Japanese general election, 1972

Japanese general election, 1972

1969 ← 10 December 1972 → 1976

All 491 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 246 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party      JSP    Leader Kakuei Tanaka Tomomi Narita Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Last election 288 seats 90 seats Seats won 271 118 Seat change -17 +28 Popular vote 24,563,199 11,478,742 Percentage 46.9 21.9

Prime Minister before election Kakuei Tanaka Liberal Democratic Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka Liberal Democratic

Kakuei Tanaka
Liberal Democratic

Kakuei Tanaka
Liberal Democratic

General elections were held in Japan on 10 December 1972. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 271 of the 491 seats. Voter turnout was 71.76%.

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