Japanese general election, 1976

Japanese general election, 1976

5 December 1976
All 511 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 256 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	73.45% (1.69%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Takeo Miki Tomomi Narita Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Last election 271 seats, 46.9% 118 seats, 21.9% 29 seats, 8.5% Seats won 249 123 55 Seat change 22 5 26 Popular vote 23,653,626 11,713,009 6,177,300 Percentage 41.8% 20.7% 10.9% Swing 5.1% 1.2% 2.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kasuga Ikkō Sanzō Nosaka Yōhei Kōno Party Democratic Socialist Communist New Liberal Last election 19 seats, 7.0% 38 seats, 10.5% New Seats won 29 17 17 Seat change 10 21 17 Popular vote 3,554,076 5,878,192 2,363,985 Percentage 6.3% 10.4% 4.2% Swing 0.7% 0.1% N/A
Prime Minister before election Takeo Miki Liberal Democratic Prime Minister Takeo Miki Liberal Democratic

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General elections were held in Japan on 5 December 1976. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 249 of the 511 seats,^[1] but the election was overshadowed by the Lockheed bribery scandals and became popularly known as the Lockheed Election (ロッキード選挙, rokkīdo senkyo).^[2] As a result of the scandals, the LDP lost 22 seats, mainly to the Komeitō Party, and lost its majority control over the House of Representatives. However, the LDP still remained the largest party in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 73.45%.

The 1976 election was the only post-war general election triggered by an expiration of the term of the House of Representatives; all other post-war elections have been instigated by a dissolution of the House by the Cabinet.^[2]

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