General election in Japan held in 1972
1972 Japanese general election|
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Turnout | 71.76% (3.25pp) |
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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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Kakuei Tanaka
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Tomomi Narita
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Kenji Miyamoto
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Party
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Liberal Democratic
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Socialist
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Communist
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Leader since
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5 July 1972
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30 November 1968
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1 August 1958
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Leader's seat
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Niigata–3rd
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Kagawa–1st
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Did not contest
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Last election
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47.63%, 288 seats
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21.44%, 90 seats
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6.81%, 14 seats
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Seats won
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271
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118
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38
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Seat change
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17
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28
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24
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Popular vote
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24,563,199
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11,478,742
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5,496,827
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Percentage
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46.85%
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21.90%
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10.49%
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Swing
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0.78pp
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0.46pp
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3.68pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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CGP
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Leader
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Yoshikatsu Takeiri
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Kasuga Ikkō
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Party
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Kōmeitō
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Democratic Socialist
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Leader since
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13 February 1967
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August 1971
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Leader's seat
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Tokyo–10th
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Aichi–1st
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Last election
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10.91%, 47 seats
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7.74%, 31 seats
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Seats won
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29
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19
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Seat change
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18
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12
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Popular vote
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4,436,755
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3,660,953
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Percentage
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8.46%
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6.98%
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Swing
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2.45pp
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0.76pp
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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%.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Liberal Democratic Party | 24,563,199 | 46.85 | 271 | –17 |
| Japan Socialist Party | 11,478,742 | 21.90 | 118 | +28 |
| Japanese Communist Party | 5,496,827 | 10.49 | 38 | +24 |
| Kōmeitō | 4,436,755 | 8.46 | 29 | –18 |
| Democratic Socialist Party | 3,660,953 | 6.98 | 19 | –12 |
| Other parties | 143,019 | 0.27 | 2 | +2 |
| Independents | 2,645,582 | 5.05 | 14 | –2 |
Total | 52,425,077 | 100.00 | 491 | +5 |
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Valid votes | 52,425,077 | 99.04 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 510,234 | 0.96 | |
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Total votes | 52,935,311 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 73,769,636 | 71.76 | |
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan |
By prefecture