1986 Japanese General Election

6 July 1986 · The 1955 system · 512 seats, 257 for a majority

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), which gained 50 seats and an outright majority in the House.

Prime Minister before

Yasuhiro Nakasone

LDP

Prime Minister (continued)

Yasuhiro Nakasone

LDP

Largest force

Liberal Democratic Party

300 of 512 seats

Turnout

71.4%

The result

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Liberal Democratic Party

Yasuhiro Nakasone · 49.4% of votes · +50 seats

300

seats

Japan Socialist Party

Masashi Ishibashi · 17.2% of votes · -27 seats

seats

Kōmeitō

Yoshikatsu Takeiri · 9.4% of votes · -2 seats

seats

Japanese Communist Party

Tetsuzo Fuwa · 8.8% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Democratic Socialist Party

Tsukamoto Saburō · 6.4% of votes · -12 seats

seats

Independents

5.8% of votes · -7 seats

seats

New Liberal Club

Yōhei Kōno · 1.8% of votes · -2 seats

seats

Socialist Democratic Federation

Masashi Ishibashi · 0.8% of votes · +1 seats

seats


Liberal Democratic Party	Yasuhiro Nakasone	300	+50	29,875,501	49.4%	+3.7
Japan Socialist Party	Masashi Ishibashi	85	-27	10,412,584	17.2%	-2.3
Kōmeitō	Yoshikatsu Takeiri	56	-2	5,701,277	9.4%	-0.7
Japanese Communist Party	Tetsuzo Fuwa	26	0	5,313,246	8.8%	-0.6
Democratic Socialist Party	Tsukamoto Saburō	26	-12	3,895,858	6.4%	-0.8
Independents	—	9	-7	3,515,043	5.8%	—
New Liberal Club	Yōhei Kōno	6	-2	1,114,800	1.8%	-0.7
Socialist Democratic Federation	Masashi Ishibashi	4	+1	499,670	0.8%	-2.3