Japanese House of Councillors election, 1983

Japanese House of Councillors election, 1983

26 June 1983
126 (of the 252) seats in the House of Councillors
First party Second party   Leader Yasuhiro Nakasone Masashi Ishibashi Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Last election 135 47 Seats won 137 44 Seat change +2 -3
President of the House of Councillors before election Masatoshi Tokunaga Liberal Democratic Elected President of the House of Councillors Matsuo Kimura Liberal Democratic

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.

Results

Party	PR seats	District seats	Total Elected 1983	Total
Liberal Democratic Party	19	49	68	137
Social Democratic Party	9	13	22	44
Komeito	8	6	14	26
Communist Party	5	2	7	14
Democratic Socialist Party	4	2	6	11
NLC	1	1	2	2
Others	4	2	6	6
Independents	0	1	1	9
Vacant				3
Total	50	76	126	252

References

• About Japan Series (1999), Changing Japanese Politics, No. 24, Tokyo: Foreign Press Center.
• Mahendra Prakash (2004), Coalition Experience in Japanese Politics: 1993-2003, New Delhi: JNU[1].
• http://www.binghamton.edu/cdp/era/elections/jpn83par.html