Next Japanese general election

Next Japanese general election

2009 ← members On or before 30 August 2013

All 480 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 241 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Yoshihiko Noda Sadakazu Tanigaki Party Democratic Liberal Democratic Leader since 29 August 2011 28 September 2009 Leader's seat Chiba-4th Kyoto-5th Last election 308 seats 47.43% (votes) 42.41% (block) 119 seats 38.68% (votes) 26.73% (block) Seats before 306 117

Parliamentary districts not including proportional blocks

Prime Minister before election Yoshihiko Noda Democratic Prime Minister-designate TBD

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The next Japanese general election is due to take place on or before Friday 30 August 2013 according to the provisions of the Constitution of Japan. It will see voting take place in all Representatives constituencies of Japan including proportional blocks, in order to appoint Members of Diet to seats in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. This will be the 46th general election in Japan since 1890.

Background

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Developments towards the election

The last general election took place in 2009. The DPJ, led by Yukio Hatoyama, received 42.41% of the proportional block votes and 47.43% of the district votes cast, and the next largest party, the LDP, received 26.73% in the proportional and 38.68% in the district vote. Due to the characteristics of the Japanese election system, DPJ candidates won 308 seats in the Lower House (42.4%), enabling Hatoyama to become prime minister. Since then, Japan has had two further prime ministers, Naoto Kan and Yoshihiko Noda, who have come to power without a general election.

Current Polling

Graph of poll results since 2009
Democratic   Liberal Democratic   New Komeito   Communist   Social Democratic   Your Party   Others incl. NPN, PNP, NRP and SP   No Party Source: NHK Parties approval ratings from August to December 2009 Date DPJ LDP NKP YP JCP SDP Other No Party Undecided 19-20 August (after GE) 42.0 % 18.9 % 2.2 % 0.2 % 1.2 % 2.7 % 2.0 % 26.0 % 4.3 % 10-12 October 39.7 % 16.7 % 3.8 % 0.2 % 0.8 % 3.0 % 0.3 % 29.1 % 5.9 % 6-8 November 37.7 % 14.1 % 3.8 % 0.5 % 1.6 % 1.6 % 0.3 % 33.8 % 6.3 % 11-13 December 35.6 % 17.1 % 1.6 % 0.2 % 2.3 % 1.2 % 0.3 % 34.6 % 5.8 % Parties approval ratings from 2010 Date DPJ LDP NKP YP JCP SDP Other No Party Undecided 9-11 January 34.9 % 18.3 % 3.3 % 1.2 % 1.9 % 0.8 % 0.6 % 33.8 % 5.2 % 5-7 February 30.0 % 18.2 % 2.3 % 1.2 % 3.0 % 1.1 % 0.3 % 37.6 % 6.2 % 5-7 March 25.8 % 17.1 % 2.7 % 3.5 % 2.1 % 1.0 % 0.5 % 41.7 % 5.6 % 9-11 April 22.2 % 16.1 % 3.6 % 2.9 % 2.5 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 44.4 % 6.2 % 5-7 May 20.8 % 17.9 % 3.0 % 3.1 % 2.2 % 0.9 % 1.8 % 44.4 % 7.0 % 11-13 May (Before Kan) 30.7 % 17.0 % 3.8 % 1.9 % 2.8 % 1.8 % 1.2 % 35.2 % 5.7 % 11-13 June 34.3 % 15.8 % 2.9 % 2.7 % 1.6 % 1.5 % 0.9 % 32.7 % 7.6 % 17-19 July 29.8 % 20.1 % 3.2 % 8.6 % 2.7 % 1.4 % 0.7 % 27.4 % 6.1 % 6-8 August 28.9 % 19.5 % 3.1 % 7.4 % 2.3 % 0.7 % 0.4 % 30.4 % 7.3 % 18-20 September 36.2 % 18.8 % 3.2 % 4.2 % 1.5 % 1.0 % 0.5 % 29.5 % 5.2 % 9-11 October 29.6 % 21.5 % 2.6 % 4.2 % 1.8 % 1.0 % 0.4 % 33.6 % 5.3 % 5-7 November 24.1 % 22.1 % 3.3 % 4.6 % 2.9 % 0.2 % 0.7 % 35.9 % 6.2 % 10-12 December 21.3 % 22.6 % 3.1 % 3.2 % 2.6 % 1.2 % 0.6 % 39.0 % 6.4 % Parties approval ratings from 2011 Date DPJ LDP NKP JCP SDP YP Other No Party Undecided 8-10 January 21.9 % 22.0 % 2.9 % 3.7 % 1.8 % 1.4 % 0.3 % 40.7 % 5.3 % 11-13 February 20.2 % 21.7 % 3.9 % 2.9 % 2.3 % 1.0 % 0.6 % 42.1 % 5.5 % 15-17 April 19.2 % 23.3 % 2.8 % 2.7 % 2.2 % 0.8 % 0.4 % 41.9 % 6.7 % 13-15 May 17.6 % 22.6 % 3.7 % 1.8 % 2.6 % 0.7 % 0.8 % 45.2 % 5.0 % 10-12 June 20.4 % 21.1 % 4.5 % 2.3 % 1.4 % 0.8 % 0.3 % 43.1 % 6.0 % 8-10 July 13.6 % 23.4 % 3.4 % 2.8 % 2.2 % 1.0 % 0.2 % 46.2 % 7.2 % 5-7 August 16.4 % 25.0 % 3.0 % 2.7 % 2.7 % 0.8 % 0.4 % 42.8 % 6.3 % 9-11 September 24.9 % 19.1 % 2.9 % 1.7 % 1.4 % 1.0 % 0.1 % 44.1 % 4.7 % 8-10 October 22.6 % 18.4 % 4.1 % 2.2 % 1.9 % 1.5 % 0.3 % 42.6 % 6.4 % 11-13 November 20.9 % 20.4 % 3.3 % 2.9 % 1.6 % 1.1 % 0.1 % 42.9 % 6.7 % 9-11 December 16.9 % 18.3 % 3.4 % 4.4 % 1.8 % 0.7 % 0.8 % 45.5 % 8.3 % Parties approval ratings from 2012 Date DPJ LDP NKP JCP SDP YP Other No Party Undecided 7-9 January 18.5 % 18.3 % 3.7 % 2.7 % 2.0 % 0.7 % 1.0 % 46.1 % 7.2 % 10-12 February 17.6 % 16.9 % 3.1 % 2.9 % 1.6 % 0.6 % 0.8 % 49.4 % 7.2 % 9-11 March 18.1 % 17.2 % 2.9 % 2.9 % 2.6 % 1.1 % 1.1 % 48.7 % 5.4 % 6-8 April 16.7 % 18.8 % 2.8 % 1.2 % 2.2 % 0.8 % 1.5 % 49.2 % 6.8 %
Graph of the current Cabinet Approval/Disapproval Ratings

See also

• Elections in Japan
• House of Representatives of Japan
• List of Districts of the House of Representatives of Japan

References

v t e Elections in Japan General elections (Representatives) 1890 1892 1894 (Mar) 1894 (Sep) 1898 (Mar) 1898 (Sep) 1902 1903 1904 1908 1912 1915 1917 1920 1924 1928 1930 1932 1936 1937 1942 1946 1947 1949 1952 1953 1955 1958 1960 1963 1967 1969 1972 1976 1979 1980 1983 1986 1990 1993 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 Next Councillors elections 1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 Regional elections 2007 2011