1974 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 7 July 1974,[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats.

1974 Japanese House of Councillors election

July 7, 1974
126 (of the 252) seats in the House of Councillors 127 seats needed for a majority
Leader Kakuei Tanaka Tomomi Narita Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Seats after 126 62 24 Seat change 11 4 2 Popular vote 23,332,773 7,990,457 6,360,419 Percentage 44.3% 15.2% 12.1% Swing 0.2% 6.1% 2.0%   Leader Sanzō Nosaka Kasuga Ikkō Party Communist Democratic Socialist Seats after 20 10 Seat change 10 3 Popular vote 4,931,650 3,114,895 Percentage 9.4% 5.9% Swing 1.3% 0.2%
President of the House of Councillors before election Yasoichi Mori Liberal Democratic President of the House of Councillors-designate Kazuo Maeda Liberal Democratic

Results

Party	Constituency			National			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Democratic Party	21,132,372	39.5	43	23,332,773	44.3	19	62
Japan Socialist Party	13,907,865	26.0	18	7,990,457	15.2	10	28
Komeitō	6,732,937	12.6	5	6,360,419	12.1	9	14
Japanese Communist Party	6,428,919	12.0	5	4,931,650	9.4	8	13
Democratic Socialist Party	2,353,397	4.4	1	3,114,895	5.9	4	5
Other parties	332,716	0.6	1	74,346	0.1	0	1
Independents	2,609,195	4.9	3	6,820,199	13.0	4	7
Invalid/blank votes		-	-		-	-	-
Total	53,497,401	100	76	52,624,739	100	54	130
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

References

1. Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications