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 a Japanese scholar of English and one of Japan's cultural critics. He is known for ultranationalist historical negationism. He was born in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate of Sophia University, where he obtaine ...

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

Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and Leader of the Democratic Party of Japan from 2009 to 2010. He was the first Prime Minister from the modern Democratic Party of Japan. First elected to the House of Repre ...

, Liberal Democratic Party until 1993, New Party Sakigake, 1986–1996 * Tadamasa Kodaira, 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, alongside elections for the House of Councillors. The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), wh ...

**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. The voter turnout was 67.94%, the lowest it had ever been in post-war history up to that point, and a low which would not be surpas ...

**Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 77,696 votes *

1980 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 22 June 1980. The incumbent Liberal Democratic Party won an overall majority for the first time since 1972. Campaign Vote of no confidence in the Ohira cabinet The election was triggered following a vote o ...

**Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 77,918 votes *

1979 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 7 October 1979 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Ōhira Masayoshi's announcement that a consumption (sales) tax would be imposed was a hot-button issue in the run-up ...

**Shōichi Watanabe, Liberal Democratic Party, 74,002 votes * 1976 Japanese general election * 1972 Japanese general election * 1967 Japanese general election * 1963 Japanese general election *

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 o ...

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 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

1947 Japanese general election It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...

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