1960 Japanese general election

1960 Japanese general election

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All 467 seats in the House of Representatives of Japan
234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.50% (Decrease 3.48%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Hayato Ikeda Saburō Eda Suehiro Nishio
Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Democratic Socialist
Last election 57.80%, 287 seats 32.94%, 166 seats Did not exist
Seats won 296 145 17
Seat change Increase9 Decrease21 New
Popular vote 22,740,272 10,887,134 3,464,148
Percentage 57.56% 27.56% 8.77%
Swing Decrease0.24pp Decrease5.88pp New

Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength

Prime Minister before election

Hayato Ikeda
Liberal Democratic

Elected Prime Minister

Hayato Ikeda
Liberal Democratic

'General elections were held in Japan on 20 November 1960.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 296 of the 467 seats. Voter turnout was 73.5%, the lowest since the 1947 general elections.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p363 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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