Japanese House of Councillors election, 1989

1986 ←

23 July 1989

→ 1992

126 (of the 252) seats in the House of Councillors

	First party	Second party

Leader	Sōsuke Uno	Takako Doi
Party	Liberal Democratic	Socialist
Last election	143	42
Seats won	109	66
Seat change	-34	+24

President of the House
of Councillors before election

Yoshihiro Tsuchiya
Liberal Democratic

Elected President of the House
of Councillors

Yoshihiro Tsuchiya
Liberal Democratic

Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan on 23 July 1989.

The election result was a setback for ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) because of the Recruit scandal, the introduction of a 3% consumption tax, and the involvement of Prime Minister Uno Sōsuke in a sex scandal. This is the first time that the LDP lost the majority in the House of Councillors. Until 2016, due to the House of Councillors without a simple majority, LDP need to cooperate and form coalitions with other parties.

The Japan Socialist Party-led oppositions won a majority of seats.

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