To provide a socket for electric parts capable of positioning the electric parts surely, and of retaining them firmly.

This is equipped with a housing 10 equipped with a housing part 20 on which the electric parts 3 is mounted, and a terminal member 11 which is connected to the exterior contact part installed at the electric parts 3. The terminal member 11 is installed at the inner face of a first face 23 constituting the housing part 20 of the housing 10, a regulating part 32 to regulate movement of the electric parts 3 is installed at a second face 24 opposing to the first face 23 of the housing 10, and a mounting opening 31 into which the electric parts 3 can be inserted is installed between the regulating part 32 and the first face 23. If the electric parts 3 is inserted from the mounting opening 31 and housed in the housing part 20, the terminal member 11 is connected to the exterior contact part, the regulating part 32 is abutted on the electric parts 3, and movement of the electric parts 3 toward a direction of mutually opposing first face 23 and second face 24 is regulated.