2021 Japanese General Election
31 October 2021 · The long Abe era and after · 465 seats, 233 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 31 October 2021, as required by the constitution. Voting took place in all constituencies in order to elect members to the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet.
Prime Minister before
Fumio Kishida
LDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Fumio Kishida
LDP
Largest force
LDP
259 of 465 seats
Turnout
56.0%
The result
LDP
Fumio Kishida · -25 seats
259
seats
CDP
Yukio Edano · -9 seats
96
seats
Ishin
Ichirō Matsui · +30 seats
41
seats
Komeito
Natsuo Yamaguchi · +3 seats
32
seats
DPP
Yuichiro Tamaki
11
seats
JCP
Kazuo Shii · -2 seats
10
seats
16 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.