1967 Japanese General Election
29 January 1967 · The 1955 system · 486 seats, 244 for a majority
Prime Minister Eisaku Satō had dissolved parliament in 1966, following a number of what was called Black Fog Incidents , such as the resignation of Transport Minister Seijuro Arafune and calls for greater reform in 1966.
Prime Minister before
Eisaku Satō
LDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Eisaku Satō
LDP
Largest force
Liberal Democratic Party
277 of 486 seats
Turnout
74.0%
The result
Liberal Democratic Party
Eisaku Satō · 48.8% of votes · -6 seats
277
seats
Japan Socialist Party
Kōzō Sasaki · 27.9% of votes · -4 seats
140
seats
Democratic Socialist Party
Suehiro Nishio · 7.4% of votes · +7 seats
30
seats
Komeitō
5.4% of votes
25
seats
Kōmeitō
Takehisa Tsuji · 5.4% of votes
25
seats
Independents
5.5% of votes · -3 seats
9
seats
Japanese Communist Party
4.8% of votes · 0 seats
5
seats