1979 Japanese general election
Results of the 1979 general election in Japan for the House of Representatives. A total of 511 seats were contested. Prime Minister Ōhira Masayoshi's announcement that a consumption tax would be imposed was a hot-button issue in the run-up to the election. Facing widespread public disapproval, the prime minister abandoned the tax proposal. The prime minister's party, the Liberal Democratic Party, ended up losing one seat, while the Japan Communist Party experienced a surge in voter support, which mostly came at the expense of the Japan Socialist Party and the LDP-breakaway New Liberal Club.
