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1979 Japanese general election

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Field	Value
election_name	1979 Japanese general election
country	Japan
flag_year	1870
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1976 Japanese general election	previous_year = 1976	election_date = 7 October 1979	next_election = 1980 Japanese general election	next_year = 1980
seats_for_election	All 511 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats	256
turnout	68.01% ( 5.44pp)
image_size	130x130px
image1	Masayoshi Ohira 19790120.jpg
leader1	Masayoshi Ōhira
party1	Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
last_election1	41.78%, 249 seats
seats1	248
seat_change1	1
popular_vote1	24,084,131
percentage1	44.59%
swing1	2.81pp
image2	Ichio Asukata Crop.png
leader2	Ichio Asukata
party2	Japan Socialist Party
last_election2	20.69%, 123 seats
seats2	107
seat_change2	16
popular_vote2	10,643,450
percentage2	19.71%
swing2	0.98pp
image3	Yoshikatsu-Takeiri-3.png
leader3	Yoshikatsu Takeiri
party3	Kōmeitō (1962–1998)
last_election3	10.91%, 55 seats
seats3	57
seat_change3	2
popular_vote3	5,282,683
percentage3	9.78%
swing3	1.13pp
image4	Kenji Miyamoto (cropped).jpg
leader4	Kenji Miyamoto
party4	Japanese Communist Party
last_election4	10.38%, 17 seats
seats4	39
seat_change4	22
popular_vote4	5,625,528
percentage4	10.42%
swing4	0.04pp
image5	Ryosaku-Sasaki-1.png
leader5
party5	Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)
last_election5	6.28%, 29 seats
seats5	35
seat_change5	6
popular_vote5	3,663,692
percentage5	6.78%
swing5	0.50pp
image6	Yohei Kono 1985.jpg
leader6	Yōhei Kōno
party6	New Liberal Club
last_election6	4.18%, 17 seats
seats6	4
seat_change6	13
popular_vote6	1,631,812
percentage6	3.02%
swing6	1.16pp
image7	Fujin-Seikatsu-1966-April-1.png
leader7	Hideo Den
party7	Socialist Democratic Federation (Japan)
last_election7	–
seats7	2
seat_change7	New
popular_vote7	368,660
percentage7	0.68%
swing7	New
map	{{Switcher
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Masayoshi Ōhira	before_party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
after_election	Masayoshi Ōhira	after_party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

| [[File:1979 Japanese House of Representatives election.svg|400px]] | Elected MPs and the leading party by vote share in each multimember district | [[File:1979 Japanese House of Representatives election, government vs opposition.svg|400px]] | Districts where the LDP (green) or opposition (blue) won most seats; teal for ties

General elections were held in Japan on 7 October 1979 to elect the 511 members of the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Ōhira Masayoshi's announcement that a consumption (sales) tax would be imposed was a hot-button issue in the run-up to the election. Facing widespread public disapproval, the prime minister abandoned the tax proposal. The prime minister's party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), ended up losing one seat, while the Japan Communist Party experienced a surge in voter support and its best ever electoral result, which mostly came at the expense of the Japan Socialist Party and the LDP-breakaway New Liberal Club.

This was the first election in the LDP's history in which the party increased its share of the popular vote compared to the previous election.

Results

Seats won per district
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By prefecture

Prefecture	Total
seats	Seats won	LDP	JSP	Kōmeitō	JCP	DSP	NLC	SDF	Ind.	Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};"	Japan Socialist Party}};"	Kōmeitō (1962–1998)}};"	Japanese Communist Party}};"	Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)}};"	New Liberal Club}};"	Socialist Democratic Federation (Japan)}};"	Independent}};"	Aichi	22	Akita	8	Aomori	7	Chiba	16	Ehime	9	Fukui	4	Fukuoka	19	Fukushima	12	Gifu	9	Gunma	10	Hiroshima	12	Hokkaido	22	Hyōgo	20	Ibaraki	12	Ishikawa	6	Iwate	8	Kagawa	6	Kagoshima	11	Kanagawa	19	Kōchi	5	Kumamoto	10	Kyoto	10	Mie	9	Miyagi	9	Miyazaki	6	Nagano	13	Nagasaki	9	Nara	5	Niigata	15	Ōita	7	Okayama	10	Okinawa	5	Osaka	26	Saga	5	Saitama	15	Shiga	5	Shimane	5	Shizuoka	14	Tochigi	10	Tokushima	5	Tokyo	43	Tottori	4	Toyama	6	Wakayama	6	Yamagata	8	Yamaguchi	9	Yamanashi	5	Total	511	248	107	57	39	35	4	2	19
10	2	2	1	4			3
4	3		1
5	1		1
6	3	2	1				4
7	2
2	1			1
7	4	4	1	2		1
9	2						1
6	2	1
7	3
8	2	1		1
10	8	1	1	1			1
6	5	4	2	3
7	3	1					1
5	1
6	2
4	2
8	3
5	4	4	1	3	2
2	1	1	1
5	2	1					2
2	1	2	3	2
5	2	1		1
5	1	1	1				1
3	2			1
7	3		1	1			1
4	2	1		1			1
2		1	1	1
8	5						2
3	2			1			1
5	1	2	1	1
2	1	1	1
6	3	7	7	3
4	1
7	2	3	1	1	1
2	1		1	1
3	1		1
7	2	2	1	2
5	3	1		1
4	1
13	8	11	8	2	1
2	2
4	2
3		1	2
4	2					1	1
5	2	1		1
4	1

References

(2019-10-08). "The Political History of Japan's Consumption Tax".

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