General election in Japan held in 1990
1990 Japanese general election Turnout 73.3% ( 1.9%)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Toshiki Kaifu
Takako Doi
Koshiro Ishida
Party
Liberal Democratic
Socialist
Kōmeitō
Last election
51.06%, 306 seats[a]
17.23%, 85 seats
9.43%, 56 seats
Seats won
275
136
45
Seat change
31
51
11
Popular vote
30,315,417
16,025,473
5,242,675
Percentage
46.14%
24.35%
7.98%
Swing
3.28pp
7.12pp
1.45pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Tetsuzo Fuwa
Eiichi Nagasue
Satsuki Eda
Party
Communist
Democratic Socialist
Socialist Democratic
Last election
8.79%, 26 seats
6.44%, 26 seats
0.83%, 4 seats
Seats won
16
14
4
Seat change
10
12
Popular vote
5,226,987
3,178,949
566,957
Percentage
7.96%
4.84%
0.86%
Swing
0.83pp
1.60pp
0.03pp
Seventh party
PRG
Leader
Seiichi Tagawa
Party
Progressive
Last election
–
Seats won
1
Seat change
New
Popular vote
281,793
Percentage
0.43%
Swing
New
General elections were held in Japan on 18 February 1990 to elect the 512 members of the House of Representatives , the lower house of the National Diet .[1]
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