Japanese general election, 1967

Japanese general election, 1967

29 January 1967
All 486 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 244 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	73.99% (2.89%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Eisaku Satō Kōzō Sasaki Suehiro Nishio Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Democratic Socialist Last election 283 seats, 56.0% 144 seats, 29.0% 23 seats, 7.4% Seats won 277 140 30 Seat change 6 4 6 Popular vote 22,447,838 12,826,104 3,023,302 Percentage 48.9% 27.9% 7.4% Swing 7.1% 1.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Tsuji Takehisa Sanzō Nosaka Party Komeito Communist Last election New 5 seats, 4.0% Seats won 25 5 Seat change New Popular vote 2,472,371 2,190,564 Percentage 5.4% 4.8% Swing N/A 0.8%
Prime Minister before election Eisaku Satō Liberal Democratic Prime Minister Eisaku Satō Liberal Democratic

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General elections were held in Japan on 29 January 1967. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 277 of the 486 seats.^[1] Voter turnout was 73.99%.

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