1992 Japanese House of Councillors election

1992 Japanese House of Councillors election
23 July 1992
127 of the 252 seats in the House of Councillors
127 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kiichi Miyazawa Makoto Tanabe Koshiro Ishida
Party LDP Socialist Kōmeitō
Last election 109 seats, 27.3% 66 seats, 35.1% 20 seats, 10.9%
Seats after 106 71 24
Seat change 3 5 4
Popular vote 14,961,199 7,981,726 6,415,503
Percentage 33.3% 17.8% 14.3%
Swing 6.0% 17.3% 3.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kenji Miyamoto – Eiichi Nagasue
Party JCP Democratic Reform Democratic Socialist
Last election 14 seats, 7.0% 12 seats 8 seats, 4.9%
Seats after 11 12 7
Seat change 3 1
Popular vote 3,532,956 – 2,255,423
Percentage 7.9% – 5.0%
Swing 0.9% – 0.1%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Morihiro Hosokawa Antonio Inoki Columbia Top
Party New Party Sports & Peace Dainiin Club
Last election – 1 seat, 1.8% 2 seats, 2.2%
Seats after 4 2 2
Seat change New 1
Popular vote 3,617,246 1,375,791 1,321,639
Percentage 8.1% 3.1% 2.9%
Swing New 1.3% 0.7%
President of the House
of Councillors before election

Yuji Osada
LDP

 Elected President of the House
of Councillors

Bunbei Hara
LDP

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan in 1992. Only half of the seats in the House of Councillors were up for election.

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