Akashian general election, 1986

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Akashian general election, 1986

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400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout90,5%
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Ran Tsukuda Kagehisa Ueki Toshizaku Imai
Party CNP SP NCP
Last election 86 seats
15,0% PR
21,9% STV
71 seats
11,6% PR
12,0% STV
28 seats
9,0% PR
10,2% STV
Seats won 200 41 34
Seat change Increase 114 Decrease 30 Increase 6
PR vote 2.415.642 624.735 594.986
% and swing 40,6%
Increase 25,6%
10,5%
Decrease 1,1%
10,0%
Increase 1,0%
STV vote 2.471.919 595.643 577.774
% and swing 41,5%
Increase 19,6%
10,0%
Decrease 2,0%
9,7%
Decrease 0,5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Yoshihiro Sera Tomohiko Saito Akeno Izuhara
Party CP GP NDP
Last election 32 seats
8,4% PR
10,0% STV
31 seats
8,2% PR
7,0% STV
25 seats
7,5% PR
6,3% STV
Seats won 34 27 13
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 4 Decrease 12
PR vote 529.537 297.493 220.145
% and swing 8,9%
Increase 0,5%
5,0%
Decrease 3,2%
3,7%
Decrease 3,8%
STV vote 524.166 297.822 202.519
% and swing 8,8%
Decrease 1,2%
5,0%
Decrease 2,0%
3,4%
Decrease 2,9%

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Most voted party by province

Prime Minister before election

Ran Tsukuda
CNP

Prime Minister after election

Ran Tsukuda
CNP

A general election was held in Akashi on 28 June 1986. The Ran Tsukuda government was re-elected in a landslide, with the Conservative National Party coming one seat short of a majority alone. The scale of the victory led to the election being nicknamed the "blue wave" (Miranian: 青い波 aoi nami).

Over the course of her first term, Ran won broad popularity and respect for her consensual governance and negotiating talent. The centre-right coalition she led scored notable successes: revitalising the economy, restoring industrial peace after the turbulence of the "siege economy", and the Constitution of 1984. The elegant, paternalistic conservative image projected by her and her sanyoi allies proved greatly appealing to the public during the neondai.

The government was further advantaged by disunity among the opposition. The Socialist Party under Kagehisa Uegi's leadership attempted to move to the centre. However, this moderation was unsuccessful, demoralising party supporters and incurring the wrath of the left, particularly the Communist Party and Green Party. With no prospect of a left-wing government as an alternative, SP supporters approached the election with apathy.

The CNP ran an energetic, "feel-good" campaign, centred around Ran and her sanyoi colleagues. Policy was de-emphasised, and the party manifesto essentially promised a continuation of existing policies. The tone was summed up in one of Ran's famous campaign speeches: "Things haven't been this good for a long time!" (物事は長い間これほど良くはありませんでした!Monogoto wa nagaiai kore hodo yoku wa arimasendeshita!).

Results

General election, 28 June 1986
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Party Party list Constituency Total
seats
+/-
PR % +/− STV % +/−
Conservative National Party 2.415.642 40,6% +25,6% 2.471.919 41,5% +19,6% 200 +114
Socialist Party 624.735 10,5% -1,1% 595.643 10,0% -2,0% 41 -30
National Cooperative Party 594.986 10,0% +1,0% 577.774 9,7% -0,5% 34 +6
Communist Party 529.537 8,9% +0,5% 524.166 8,8% -1,2% 34 +2
Green Party 297.493 5,0% -3,2% 297.822 5,0% -2,0% 27 -4
National Democratic Party 220.145 3,7% -3,8% 202.519 3,4% -2,9% 13 -12
United Akashi 208.245 3,5% -3,7% 190.606 3,2% -2,9% 13 -10
Liberal Party 196.345 3,3% -4,4% 166.780 2,8% -3,8% 11 -16
Reform Party 190.395 3,2% -3,8% 178.693 3,0% -3,0% 11 -11
National Union 178.496 3,0% -2,0% 107.216 1,8% -0,9% 10 -7
Justice Party 148.746 2,5% -0,8% 83.390 1,4% -0,9% 1 -11
Social Credit Party 142.797 2,4% -0,9% 119.129 2,0% +0,2% 0 -7
Freedom League 107.097 1,8% -1,4% 154.867 2,6% +0,5% 2 -6
Akashi Renewal Party 95.198 1,6% -1,4% 136.998 2,3% +0,3% 1 -6
Independents N/A 161.153 2,5% -0,3% 2 -2
Total 5.949.857 100% 5.956.432 100% 400
Registered voters and turnout 6.574.428 90,5% 6.574.428 90,6%
Bloc strength
Bloc Parties Seats
Crimson bloc CP, SCP, GP 61
Pale crimson bloc SP, NU, JP 52
Light yellow bloc NCP 34
Light blue bloc LP, NDP, RP, UA, CNP 248
Dark blue bloc ARP, FL 3

The CNP won a landslide victory. It surpassed 40% in both PR and STV votes, and won 200 seats, one short of a majority alone. This was the closest Akashi had come to single-party government since 1970. The SP turned a minor reduction of 1–2% in its vote into a 30 seat loss, leaving it second with only 41 seats, its worst result since the days of National Union domination.

While the CP's vote held steady and it increased its seat tally by 2, it also suffered a humiliation in being overtaken by the CNP in its stronghold of Kobi. The CNP succeeded in sweeping all provinces.

Analysts noted that the CNP largely obtained its victory by "cannibalising" the vote of its light blue allies: the NDP, LP, RP, and UA all lost 3–4% of their votes and 10–16 seats. Four parties fell beneath the 3% electoral threshold, including the Social Credit Party, which was ejected from the legislature for the first time since 1970.

The light blue bloc won a majority by itself. The leftist infighting was reflected in the crimson bloc winning more seats than the pale crimson bloc. The improved economy and atmosphere of optimism during the neondai devastated the dark blue bloc, which was now reduced to only 3 seats in total.

Due to previous tensions over cabinet allocation, Ran decided to continue with a CNP minority government, with outside support from its light blue allies. Although this worked well for most of her new term, it also provided an opening for the hardline kibi faction to plot her overthrow and join in with the neoliberal conspiracy. Her sudden overthrow through an internal coup on 25 December 1989 brought Ichirō Kondō to the premiership, and caused a new round of political turbulence and public unrest that reached heights unseen since the Summer of Freedom.