1980 Japanese General Election

22 June 1980 · The 1955 system · 511 seats, 256 for a majority

The election was triggered following a vote of no confidence brought by the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) on 16 May 1980 regarding corruption and rises in public utility charges as reasons for the House of Representatives of Japan (lower house) to withdraw its backing from the LDP government.

Prime Minister before

Masayoshi Ito (acting)

LDP

Prime Minister after

Zenkō Suzuki

LDP

Largest force

Liberal Democratic Party

284 of 511 seats

Turnout

74.6%

The result

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Liberal Democratic Party

Eiichi Nishimura (acting) · 47.9% of votes · +36 seats

284

seats

Japan Socialist Party

Ichio Asukata · 19.3% of votes · 0 seats

107

seats

Kōmeitō

Yoshikatsu Takeiri · 9.0% of votes · -24 seats

seats

Democratic Socialist Party

Sasaki Ryōsaku · 6.6% of votes · -4 seats

seats

Japanese Communist Party

Kenji Miyamoto · 9.8% of votes · -10 seats

seats

New Liberal Club

Yōhei Kōno · 3.0% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Independents

3.5% of votes · -8 seats

seats

Socialist Democratic Federation

Ichio Asukata · 0.7% of votes · +1 seats

seats


Liberal Democratic Party	Eiichi Nishimura (acting)	284	+36	28,262,442	47.9%	+3.3
Japan Socialist Party	Ichio Asukata	107	0	11,400,748	19.3%	-0.4
Kōmeitō	Yoshikatsu Takeiri	33	-24	5,329,942	9.0%	-0.7
Democratic Socialist Party	Sasaki Ryōsaku	32	-4	3,896,728	6.6%	-0.2
Japanese Communist Party	Kenji Miyamoto	29	-10	5,803,613	9.8%	-0.6
New Liberal Club	Yōhei Kōno	12	+8	1,766,396	3.0%	-0.0
Independents	—	11	-8	2,056,967	3.5%	—
Socialist Democratic Federation	Ichio Asukata	3	+1	402,832	0.7%	-0.4