
| Japan
Socialist Party (JSP) |
112
|
19.5%
|
| Clean
Government Party (Komeito) |
58
|
10.1%
|
| Democratic
Socialist Party (DSP) |
38
|
7.3%
|
| Japan
Communist Party (JCP) |
26
|
9.3%
|
| New
Liberal Club (NLC) |
8
|
2.4%
|
| Social
Democratic Federation (SDF) |
3
|
0.7%
|
| Independents |
16
|
5.0%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1984-85, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1985.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
119
259 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
84
252 608
|
|
Total Votes
|
57
240 830
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
67.9%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.8%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Japan [Internet]. International IDEA. 24 April 2002. |
