2019 Japanese House of Councillors election

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.