List of representatives

* Haruo Okada, Socialist Party of Japan, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983 * Tadashi Kodaira, Socialist then Social Democratic, 1949・1953・1955・1958・1963・1967・1969・1972・1976・1979・1983 * Seiichi Ikehata, Social Democratic Party, 1976–1979, 1983–1996 *

Shōichi Watanabe was an English scholar and one of Japan’s cultural critics. He is known for ultranationalist historical negationism. He was born in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate of Sophia University, where he obtained his Master’s degree, he c ...

, Liberal Democratic Party, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1993 * Tatsuo Takahashi, Liberal Democratic Party, 1979–1990, 1993–1996 *

Yukio Hatoyama is a former Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 16 September 2009 to 8 June 2010. He was the first Prime Minister from the modern Democratic Party of Japan. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1986, Hatoy ...

, Liberal Democratic Party until 1993, New Party Sakigake, 1986–1996 *

Tadamasa Kodaira is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1990. P ...

, Social Democratic Party, 1990–1996

Election results

1993 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 18 July 1993 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which had been in power since 1955, lost their majority in the House. An eight-party coalition gov ...

**Yukio Hatoyama, New Party Sakigake, 111,824 votes **Tatsuo Takahashi, Liberal Democratic Party, 81,334 votes **Seiichi Ikehata, Social Democratic Party, 73,433 votes **Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 73,410 votes **Tadamasa Kodaira, Social Democratic Party, 71,993 votes *

1990 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 18 February 1990 to elect the 512 members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet.

**Seiichi Ikehata, Social Democratic Party, 102,553 votes **Yukio Hatoyama, Liberal Democratic Party, 85,516 votes **Tadamasa Kodaira, Social Democratic Party, 85,210 votes **Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 81,793 votes *

1986 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 6 July 1986 to elect the 512 members of the House of Representatives. This marks the last general election as of 2021 in which the LDP was able to obtain at least 300 seats in the House of Representatives, ...

**Tatsuo Takahashi, Liberal Democratic Party, 100,297 votes **Yukio Hatoyama, Liberal Democratic Party, 93,001 votes **Seiichi Ikehata, Social Democratic Party, 87,603 votes **Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 84,626 votes *

1983 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 18 December 1983 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives. The voter turnout was 67.94%, the lowest it had ever been in post-war history up to that point, a ...

**Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 77,696 votes * 1980 Japanese general election **Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 77,918 votes * 1979 Japanese general election **Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 74,002 votes *

1976 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 5 December 1976. Voter turnout was 73.45%. This election was noted for seeing 124 newcomers win seats for the very first time, along with the defeat of some legacy candidates, signalling a generational shif ...

1972 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 10 December 1972. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 271 of the 491 seats. Voter turnout was 71.76%. Results By prefecture References {{Japanese elections Japa ...

1967 Japanese general election 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. Voter turnout was 73.99%. Results By prefecture References {{Japanese elections Japan ...

1963 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 21 November 1963. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which won 283 of the 467 seats. Voter turnout was 71.1%. Most commentators believed that the election results would not r ...

1960 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 20 November 1960.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p363 The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 296 of ...

1958 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 22 May 1958. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 298 of the 467 seats.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I ...

1955 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 27 February 1955. The result was a victory for the Japan Democratic Party, which won 185 of the 467 seats.Nohlen D, Grotz F, & Hartmann C (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p381 Vot ...

1953 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 19 April 1953.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p363 The result saw the ruling Liberal Party win 199 of the 466 seats. Voter turnout ...

1952 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 1 October 1952. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 242 of the 466 seats.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p381 ...

1949 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 23 January 1949. The result was a landslide victory for the Democratic Liberal Party, which won 269 of the 466 seats.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data han ...

1947 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 25 April 1947. The Japan Socialist Party won 143 of the 468 seats, making it the largest party in the House of Representatives following the election. Voter turnout was 68%. It was the last election technic ...

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