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
LDP
Shigeru Ishiba · -68 seats
191
seats
CDP
Yoshihiko Noda · +52 seats
148
seats
Ishin
Nobuyuki Baba · -3 seats
38
seats
DPP
Yuichiro Tamaki · +16 seats
28
seats
Komeito
Keiichi Ishii · -8 seats
24
seats
Reiwa
Tarō Yamamoto · +6 seats
9
seats
JCP
Tomoko Tamura · -2 seats
8
seats
Sanseitō
Sohei Kamiya
3
seats
CPJ
Naoki Hyakuta
3
seats
13 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.