1992 Japanese House of Councillors election

Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan in 1992.

1992 Japanese House of Councillors election

23 July 1992
126 (of the 252) seats in the House of Councillors 127 seats needed for a majority
Leader Kiichi Miyazawa Makoto Tanabe Koshiro Ishida Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Komeito Last election 109 seats, 27.3% 66 seats, 35.1% 22 seats, 10.9% Seats after 106 73 24 Seat change 3 7 2 Popular vote 14,961,199 7,981,726 6,415,503 Percentage 33.3% 17.8% 14.3% Swing 6.0% 17.3% 3.2%   Leader Kenji Miyamoto – Eiichi Nagasue Party Communist Democratic Reform Democratic Socialist Last election 14 seats, 7.0% Contested in constituency 8 seats, 4.9% Seats after 11 11 9 Seat change 3 0 1 Popular vote 3,532,956 – 2,255,423 Percentage 7.9% – 5.0% Swing 0.9% – 0.1%   Leader Morihiro Hosokawa Antonio Inoki Columbia Top Party New Party Sports and Peace Dainiin Club Last election New party 1 seat, 1.8% 2 seats, 2.2% Seats after 4 2 2 Seat change 4 1 0 Popular vote 3,617,246 1,375,791 1,321,639 Percentage 8.1% 3.1% 2.9% Swing N/A 1.3% 0.7%
President of the House of Councillors before election Yuji Osada Liberal Democratic Elected President of the House of Councillors Bunbei Hara Liberal Democratic

Only half of this House of Councillors was up for election. The results show the whole legislature following the elections.

Results

Party	Total Seats
Liberal Democratic Party	106
Japan Socialist Party	73
Communist Party	11
Kōmeitō	24
Democratic Socialist Party	12
Private Sector Trade Union Confederation	11
Second Chamber Club	5
Japan New Party	4
Independents	6
Total	252

External links

• https://archive.is/20070712184335/http://www.binghamton.edu/cdp/era/elections/jpn92par.html