2003 Japanese General Election
9 November 2003 · Reform, upheaval and alternation · 480 seats, 241 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on November 9, 2003. Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats in the House of Representatives but failed to secure a majority.
Prime Minister before
Junichiro Koizumi
LDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Junichiro Koizumi
LDP
Largest force
LDP
237 of 480 seats
Turnout
59.9%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Junichiro Koizumi | 237 | +4 | — | — | — | |
| Democratic | Naoto Kan | 177 | +28 | — | — | — | |
| New Kōmeitō | Takenori Kanzaki | 34 | +3 | — | — | — | |
| JCP | Kazuo Shii | 9 | -11 | — | — | — | |
| Social Democratic | Takako Doi | 6 | -13 | — | — | — | |
| New Conservative | Hiroshi Kumagai | 4 | -3 | — | — | — |
13 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.