JAPAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF 21 JULY 2019 ========================================================================== Elections to the Sangi-in (House of Councillors) Source: Yomiuri Shimbun Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Jiyu Minshu-to (Liberal Democratic Party, LDP) * Kokumin Minshu-to (Democratic Party for the People) * Komei-to Clean Government Party) * Nihon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) * Nihon Kyosan-to (Japan Communist Party, JCP) * Reiwa Shinsengumi (New Team for the New Era) (Reiwa is the title given to Emperor Naruhito's reign, and thus signifies "new era".) * Rikken-Minshu-to (Constitutional Democratic Party, CDP) * Shakai Minshu-to (Social Democratic Party, SDP) The House of Councillors consists of 245 members who serve six-year terms. Half the members are elected every three years. In 2019, therefore, 124 members were elected. Of these 74 were elected from the 47 prefectural districts and 50 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 2016 Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Democratic Party 38 19 57 56 113 -07 Clean Government Party 7 7 14 14 28 +03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LDP-CGP 45 26 71 70 141 -04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constitutional Dem Party 9 8 17 15 32 Dem Party for the People 3 3 6 15 21 Japan Communist Party 3 4 7 6 13 -01 Japan Innovation Party 5 5 10 6 16 +01 New Team for the New Era - 2 2 - 2 Social Democratic Party - 1 1 1 2 Opposition Independents 9 - 9 5 14 Others - 1 1 3 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74 50 124 121 245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * The Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People were successors of the dispanded Democratic Party of Japan. * The Japan Innovation Party was the renamed Initiatives from Osaka. * 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 20,030,330 40.4 -01.1 38 +02 Clean Government Party 3,913,359 07.8 +00.3 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LDP-CGP 23,943,689 48.2 -00.8 45 +02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constitutional Dem Party 7,952,520 15.8 9 Dem Party for the People 3,256,859 06.5 3 Japan Communist Party 3,710,768 07.4 +00.1 3 +02 Japan Innovation Party 3,137,958 06.2 +00.4 5 +02 Social Democratic Party 191,820 00.4 -00.1 - Opposition Independents 4,971,451 09.9 9 Others 3,139,187 06.2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,304,252 74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS: PROPORTIONAL SEATS ========================================================================== Party Votes % Seats -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberal Democratic Party 17,712,373 35.4 -00.5 19 00 Clean Government Party 6,536,336 13.1 -00.4 7 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LDP-CGP 24,248,709 48.5 -00.9 26 00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constitutional Dem Party 7,917,720 15.8 8 Dem Party for the People 3,481,078 07.0 3 Japan Communist Party 4,483,411 09.0 -01.7 4 -01 Japan Innovation Party 4,907,844 09.8 +00.6 5 +01 New Team for the New Era 2,280,252 04.6 2 +02 Social Democratic Party 1,046,011 02.1 -00.6 1 00 Others 1,707,167 03.4 1 +01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,072,192 50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------