JAPAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF 10 JULY 2016 ================================================================================ Elections to the Sangi-in (House of Councillors) Source: Yomiuri Shimbun Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Jiyu Minshu-to (Liberal Democratic Party, LDP) * Minshu-to (Democratic Party, DP) * Komei-to Clean Government Party) * Minna no To (Your Party) * Nihon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) * Nihon Kyosan-to (Japan Communist Party, JCP) * Shakai Minshu-to (Social Democratic Party, SDP) The House of Councillors consists of 242 members who serve six-year terms. Half the members are elected every three years. In 2016, therefore, 121 members were elected. Of these 73 were elected from the 47 prefectural districts and 48 were elected from a nationwide list by proportional representation. NATIONAL SUMMARY OF SEATS ========================================================================== In this table Seats 1 is the members elected from the prefectural districts and Seats 2 is the members elected by proportional representation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Seats 1 Seats 2 Total From 2013 Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Democratic Party 36 19 55 65 120 +05 Clean Government Party 7 7 14 11 25 +05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LDP-CGP 43 26 69 76 145 +10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Democratic Party 21 11 32 17 49 -10 Initiatives from Osaka 3 4 7 8 15 +06 Japan Communist Party 1 5 6 8 14 +03 Opposition Independents 5 - 5 - 5 +05 Social Democratic Party - 1 1 1 2 -01 People's Life Party - 1 1 - 1 +01 Others - - - 11 11 -14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73 48 121 121 242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initiatives from Osaka was the renamed Restoration Party. The Opposition Independents were candidates jointly supported by all the opposition parties in the single-member prefectures. NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS: PREFECTURAL SEATS ========================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Democratic Party 22,368,961 41.5 -01.2 36 -11 Clean Government Party 4,263,422 07.5 +02.4 7 +03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LDP-CGP 26,632,383 49.0 +01.2 43 -08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Democratic Party 14,437,798 25.5 +09.2 21 +11 Opposition Independents 4,599,019 08.1 5 +05 Initiatives from Osaka 3,303,419 05.8 -02.0 3 +01 Japan Communist Party 4,104,514 07.3 -03.3 1 -02 Social Democratic Party 289,899 00.5 00.0 - Others 3,157,255 05.6 - -07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,524,287 73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS: PROPORTIONAL SEATS ========================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Democratic Party 20,114,788 35.9 +01.2 19 +01 Clean Government Party 7,572,960 13.5 -00.7 7 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LDP-CGP 27,687,748 49.4 +00.5 26 +01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Democratic Party 11,750,965 21.0 11 +04 Japan Communist Party 6,016,195 10.7 5 00 Initiatives from Osaka 3,153,584 09.2 4 -02 Social Democratic Party 1,536,238 02.7 1 00 People's Life Party 1,067,300 01.9 1 Others 2,061,245 03.9 - -05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,273,275 48 --------------------------------------------------------------------------