1969 Japanese General Election
27 December 1969 · The 1955 system · 486 seats, 244 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 27 December 1969. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 288 of the 486 seats.
Prime Minister before
Eisaku Satō
LDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Eisaku Satō
LDP
Largest force
Liberal Democratic Party
288 of 486 seats
Turnout
68.5%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party | Eisaku Satō | 288 | +11 | 22,381,570 | 47.6% | -1.2 | |
| Japan Socialist Party | Tomomi Narita | 90 | -50 | 10,074,101 | 21.4% | -6.4 | |
| Komeitō | — | 47 | +22 | 5,124,666 | 10.9% | — | |
| Kōmeitō | Yoshikatsu Takeiri | 47 | +22 | 5,124,666 | 10.9% | +5.5 | |
| Democratic Socialist Party | Eiichi Nishimura | 31 | +1 | 3,636,591 | 7.7% | +0.3 | |
| Independents | — | 16 | +7 | 2,492,560 | 5.3% | — | |
| Japanese Communist Party | Kenji Miyamoto | 14 | +9 | 3,199,032 | 6.8% | +2.0 |