Japanese general election, 1972
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General elections were held in Japan
on 10 December 1972. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party
, which won 284 of the 491 seats. Voter turnout was 71.7%.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on 10 December 1972. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
, which won 284 of the 491 seats. Voter turnout was 71.7%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
25,366,689 | 48.4 | 284 | |
| Japan Socialist Party | 11,478,742 | 21.9 | 118 | |
| Japanese Communist Party Japanese Communist Party The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism... |
5,702,170 | 10.9 | 40 | |
| Komeitō | 4,436,755 | 8.5 | 29 | |
| Democratic Socialist Party Democratic Socialist Party (Japan) The was a social democratic party in Japan.- History :The Democratic Socialist Party was established in 1960 by a breakaway group of the Japan Socialist Party. It was made up of many members of the former Rightist Socialist Party of Japan, a moderate social-democratic faction that existed... |
3,718,156 | 7.1 | 20 | |
| Other parties | 21,383 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 1,701,184 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 503,980 | |||
| Total | 52,929,059 | 100 | 491 | +5 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||