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{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 1992 Japanese House of Councillors election
| country            = Japan
| flag_year = 1870
| type               = parliamentary
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 1989 Japanese House of Councillors election
| previous_year      = 1989
| next_election      = 1995 Japanese House of Councillors election
| next_year          = 1995
| seats_for_election = 127 of the 252 seats in the [[House of Councillors]]
| majority_seats = 127
| image_size = 130x130px
| election_date      = 23 July 1992
| image1             = Kiichi Miyazawa.jpg
| leader1            = [[Kiichi Miyazawa]]
| party1             = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
| last_election1     = 109 seats, 27.3%
| seats_after1             = '''106'''
| seat_change1       = {{decrease}}3
| popular_vote1      = '''14,961,199'''
| percentage1        = '''33.3%'''
| swing1             = {{increase}}6.0%
| image2             = 
| leader2            = [[Makoto Tanabe]]
| party2             = Japan Socialist Party
| last_election2     = 66 seats, 35.1%
| seats_after2       = 71
| seat_change2       = {{increase}}5
| popular_vote2      = 7,981,726
| percentage2        = 17.8%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}17.3%
| image3             = Kōshirō Ishida Hosokawa Cabinet 19930809 kaidan2.jpg
| leader3            = [[Koshiro Ishida]]
| party3             = Kōmeitō (1962–1998)
| last_election3     = 20 seats, 10.9%
| seats_after3       = 24
| seat_change3       = {{increase}}4
| popular_vote3      = 6,415,503	
| percentage3        = 14.3%
| swing3             = {{increase}}3.2%
| image4             = Kenji Miyamoto (cropped).jpg
| leader4            = [[Kenji Miyamoto (politician)|Kenji Miyamoto]]
| party4             = Japanese Communist Party
| last_election4     = 14 seats, 7.0%
| seats_after4       = 11
| seat_change4       = {{decrease}}3
| popular_vote4      = 3,532,956
| percentage4        = 7.9%
| swing4             = {{increase}}0.9%
| image5             =
| leader5            = –
| party5             = Democratic Reform Party (Japan)
| last_election5     = 12 seats
| seats_after5       = 12
| seat_change5       = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote5      = –
| percentage5        = –
| swing5             = –
| image6             = Eiichi Nagasue 197102.jpg
| leader6            = {{nowrap|[[Eiichi Nagasue]]}}
| party6             = Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)
| last_election6     = 8 seats, 4.9%
| seats_after6       = 7
| seat_change6       = {{decrease}}1
| popular_vote6      = 2,255,423
| percentage6        = 5.0%
| swing6             = {{increase}}0.1%
| image7             = Morihiro Hosokawa 199308.jpg
| leader7            = [[Morihiro Hosokawa]]
| party7             = Japan New Party 
| last_election7     = –
| seats_after7       = 4
| seat_change7       = ''New''
| popular_vote7      = 3,617,246
| percentage7        = 8.1%
| swing7             = ''New''
| image8             = Antonio Inoki IMG 0398-2 20121224.JPG
| leader8            = [[Antonio Inoki]]
| party8             = Sports and Peace Party
| last_election8     = 1 seat, 1.8%
| seats_after8       = 2
| seat_change8       = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote8      = 1,375,791
| percentage8        = 3.1%
| swing8             = {{increase}}1.3%
| image9             = {{CSS image crop|Image = Columbia Top Light.jpg|bSize =180|cWidth=90|cHeight=130|oTop=10|oLeft=0}}
| leader9            = [[Columbia Top]]
| party9             = Dainiin Club
| last_election9     = 2 seats, 2.2%
| seats_after9       = 2
| seat_change9       = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote9      = 1,321,639
| percentage9        = 2.9%
| swing9             = {{increase}}0.7%
| title              = [[List of Speakers of the House of Councillors (Japan)|President of the House<br />of Councillors]]
| before_election    = [[Yuji Osada]]
| before_party       = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
| after_election     = [[Bunbei Hara]]
| after_party        = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}{{Politics of Japan}}
'''House of Councillors elections''' were held in Japan in 1992. Only half of the seats in the [[House of Councillors]] were up for election.

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:Japan_House_of_Councillors_1992.svg]]
|firstround=National|secondround=Constituency|seattype1=Not up|seattype2=Won|seattype3=Total<br>after|seattype4=+/–
|party1=[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]]|votes1=14961199|seats1=19|votes1_2=19711047|seats1_2=48|st1t1=39|st2t1=67|st3t1=106|st4t1=–3
|party2=[[Japan Socialist Party]]|votes2=7981726|seats2=10|votes2_2=5846238|seats2_2=12|st1t2=49|st2t2=22|st3t2=71|st4t2=+5
|party3=[[Kōmeitō (1962–1998)|Kōmeitō]]|votes3=6415503|seats3=8|votes3_2=3550060|seats3_2=6|st1t3=10|st2t3=14|st3t3=24|st4t3=+4
|party4=[[Japan New Party]]|votes4=3617247|seats4=4|votes4_2=|seats4_2=|st1t4=0|st2t4=4|st3t4=4|st4t4=New
|party5=[[Japanese Communist Party]]|votes5=3532956|seats5=4|votes5_2=4817001|seats5_2=2|st1t5=5|st2t5=6|st3t5=11|st4t5=–3
|party6=[[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)|Democratic Socialist Party]]|votes6=2255423|seats6=3|votes6_2=1039980|seats6_2=1|st1t6=3|st2t6=4|st3t6=7|st4t6=–1
|party7=[[Sports and Peace Party]]|votes7=1375791|seats7=1|votes7_2=|seats7_2=|st1t7=1|st2t7=1|st3t7=2|st4t7=+1
|party8=[[Dainiin Club]]|votes8=1321639|seats8=1|votes8_2=|seats8_2=|st1t8=1|st2t8=1|st3t8=2|st4t8=0
|party9=[[Democratic Reform Party (Japan)|Democratic Reform Party]]|votes9=|seats9=|votes9_2=4399684|seats9_2=0|st1t9=12|st2t9=0|st3t9=12|st4t9=0
|party10=Other parties|votes10=3921722|seats10=0|votes10_2=1573400|seats10_2=2|st1t10=2|st2t10=2|st3t10=4|st4t10=–
|party11=Independent|votes11=|seats11=|votes11_2=4445795|seats11_2=5|st1t11=3|st2t11=5|st3t11=8|st4t11=–7
|row12=Vacant|seats12_2=1|st1t12=0|st2t12=1|st3t12=1|st4t12=–
|invalid=1900566|invalid2=1913874
|total_st1t=125|total_st2t=127|total_st3t=252|total_st4t=0
|electorate=93254025|electorate2=93254025
|source=[[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]],<ref name=PE>[http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/zuhyou/27-13.xls Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323055016/http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/zuhyou/27-13.xls |date=2011-03-23 }} [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=27-11 Allotted Number, Candidates, Eligible Voters as of Election Day, Voters and Voting Percentages of Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947-2004)|url=http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/zuhyou/27-11.xls|url-status=live|website=Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104111057/http://www.stat.go.jp:80/data/chouki/zuhyou/27-11.xls |archive-date=2006-01-04 }}</ref> [https://www.pref.tottori.lg.jp/secure/298850/www_pref_tottori_jp_soumubu_shichousonshinkou_senkyo_kiroku_data_000301.xls Tottori Prefecture], [https://dl.ndl.go.jp/view/download/digidepo_8689381_po_076103.pdf?contentNo=1&alternativeNo National Diet]
}}

===By constituency===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 0.9em;"
! rowspan="3" |Constituency
! rowspan="3" |Total<br>seats
! colspan="10" |Seats won
|-
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |[[Japan Socialist Party|JSP]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |[[Kōmeitō (1962–1998)|Kōmeitō]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |[[Japanese Communist Party|JCP]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |[[Japan New Party|JNP]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |[[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)|DSP]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |[[Sports and Peace Party|SPP]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |[[Dainiin Club|DC]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |Others
! class="unsortable" style="width:60px;" |Ind.
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Japan Socialist Party}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Kōmeitō (1962–1998)}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Japanese Communist Party}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Japan New Party}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Sports and Peace Party}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Dainiin Club}};" |
!
! style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" |
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]]
!3
|1
|
|1
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Akita Prefecture|Akita]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]]
!2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
!3
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]]
!2
|2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]]
!2
|2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]]
!2
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Hokkaido]]
!4
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]
!3
|1
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]]
!2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]]
!2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]
!2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Kōchi Prefecture|Kōchi]]
!1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]]
!2
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]]
!2
|1
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Mie Prefecture|Mie]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]
!2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Nara Prefecture|Nara]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]]
!2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]
!1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]]
!2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]
!3
|1
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Saga Prefecture|Saga]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]
!3
|2
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]]
!2
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]]
!2
|2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Tokyo]]
!4
|1
|
|1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |[[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]]
!1
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: left;" |National
!50
|19
|10
|8
|4
|4
|3
|1
|1
|
|
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align: left;" |Total
!127
!68
!22
!14
!6
!4
!4
!1
!1
!2
!5
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Japanese elections}}

[[Category:1992 elections in Asia|Japan]]
[[Category:1992 elections in Japan|House]]
[[Category:House of Councillors (Japan) elections]]
[[Category:July 1992 events in Japan|House]]
[[Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results]]