2017 Japanese General Election
22 October 2017 · The long Abe era and after · 465 seats, 233 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
Shinzo Abe
LDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Shinzo Abe
LDP
Largest force
LDP
284 of 465 seats
Turnout
53.7%
The result
LDP
Shinzo Abe · -7 seats
284
seats
CDP
Yukio Edano
55
seats
Kibō no Tō
Yuriko Koike · -23 seats
50
seats
Komeito
Natsuo Yamaguchi · -6 seats
29
seats
JCP
Kazuo Shii · -9 seats
12
seats
Ishin
Ichirō Matsui
11
seats
24 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.