Japanese general election, 1996

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A general election took place in Japan on October 20, 1996. Incumbent Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro of the coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party, New Party Sakigake and the Social Democratic Party won the election.

[edit] Results

The coalition government won a narrow majority in the election. The Social Democratic Party and the New Party Sakigake lost most of its seats in the House of Representatives due to the formation of coalition with the LDP. The turnout of the election was 59.65%.

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Summary of the 18 July 1996 Japanese House of Representatives election results

Alliances and parties	Local seats	+/-	Block seats	+/-	Block votes	%	+/-	Total seats	+/-
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Jiyū Minshutō	169		70		21,836,091	38.63%		239	+28
New Frontiers Shinseitō	96		60		15,812,320	27.97%		156	-4
Democratic Party Minshutō	17		35		6,001,666	10.10%		52
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Nihon Kyōsantō	2		24		7,096,765	12.55%		26	+11
Socialist Party of Japan (JSP) Nihon Shakai-to	4		11		1,240,649	2.19%		15	-15
New Party Sakigake	2				727,644	1.29%		2	-7
Democratic Reform Party	1				149,357	0.26%		1	-1
Independents	9				2,508,810	4.44%		9	-1
Total (turnout 66.98%)					55,393,302	100.0		500
Source: Inter Parlamentary Union

Party	Single-member constituencies	Proportional representation	Total
Liberal Democrat	169	70	239 (211)
New Frontiers	96	60	156 (160)
Democrat	17	35	52
Japanese Communist	2	24	26 (15)
Social Democrat	4	11	15 (30)
New Party Sakigake	2	0	2 (9)
Democratic Reformers	1	0	1 (2)
Independent	9	0	9 (10)

Numbers in parentheses indicate seats held before the election.

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