2014 Japanese General Election
14 December 2014 · The long Abe era and after · 475 seats, 238 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 14 December 2014. Voting took place in all Representatives constituencies of Japan including proportional blocks to elect the members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.
Prime Minister before
Shinzō Abe
LDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Shinzō Abe
LDP
Largest force
LDP
291 of 475 seats
Turnout
52.6%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Shinzō Abe | 291 | -3 | — | — | — | |
| Democratic | Banri Kaieda | 73 | +16 | — | — | — | |
| Innovation | Toru Hashimoto | 41 | -13 | — | — | — | |
| Komeito | Natsuo Yamaguchi | 35 | +4 | — | — | — | |
| JCP | Kazuo Shii | 21 | +13 | — | — | — | |
| Future Generations | Takeo Hiranuma | 2 | — | — | — | — |
12 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.