Japanese general election, 1969

Japanese general election, 1969

27 December 1969
All 486 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 244 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.51% (5.48)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Eisaku Satō Tomomi Narita Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Last election 277 seats, 48.8% 140 seats, 27.9% 25 seats, 5.4% Seats won 288 90 47 Seat change 11 50 22 Popular vote 22,381,570 10,074,101 5,124,666 Percentage 47.6% 21.4% 10.9% Swing 1.2% 6.5% 5.5%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Nishimura Eiichi Sanzō Nosaka Party Democratic Socialist Communist Last election 30 seats, 7.4% 5 seats, 4.8% Seats won 31 14 Seat change 1 9 Popular vote 3,636,591 3,199,032 Percentage 7.7% 6.8% Swing 0.3% 2.0%
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 27 December 1969. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 288 of the 486 seats. ^[1] Voter turnout was 68.51%.

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