1990 Japanese General Election

18 February 1990 · The 1955 system · 512 seats, 257 for a majority

As with the previous House of Councillors election, the "four-point set of evils" in the minds of voters were the controversial consumption tax, the Recruit scandal, agricultural import liberalisation, and former Prime Minister Sōsuke Uno's sex scandal.

Prime Minister before

Toshiki Kaifu

LDP

Prime Minister (continued)

Toshiki Kaifu

LDP

Largest force

Liberal Democratic Party

275 of 512 seats

Turnout

73.3%

The result

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Liberal Democratic Party

Toshiki Kaifu · 46.1% of votes · -31 seats

275

seats

Japan Socialist Party

Takako Doi · 24.4% of votes · +51 seats

136

seats

Kōmeitō

Koshiro Ishida · 8.0% of votes · -11 seats

seats

Independents

7.3% of votes · +12 seats

seats

Japanese Communist Party

Tetsuzo Fuwa · 8.0% of votes · -10 seats

seats

Democratic Socialist Party

Eiichi Nagasue · 4.8% of votes · -12 seats

seats

Socialist Democratic Federation

Takako Doi · 0.9% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Progressive Party

Seiichi Tagawa · 0.4% of votes

seats


Liberal Democratic Party	Toshiki Kaifu	275	-31	30,315,417	46.1%	-3.3
Japan Socialist Party	Takako Doi	136	+51	16,025,473	24.4%	+7.1
Kōmeitō	Koshiro Ishida	45	-11	5,242,675	8.0%	-1.4
Independents	—	21	+12	4,807,524	7.3%	—
Japanese Communist Party	Tetsuzo Fuwa	16	-10	5,226,987	8.0%	-0.8
Democratic Socialist Party	Eiichi Nagasue	14	-12	3,178,949	4.8%	-1.6
Socialist Democratic Federation	Takako Doi	4	0	566,957	0.9%	+7.1
Progressive Party	Seiichi Tagawa	1	—	281,793	0.4%	—