Results of the 2012 Japanese general election information
2012 Japanese General Election: Comprehensive results and elected representatives
This article presents detailed results of the 2012 Japanese general election. It lists all elected Representatives in the 300 single-member districts and the 11 regional proportional representation (PR) blocks. Subsequent by-elections and the PR block replacement candidates to be elected later without additional vote in cases of death, resignation or disqualification (kuriage-tōsen) are not listed.
District results only for winner, runner-up and any other candidate above 20% of the vote, format: Candidate (Party – endorsing parties) vote share. Endorsements by parties that have not nominated any candidates themselves (e.g. Okinawa Socialist Mass Party, Green Party) are not included. Party affiliations as of election day, subject to change at any time, composition may have already changed by the opening session of the first post-election Diet (see the List of members of the Diet of Japan).
Party names are abbreviated as follows (format: abbreviation used here, Japanese name, English translation, English name):
Ruling coalition
DPJ Minshutō, "Democratic Party", Democratic Party of Japan
PNP Kokumin Shintō, People's New Party
Opposition parties
LDP Jiyūminshutō, "Liberal Democratic Party", Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
TPJ Nippon Mirai no Tō, "Japan Future Party", Tomorrow Party of Japan
NK Kōmeitō, "Justice Party", New Komeito
JRP Nippon Ishin no Kai, "Japan renewal assembly", Japan Restoration Party
JCP Nihon Kyōsantō, Japanese Communist Party
YP Minna no Tō, "Everybody's Party", Your Party
SDP Shakaiminshutō, Social Democratic Party
NPD Shintō Daichi – Shin-Minshu, "New Party Daichi – True Democrats", New Party Daichi-Shinminshu
NRP Shintō Kaikaku, "New Reform Party", New Renaissance Party
NPN Shintō Nippon, "New Party Japan", New Party Nippon
Other minor parties with candidates
HRP Kōfuku-jitsugen-tō, Happiness Realization Party
Ainu Ainu Minzoku-tō, "Ainu People Party", Ainu Party
Atarimae Atarimae-tō, Natural Party
WECP Sekai-keizai-kyōdōtai-tō, World Economic Community Party
Euthanasia Anrakushi-tō, "Euthanasia Party"
21Ishin Nijuisseiki Nihon Ishin Kai
I Independents
Seats won by party, region and parallel tier
Region
FPTP districts
PR "blocks"
LDP
DPJ
Others
LDP
JRP
DPJ
NK
YP
Others
#Hokkaidō
11
0
NK 1
3
1
2
1
0
NPD 1
#Tōhoku
19
4
TPJ 1, I 1
5
2
3
1
1
TPJ 1, JCP 1
#Northern Kantō
27
2
YP 1, I 2
6
4
3
3
2
TPJ 1, JCP 1
#Southern Kantō
26
4
NK 1, YP 2, I 1
6
5
4
2
3
TPJ 1, JCP 1
#Tokyo
21
2
NK 1, YP 1
5
3
3
2
2
JCP 1, TPJ 1
#Hokuriku-Shin'etsu
18
2
0
4
3
2
1
1
0
#Tōkai
27
6
0
7
4
4
2
2
TPJ 1, JCP 1
#Kinki
24
6
JRP 12, NK 6
7
10
3
4
2
JCP 2, TPJ 1
#Chūgoku
18
0
JRP 1, TPJ 1
5
2
2
2
0
0
#Shikoku
12
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
#Kyūshū
34
0
PNP 1, JRP 1, SDP 1, I 1
7
4
3
3
1
JCP 1, SDP 1, TPJ 1
Total
237
27
36
57
40
30
22
14
17
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