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
Leader since
8 August 1989
9 September 1986
21 May 1989
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
Leader since
29 May 1989
February 1985
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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