Japanese general election, 1960

Japanese general election, 1960

20 November 1960
All 467 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	73.5% ( 3.5%)
First party Second party   Leader Hayato Ikeda Jōtarō Kawakami Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Seats won 300 144 Seat change 2 23 Popular vote 22,950,404 10,839,130 Percentage 58.1% 27.4% Swing 0.9% 5.7%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Suehiro Nishio Sanzō Nosaka Party Democratic Socialist Communist Seats won 17 3 Seat change New 2 Popular vote 3,464,147 1,156,723 Percentage 8.8% 2.9% Swing New 0.5%
Prime Minister before election Hayato Ikeda Liberal Democratic Prime Minister-designate Hayato Ikeda Liberal Democratic

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General elections were held in Japan on 20 November 1960. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 300 of the 467 seats.^[1] Voter turnout was 73.5%.

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