Japanese Communist Party
House of Representatives (Lower House)
Prior to 1996, the entire House of Representatives was elected by majoritarian/"semi-proportional" voting systems with votes cast for individuals (1946: limited voting in multi-member districts, 1947 to 1993 SNTV in multi-member districts).

Japanese Communist Party

Section Title: House of Representatives (Lower House)
Table Section Text: Prior to 1996, the entire House of Representatives was elected by majoritarian/"semi-proportional" voting systems with votes cast for individuals (1946: limited voting in multi-member districts, 1947 to 1993 SNTV in multi-member districts).

House of Representatives

Election year	No. of votes	% of vote	Total seats	±

1946	2,135,757	3.8	6 / 464

1947	1,002,883	3.7	4 / 466	2

1949	2,984,780	9.8	35 / 466	31

1952	896,765	2.5	0 / 466	35

1953	655,990	1.9	1 / 466	1

1955	733,121	2.0	2 / 467	1

1958	1,012,035	2.5	1 / 467	1

1960	1,156,723	2.9	3 / 467	2

1963	1,646,477	4.0	5 / 467	2

1967	2,190,564	4.8	5 / 486	0

1969	3,199,032	6.8	14 / 486	9

1972	5,496,827	10.5	38 / 491	24

1976	5,878,192	10.4	17 / 511	21

1979	5,625,527	10.4	39 / 511	22

1980	5,803,613	9.8	29 / 511	10

1983	5,302,485	9.3	26 / 511	3

1986	5,313,246	8.8	26 / 512	0

1990	5,226,987	8.0	16 / 512	10

1993	4,834,587	7.7	15 / 511	1

1996	7,268,743	13.1	26 / 500	11

2000	6,719,016	11.2	20 / 480	6

2003	4,586,172	7.8	9 / 480	11

2005	4,919,187	7.3	9 / 480	0

2009	4,943,886	7.0	9 / 480	0

2012	3,689,159	6.2	8 / 480	1

2014	6,062,962	11.4	21 / 475	13

2017	4,404,081	7.9	12 / 465	9

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