2012 Japanese General Election
Abe returns16 December 2012 · Reform, upheaval and alternation · 480 seats, 241 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
Yoshihiko Noda
Democratic
Prime Minister after
Shinzo Abe
LDP
Largest force
LDP
294 of 480 seats
Turnout
59.3%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Shinzō Abe | 294 | +175 | — | — | — | |
| Democratic | Yoshihiko Noda | 57 | -251 | — | — | — | |
| Restoration | Shintaro Ishihara | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
| Komeito | Natsuo Yamaguchi | 31 | +10 | — | — | — | |
| Your | Yoshimi Watanabe | 18 | +13 | — | — | — | |
| Tomorrow | Yukiko Kada | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| JCP | Kazuo Shii | 8 | -1 | — | — | — | |
| Social Democratic | Mizuho Fukushima | 2 | -5 | — | — | — |
7 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.