1972 Japanese general election
Results

1972 Japanese general election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-

Liberal Democratic Party	24,563,199	46.9	271	17

Japan Socialist Party	11,478,742	21.9	118	+28

Japanese Communist Party	5,496,827	10.5	38	+24

Komeitō	4,436,755	8.5	29	18

Democratic Socialist Party	3,660,953	7.0	19	12

Other parties	143,019	0.3	2	+2

Independents	2,645,582	5.0	14	2

Total	52,425,079	100	491	+5

Source: http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/27.htm

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The Liberal Democratic Party won 271 of the 491 seats.

final_sentence: The Liberal Democratic Party won 271 of the 491 seats.