= 1993 General Elections = The '''1993 General elections''' were called early by [[Japan/KiichiMiyazawa|Miyazawa]]. They were held on July 18th, 1993. <> ---- == History == The last [[Japan/Diet#House_of_Representatives|lower house]] [[Japan/Elections|elections]] were held in [[Japan/1990GeneralElections|1990]]. A vote of no confidence was called on June 18th. Due to a rebellion by 39 [[Japan/LiberalDemocraticParty|LDP]] members, as well as a further 18 LDP abstentions, the government lost the vote. [[Japan/KiichiMiyazawa|Miyazawa]] called the election rather than resign. ---- == Results == For the first time since 1955, the [[Japan/LiberalDemocraticParty|LDP]] lost the majority. [[Japan/MorihiroHosokawa|Hosokawa]] rallied a coalition of 8 parties to form the first non-LDP government. ---- CategoryRicottone