1983 Japanese House of Councillors election
# 1983 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 26 June 1983. The result was a victory for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 126 seats up for election, retaining its majority in the House.

## Results

Seats :

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Not up | Won | Total after | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democratic Party | 16,441,437 | 35.33 | 19 | 19,975,034 | 43.24 | 49 | 69 | 68 | 137 | +2 |
| | Japan Socialist Party | 7,590,331 | 16.31 | 9 | 11,217,515 | 24.28 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 44 | –3 |
| | Kōmeitō | 7,314,465 | 15.72 | 8 | 3,615,995 | 7.83 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 0 |
| | Japanese Communist Party | 4,163,877 | 8.95 | 5 | 4,859,334 | 10.52 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +2 |
| | Democratic Socialist Party | 3,888,429 | 8.36 | 4 | 2,638,780 | 5.71 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| | New Party for Salaried Men | 1,999,244 | 4.30 | 2 | | | | 0 | 2 | 2 | New |
| | Japan Wellbeing Party | 1,577,630 | 3.39 | 1 | | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | New |
| | New Liberal Club | 1,239,169 | 2.66 | 1 | 563,811 | 1.22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | Dainiin Club | 1,142,349 | 2.45 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | New |
| | Other parties | 1,179,997 | 2.54 | 0 | 1,561,835 | 3.38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – |
| | Independents | | | | 1,768,021 | 3.83 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | –7 |
| Vacant | Vacant | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| Total | Total | 46,536,928 | 100.00 | 50 | 46,200,325 | 100.00 | 79 | 123 | 129 | 252 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,536,928 | 97.57 | | 46,200,325 | 96.86 | | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,159,404 | 2.43 | | 1,500,034 | 3.14 | | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 47,696,332 | 100.00 | | 47,700,359 | 100.00 | | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 83,682,416 | 57.00 | | 83,682,416 | 57.00 | | | | | |
| Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, National Diet ||||||||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Total seats | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Constituency | Total seats | LDP | JSP | Kōmeitō | JCP | DSP | NPSM | NLC | JWP | DC | Others | Ind. |
| Aichi | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | |
| Akita | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aomori | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chiba | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ehime | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fukui | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fukuoka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Fukushima | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gifu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gunma | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hiroshima | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hokkaido | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hyōgo | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ibaraki | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ishikawa | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iwate | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kagawa | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kagoshima | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kanagawa | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Kōchi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kumamoto | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyoto | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Mie | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miyagi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miyazaki | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nagano | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nagasaki | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nara | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Niigata | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ōita | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Okinawa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| Okayama | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Osaka | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Saga | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saitama | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| Shiga | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shimane | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shizuoka | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tochigi | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tokushima | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tokyo | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | |
| Tottori | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Toyama | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wakayama | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yamagata | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yamaguchi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yamanashi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| National | 50 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Total | 126 | 68 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
