Election for the Japanese House of Councillors held in 1971
1971 Japanese House of Councillors election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Eisaku Satō
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Tomomi Narita
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Yoshikatsu Takeiri
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| Party
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LDP
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Socialist
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Kōmeitō
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| Seats after
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134
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66
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23
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| Seat change
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 3
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 1
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1
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| Popular vote
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17,759,395
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8,494,264
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5,626,293
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| Percentage
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44.5%
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21.3%
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14.1%
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| Swing
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2.2%
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2.5%
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1.4%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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| Leader
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Kasuga Ikkō
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Kenji Miyamoto
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| Party
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Democratic Socialist
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JCP
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| Seats after
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13
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10
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| Seat change
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3
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3
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| Popular vote
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2,441,509
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3,219,307
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| Percentage
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6.1%
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8.1%
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| Swing
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0.1%
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3.1%
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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 27 June 1971,[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats.
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