Japanese general election, 1993
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Japan held a nationwide election to the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower house of the National Diet, on July 18, 1993.
[edit] Overview
The consumption tax and the Recruit scandal seriously affected the popularity of the long-time ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Along with the opposition MPs, members of some factions of the LDP cast a vote of no confidence against prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Then Miyazawa decided to dissolve the House of Representatives. Some LDP dissidents then left the party and formed new parties.
[edit] Results
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost its overall majority the first time since 1955 and was replaced by an eight-party alliance headed by Morihiro Hosokawa. Morihiro Hosokawa was elected prime minister.
| Alliances and parties | Votes | % | +/- | Total seats | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Jiyū Minshutō | 22,999,646 | 36.62% | -9.48 | 223 | -52 | ||
| Socialist Party of Japan (JSP) Nihon Shakai-to | 9,687,588 | 15.43% | -8.92 | 70 | -66 | ||
| Shinseito Shinseitō | 6,341,364 | 10.10% | +10.10 | 55 | |||
| Komeito Kōmeitō | 5,114,351 | 8.14% | +0.16 | 51 | +6 | ||
| Japan New Party (JNP) Nihon Shintō | 5,053,981 | 8.05% | +8.05 | 35 | |||
| Japan Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) Minsha-tō | 2,205,682 | 3.51% | -1.33 | 15 | +1 | ||
| Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Nihon Kyōsantō | 4,834,587 | 7.70% | -0.26 | 15 | -1 | ||
| Sakigake | 1,658,097 | 2.64% | +2.64 | 13 | |||
| United Socialist Democratic Party | 461,169 | 0.73% | -0.13 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 4,304,188 | 6.85% | -0.47 | 30 | +9 | ||
| Total (turnout 66.98%) | 62,804,145 | 100.0 | 512 | ||||
| Source: Inter Parlamentary Union | |||||||
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