1993 Japanese General Election
The LDP falls18 July 1993 · Reform, upheaval and alternation · 511 seats, 256 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 18 July 1993 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which had been in power since 1955, lost their majority in the House.
Prime Minister before
Kiichi Miyazawa
LDP
Prime Minister after
Morihiro Hosokawa
New Party
Largest force
Liberal Democratic Party
223 of 511 seats
Turnout
67.0%
The result
Liberal Democratic Party
Kiichi Miyazawa · 36.6% of votes · -52 seats
223
seats
Japan Socialist Party
15.4% of votes · -66 seats
70
seats
Japan Renewal Party
10.1% of votes
55
seats
Kōmeitō
Kōshirō Ishida · 8.1% of votes · +6 seats
51
seats
Japan New Party
Morihiro Hosokawa · 8.1% of votes
35
seats
Independents
6.8% of votes · +9 seats
30
seats
Japanese Communist Party
Tetsuzo Fuwa · 7.7% of votes · -1 seats
15
seats
Democratic Socialist Party
Keigo Ōuchi · 3.5% of votes · +1 seats
15
seats
NP-Sakigake
Masayoshi Takemura · 2.6% of votes
13
seats
Socialist Democratic
Satsuki Eda · 0.7% of votes · 0 seats
4
seats