General elections were held in Japan on 22 June 1980. They were the result of a vote of no confidence brought by the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) on 16 May regarding corruption and rises in public utility charges as reasons for the House of Representatives of Japan (lower house) to withdraw its backing from the government.
Unexpectedly, 69 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members of the Diet from the Fukuda Takeo, Miki Takeo and Hidenao Nakagawa factions abstained from voting on the motion. The government was defeated by 56 votes in total of 243 and resigned.
For the first time, elections for both houses of the Diet were called in June 1980. During the election, Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party died during the campaign. Ōhira had expected the vote of no confidence to fail, and was visibly shaken when it passed by a margin of 243–187. Sixty-nine members of his own LDP, including Fukuda, abstained. Given the choice of resigning or calling new elections, Ōhira chose the latter and began campaigning for LDP candidates. He was hospitalized for exhaustion on 31 May and died of a massive heart attack 12 days later.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Ito acted in Ōhira's place as deputy after his death. In the elections of both the houses LDP gained a majority. The election results for the lower house are shown in the table below. Yoshio Sakurauchi, the Secretary General of LDP, led the LDP to its greatest victory in fifteen years, capitalizing on the "sympathy vote" generated by Ōhira's death. The Prime Minister was succeeded by Zenkō Suzuki after the election.
Mahendra Prakash (2004), Coalition Experience in Japanese Politics: 1993-2003, New Delhi: JNU.
January 01, 1970
1980, japanese, general, election, general, elections, were, held, japan, june, 1980, they, were, result, vote, confidence, brought, japan, socialist, party, regarding, corruption, rises, public, utility, charges, reasons, house, representatives, japan, lower,. General elections were held in Japan on 22 June 1980 They were the result of a vote of no confidence brought by the Japan Socialist Party JSP on 16 May regarding corruption and rises in public utility charges as reasons for the House of Representatives of Japan lower house to withdraw its backing from the government 1980 Japanese general election 1979 22 June 1980 1983 All 511 seats in the House of Representatives256 seats needed for a majorityTurnout74 6 6 6 First party Second party Third party Leader Masayoshi Ōhira died on 12 June Ichio Asukata Yoshikatsu Takeiri Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Kōmeitō Last election 44 59 248 seats 19 71 107 seats 9 78 57 seats Seats won 284 107 33 Seat change 36 24 Popular vote 28 262 441 11 400 748 5 329 942 Percentage 47 88 19 31 9 03 Swing 3 29pp 0 40pp 0 74pp Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Sasaki Ryōsaku Kenji Miyamoto Yōhei Kōno Party Democratic Socialist Communist New Liberal Club Last election 6 78 35 seats 10 42 39 seats 3 02 4 seats Seats won 32 29 12 Seat change 4 10 8 Popular vote 3 896 728 5 803 613 1 766 396 Percentage 6 60 9 83 2 99 Swing 0 18pp 0 59pp 0 03pp Seventh party Leader Hideo Den Party Socialist Democratic Last election 0 68 2 seats Seats won 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 402 832 Percentage 0 68 SwingPrime Minister before election Masayoshi Ōhira Liberal Democratic Prime Minister after election Zenkō Suzuki Liberal Democratic Unexpectedly 69 Liberal Democratic Party LDP members of the Diet from the Fukuda Takeo Miki Takeo and Hidenao Nakagawa factions abstained from voting on the motion The government was defeated by 56 votes in total of 243 and resigned For the first time elections for both houses of the Diet were called in June 1980 During the election Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party died during the campaign Ōhira had expected the vote of no confidence to fail and was visibly shaken when it passed by a margin of 243 187 Sixty nine members of his own LDP including Fukuda abstained Given the choice of resigning or calling new elections Ōhira chose the latter and began campaigning for LDP candidates He was hospitalized for exhaustion on 31 May and died of a massive heart attack 12 days later Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Ito acted in Ōhira s place as deputy after his death In the elections of both the houses LDP gained a majority The election results for the lower house are shown in the table below Yoshio Sakurauchi the Secretary General of LDP led the LDP to its greatest victory in fifteen years capitalizing on the sympathy vote generated by Ōhira s death The Prime Minister was succeeded by Zenkō Suzuki after the election Contents 1 Results 1 1 By prefecture 2 Notes 3 ReferencesResults edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats Liberal Democratic Party28 262 44247 88284 36Japan Socialist Party11 400 74819 311070Japanese Communist Party5 803 6139 8329 10Kōmeitō5 329 9429 0333 24Democratic Socialist Party3 896 7286 6032 4New Liberal Club1 766 3962 9912 8Socialist Democratic Federation402 8320 683 1Other parties109 1680 180 Independents2 056 9673 4811 8Total59 028 836100 005110Valid votes59 028 83697 82Invalid blank votes1 313 4922 18Total votes60 342 328100 00Registered voters turnout80 925 03474 57Source Statistics Bureau of Japan National Diet By prefecture edit Prefecture Totalseats Seats won LDP JSP Kōmeitō DSP JCP NLC SDF Ind Aichi 22 11 2 2 4 1 2 Akita 8 5 3 Aomori 7 5 1 1 Chiba 16 11 2 2 1 Ehime 9 6 3 Fukui 4 3 1 Fukuoka 19 9 2 3 2 2 1 Fukushima 12 9 2 1 Gifu 9 6 2 1 Gunma 10 7 3 Hiroshima 12 7 3 1 1 Hokkaido 22 11 9 1 1 Hyōgo 20 9 6 2 2 1 Ibaraki 12 9 3 Ishikawa 6 5 1 Iwate 8 6 2 Kagawa 6 4 2 Kagoshima 11 9 2 Kanagawa 19 5 5 3 2 1 3 Kōchi 5 2 1 1 1 Kumamoto 10 7 2 1 Kyoto 10 3 2 2 2 1 Mie 9 6 2 1 Miyagi 9 6 2 1 Miyazaki 6 5 1 Nagano 13 7 4 1 1 Nagasaki 9 5 2 1 1 Nara 5 2 1 1 1 Niigata 15 8 5 2 Ōita 7 5 1 1 Okayama 10 6 2 1 1 Okinawa 5 2 1 1 1 Osaka 26 7 3 6 3 6 1 Saga 5 4 1 Saitama 15 9 3 1 1 1 Shiga 5 2 1 1 1 Shimane 5 3 2 Shizuoka 14 8 1 1 2 1 1 Tochigi 10 6 3 1 Tokushima 5 4 1 Tokyo 43 15 7 6 2 7 5 1 Tottori 4 2 2 Toyama 6 5 1 Wakayama 6 3 1 1 1 Yamagata 8 5 2 1 Yamaguchi 9 6 2 1 Yamanashi 5 4 1 Total 511 284 107 33 32 29 12 3 11Notes editReferences editMahendra Prakash 2004 Coalition Experience in Japanese Politics 1993 2003 New Delhi JNU 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 Japanese general election amp oldid 1211829518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
