1968 Japanese House of Councillors election

1968 Japanese House of Councillors election
7 July 1968
126 of the 250 seats in the House of Councillors
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eisaku Satō Tomomi Narita Yoshikatsu Takeiri
Party LDP Socialist Kōmeitō
Seats after 137 65 24
Seat change 3 8 4
Popular vote 20,120,089 8,542,199 6,656,771
Percentage 46.7% 19.8% 15.5%
Swing 0.5% 3.6% 1.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Eiichi Nishimura Kenji Miyamoto
Party Democratic Socialist JCP
Seats after 10 7
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 2,578,581 2,146,879
Percentage 6.0% 5.0%
Swing 0.1% 0.6%
President of the House of Councillors before election

Kenzō Kōno
LDP

 President of the House of Councillors-designate

Ken Yasui
LDP

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 7 July 1968, electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats, although this marked the first House of Councillors election in the LDP's history in which its share of the popular vote decreased when compared to the election prior to it.

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