All Japan elections

2024 Japanese General Election

The coalition loses its majority

27 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
LDPShigeru Ishiba191-68
CDPYoshihiko Noda148+52
IshinNobuyuki Baba38-3
DPPYuichiro Tamaki28+16
KomeitoKeiichi Ishii24-8
ReiwaTarō Yamamoto9+6
JCPTomoko Tamura8-2
SanseitōSohei Kamiya3
CPJNaoki Hyakuta3

13 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.