2026 Japanese General Election

The Takaichi snap election

8 February 2026 · The long Abe era and after · 465 seats, 233 for a majority

The election took place nearly four months into Sanae Takaichi's tenure as Prime Minister of Japan, which began on 21 October after she won the 2025 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election and formed the Liberal Democratic Party–Japan Innovation Party coalition (LDP–JIP).

Prime Minister before

Sanae Takaichi

LDP

Prime Minister (continued)

Sanae Takaichi

LDP

Largest force

LDP

316 of 465 seats

Turnout

56.3%

The result

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LDP

Sanae Takaichi · +125 seats

316

seats

Centrist Reform

Yoshihiko Noda · -123 seats

seats

Ishin

-2 seats

seats

DPP

Yuichiro Tamaki · 0 seats

seats

Sanseitō

Sohei Kamiya · +12 seats

seats

Team Mirai

Takahiro Anno · +11 seats

seats

JCP

Tomoko Tamura · -4 seats

seats

Reiwa

Taro Yamamoto · -8 seats

seats

Genzei–Yukoku

Kazuhiro Haraguchi · +1 seats

seats


LDP	Sanae Takaichi	316	+125	—	—	—
Centrist Reform	Yoshihiko Noda	49	-123	—	—	—
Ishin	—	36	-2	—	—	—
DPP	Yuichiro Tamaki	28	0	—	—	—
Sanseitō	Sohei Kamiya	15	+12	—	—	—
Team Mirai	Takahiro Anno	11	+11	—	—	—
JCP	Tomoko Tamura	4	-4	—	—	—
Reiwa	Taro Yamamoto	1	-8	—	—	—
Genzei–Yukoku	Kazuhiro Haraguchi	1	+1	—	—	—

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