Category:Japanese general election, 1996

**1996 Japanese general election**
	general election in Japan held in 1996
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Instance of	Japanese House of Representatives election;
Location	Japan;
Applies to jurisdiction	Japan;
Edition number	41;
Point in time	20 October 1996;
Follows	1993 Japanese general election;
Followed by	2000 Japanese general election;
Successful candidate	Liberal Democratic Party (239); New Frontier Party (156); Democratic Party of Japan (52); Japanese Communist Party (26); Social Democratic Party (15); New Party Sakigake (2); Democratic Reform Party (1);
Candidate	Liberal Democratic Party (Ryutaro Hashimoto, 21,836,096); New Frontier Party (Ichirō Ozawa, 15,812,326); Democratic Party of Japan (Naoto Kan, 6,001,666); Japanese Communist Party (Tetsuzō Fuwa, 7,096,766); Social Democratic Party (Takako Doi, 1,240,649); New Party Sakigake (Shōichi Ide, 727,644); Democratic Reform Party (Ryuichi Doi, 149,357);
Eligible voters	97,680,719;
Ballots cast	58,262,930;
Total valid votes	56,528,422;
Number of spoilt votes	1,734,508;
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