2024 Japanese General Election
The coalition loses its majority27 October 2024 · The long Abe era and after · 465 seats, 233 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 27 October 2024 due to the early dissolution of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet, by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Voting took place in all constituencies, including proportional blocks, to elect all 465 members of the House of Representatives.
Prime Minister before
Shigeru Ishiba
LDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Shigeru Ishiba
LDP
Largest force
LDP
191 of 465 seats
Turnout
53.8%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Shigeru Ishiba | 191 | -68 | — | — | — | |
| CDP | Yoshihiko Noda | 148 | +52 | — | — | — | |
| Ishin | Nobuyuki Baba | 38 | -3 | — | — | — | |
| DPP | Yuichiro Tamaki | 28 | +16 | — | — | — | |
| Komeito | Keiichi Ishii | 24 | -8 | — | — | — | |
| Reiwa | Tarō Yamamoto | 9 | +6 | — | — | — | |
| JCP | Tomoko Tamura | 8 | -2 | — | — | — | |
| Sanseitō | Sohei Kamiya | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| CPJ | Naoki Hyakuta | 3 | — | — | — | — |
13 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.