2000 Japanese general election

2000 Japanese general election

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All 480 seats in the House of Representatives 241 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64.44% (4.8pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Yoshirō Mori Yukio Hatoyama Takenori Kanzaki Party Liberal Democratic Democratic Komeito Last election 239 seats, 32.76% – – Seats won 233 127 31 Seat change 6 New New Popular vote 16,943,425 15,067,990 7,762,032 Percentage 28.31% 25.18% 12.97% Swing 4.45pp New New   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ichirō Ozawa Tetsuzo Fuwa Takako Doi Party Liberal Communist Social Democratic Last election – 26 seats, 13.08% 15 seats, 6.38% Seats won 22 20 19 Seat change New 6 4 Popular vote 6,589,490 6,719,016 5,603,680 Percentage 11.01% 11.23% 9.36% Swing New 1.85pp 2.98pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Chikage Oogi Motoo Shiina Torao Tokuda Party New Conservative Independents Liberal League Last election – – – Seats won 7 5 1 Seat change New New New Popular vote 247,334 151,345 660,724 Percentage 0.41% 0.25% 1.10% Swing New New New
districts and PR districts, shaded according to winners' vote strength.
Prime Minister before election Yoshirō Mori Liberal Democratic Prime Minister after election Yoshirō Mori Liberal Democratic

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General elections were held in Japan on 25 June 2000 to elect the 480 members of the House of Representatives.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) maintained a majority in the House of Representatives, but its total percentage of seats shrank from 65% to 56%, and its two coalition partners also lost several seats. Two cabinet members, Takashi Fukaya and Tokuichiro Tamazawa, lost their seats. The Democratic Party made major gains under the leadership of Yukio Hatoyama.^[1]