2019 Japanese House of Councillors election information
2019 Japanese House of Councillors election
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124 of the 245 seats in the House of Councillors 123 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
48.80% ( 5.90pp)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Shinzō Abe
Yukio Edano
Natsuo Yamaguchi
Party
Liberal Democratic
CDP
Komeito
Last election
121 seats
-
25 seats
Seats after
113
32
28
Seat change
8
New
3
Popular vote
17,712,373
7,917,720
6,536,336
Percentage
35.37%
15.81%
13.05%
Swing
0.54pp
New
0.47
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Yuichiro Tamaki
Ichiro Matsui Toranosuke Katayama
Kazuo Shii
Party
DPFP
Ishin
Communist
Last election
-
12 seats
14 seats
Seats after
21
16
13
Seat change
New
4
1
Popular vote
3,481,078
4,907,844
4,483,411
Percentage
6.95%
9,80%
8.95%
Swing
New
0.60
1.79
Seventh party
Eighth party
Ninth party
Leader
Taro Yamamoto
Seiji Mataichi
Takashi Tachibana
Party
Reiwa
Social Democratic
Anti-NHK
Last election
New
2 seats
-
Seats after
2
2
1
Seat change
New
New
Popular vote
2,280,253
1,046,012
987,885
Percentage
4.55
2.09
1.97
Swing
New
0.65
New
President of the House of Councillors before election
Chūichi Date
Liberal Democratic
Elected President of the House of Councillors
Akiko Santo
Liberal Democratic
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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 21 July 2019 to elect 124 of the 245 members of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the then 710-member bicameral National Diet, for a term of six years.
74 members were elected by single non-transferable vote (SNTV)/First-past-the-post (FPTP) voting in 45 multi- and single-member prefectural electoral districts. The nationwide district elected 50 members by D'Hondt proportional representation with optionally open lists, the previous most open list system was modified in 2018 to give parties the option to prioritize certain candidates over the voters' preferences in the proportional election.[1][2]
The election saw Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition lose the two-thirds majority needed to enact constitutional reform.[3][4] The Liberal Democratic Party also lost its majority in the House of Councillors, but the LDP maintained control of the House of Councillors with its junior coalition partner Komeito.
^NHK kaisetsu blog archive, 19 July 2018: 「参院定数６増 比例特定枠導入～選挙制度改革行方は」（時論公論）
^MIC, electoral system news, 24 October 2018: 参議院議員選挙制度の改正について
^"Forces seeking to change Japan's Constitution to lose 2/3 majority in upper house". July 22, 2019 – via Mainichi Daily News.
^"Abe wins upper house poll but suffers constitutional reform setback". Kyodo News+.
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