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1960 Japanese general election Turnout 73.5% ( 3.5%)
General elections were held in Japan on 20 November 1960. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party , which won 300 of the 467 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 73.5%.
Results
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Liberal Democratic Party
22,950,404
58.1
300
+2
Japan Socialist Party
10,839,130
27.4
144
–23
Democratic Socialist Party
3,464,147
8.8
17
New
Japanese Communist Party
1,156,723
2.9
3
+2
Other parties
141,941
0.4
1
+1
Independents
956,781
2.4
2
+1
Invalid/blank votes
410,993
–
–
–
Total
39,920,119
100
467
0
Source: Nohlen et al.
Vote share
LDP
58.09%
JSP
27.43%
DSP
8.77%
JCP
2.93%
Independents
2.42%
Others
0.36%
Parliament seats
LDP
64.24%
JSP
30.84%
DSP
3.64%
JCP
0.64%
Independents
0.43%
Others
0.21%
References