Robust victory likely for Japan PM Abe's party in Oct. 22 election: poll. In order to secure a seat, a candidate must obtain enough votes that are equal to or greater than one-sixth of the total number of valid votes divided by the number of contested seats in the district. Assembly: Japan has a bicameral Diet (Kokkai) consisting of the House of Councillors (Sangiin) with 242 seats and the House of Representatives (Shugiin) with 480 seats. This is a list of Representatives elected to the House of Representatives at the 2017 general election, held on 22 October 2017, for the Forty-Eight election period of the House of Representatives beginning with the 184th session of the National Diet of Japan. Yuriko Koike shortly after the election announcement, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. 2 GALLERY: A look into Japan's lower house election KYODO NEWS - Oct 20, 2017 - 17:20 | All Amidst international upheaval regarding missile threats from North Korea and domestic disputes over constitutional revision, Japanese citizens will head to the polls this Sunday to vote in the lower house election. Prime Minister Abe (R), who has been in power since 2012, has faced disapproval over his push to amend the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution and two recent favoritism scandals. The vote counts represent the proportional representation vote. Party Seats Won © Copyright 2020, IFES, 465 seats in Japan’s House of Representatives (, Chief of State: Emperor AKHITO (since 7 January 1989) *, Head of Government: Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (since 26 December 2012). 87-year-old former JCP chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa gave a stump speech in support of a candidate fielded by the party.

| KYODO NEWS, Sep 20, 2020 | KYODO NEWS, Sep 23, 2020 48th House of Representatives general election, Strength of the In-House Groups in the House of Representatives, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Representatives_elected_in_the_2017_Japanese_general_election&oldid=909584905, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Liberal Democratic Party / Association of Independents, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan / Democratic Party For the People / Social Democratic Party / Independent's Forum, This page was last edited on 6 August 2019, at 09:40. 11 The more liberal members of the Democratic Party formed the new Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, led by former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano. Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible. All of the elections were won by the party previously holding the seat. The House of Councillors is the upper house. Therefore, there were no net changes in party. * Terms are staggered with one half of each tier elected every election. The CDPJ argues that the security legislation introduced by the Abe administration is unconstitutional. KYODO NEWS The main competition comes from the Party of Hope, created by Tokyo Gov. Labor crunch, low birthrate spotlight parenting in election, Three-way lower house election battle heats up in heart of Tokyo, Foreign residents' voices go unheard in Japan's election, Oct 20, 2017 11 single-member and 6 proportional representation seats. Votes, Liberal Democratic Party In the days leading up to the election a family learning and entertainment centerin Tokyo gave children the chance to "vote" for their preferred candidate with mock ballots. 29 55 Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 290, Party: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) /, Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 73, Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 35, Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 21, Seats won in last House of Representatives election: 2, Seats won in last House of Representatives election: N/A, Registered Voters: 103,959,866 (November 2012), Is Japan a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980), Has Japan ratified CEDAW: Yes (25 June 1985), Number of Female Legislators: 47 of 465 seats in the House of Representatives (, Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 17, Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Ranking: Not Ranked (latest rankings are from 2014), Indelible Ink in Elections: Mitigating Risks of COVID-19 Transmission While Maintaining Effectiveness, Emergency Powers and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Democratic Guardrails, Election for Japanese House of Representatives. Sunday's election is also the first lower house general election in which 18-year-olds can vote.

** In the proportional representation tier, there are 11 multi-member districts consisting of anywhere between 6 and 29 seats. None, Social Democratic Party of Japan 50 The 2017 United States elections were held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Unlike other monarchies, the emperor of Japan is not even the nominal head of state. | KYODO NEWS. | KYODO NEWS, Sep 25, 2020 There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2017 during …