1965 Japanese House of Councillors election

1965 Japanese House of Councillors election

← 1962 4 July 1965 1968 →

127 of the 251 seats in the House of Councillors
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eisaku Satō Kōzō Sasaki Takehisa Tsuji
Party LDP Socialist Kōmeitō
Seats after 140 73 20
Seat change Decrease2 Increase6 Increase5
Popular vote 17,583,490 8,729,655 5,097,682
Percentage 47.2% 23.4% 13.7%
Swing Increase0.8% Decrease0.8% Increase2.2%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Suehiro Nishio Kenji Miyamoto
Party Democratic Socialist JCP
Seats after 7 4
Seat change Decrease4 Steady
Popular vote 2,214,375 1,652,364
Percentage 5.9% 4.4%
Swing Increase0.6% Increase1.3%

President of the House of Councillors before election

Yōtoku Shigemasa
LDP

President of the House of Councillors-designate

Kenzō Kōno
LDP

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 4 July 1965,[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats.


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