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 casted 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.

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Summary of the 18 July 1993 Japanese House of Representatives election results

Alliances and parties	Local seats	+/-	Block seats	+/-	Block votes	%	+/-	Total seats	+/-
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Jiyū Minshutō					22,999,646	36.62%		223	-52
Socialist Party of Japan (JSP) Nihon Shakai-to					9,687,588	15.43%		70	-66
Shinseito Shinseitō					6,341,364	10.10%		55
Komeito Kōmeitō					5,114,351	8.14%		51	+6
Japan New Party (JNP) Nihon Shintō					5,053,981	8.05%		35
Japan Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) Minsha-tō					2,205,682	3.51%		15	+1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Nihon Kyōsantō					4,834,587	7.70%		15	-1
Sakigake					1,658,097	2.64%		13
United Socialist Democratic Party					461,169	0.73%		4	0
Independents					4,304,188	6.85%		30	+9
Total (turnout 66.98%)					62,804,145	100.0		512
Source: Inter Parlamentary Union

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