1995 Japanese House of Councillors election

Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan in 1995.

1995 Japanese House of Councillors election

23 July 1995
126 (of the 252) seats in the House of Councillors 127 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Yōhei Kōno Toshiki Kaifu Tomiichi Murayama Party Liberal Democratic New Frontier Socialist Last election 106 seats, 33.3% New party 73 seats, 17.8% Seats after 110 56 37 Seat change 4 56 36 Popular vote 11,096,972 12,506,322 6,882,919 Percentage 27.3% 30.8% 16.9% Swing 6.0% N/A 0.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kenji Miyamoto Tomio Fujii Masayoshi Takemura Party Communist Komeito New Party Sakigake Last election 11 seats, 7.9% 24 seats, 14.3% New party Seats after 14 11 3 Seat change 3 13 3 Popular vote 3,873,955 – 1,455,886 Percentage 9.5% – 3.9% Swing 1.6% – N/A
President of the House of Councillors before election Yuji Osada Liberal Democratic Elected President of the House of Councillors Bunbei Hara Liberal Democratic

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Because of the circumstances of its creation, the opposition party New Frontier Party held seats in the House of Councillors without having won them in the prior election. Many of them were former members of the LDP.

The elections was historic in that the New Frontier Party replaced the Japanese Socialist Party, which had been the largest opposition party for 38 years, and entered coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party. The Socialists lost many seats in this election.