Elections in Japan
What do we know about elections in Japan?
Latest result: Liberal Democratic Party led with 34.7% of the vote in 2021.
- Latest result:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most votes at the latest election in our data?
As of , the latest result in our data is the 2021 general election: Liberal Democratic Party led with 34.7% of the vote. This page lists 28 elections, past and coming.
Liberal Democratic Party, 34.7%
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Japan 2021 general electionFinal result
Liberal Democratic Party led with 34.7% of the vote.
Share of the vote
- Liberal Democratic Party34.7%
- Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan20.0%
- Japan Innovation Party14.0%
- Komeito12.4%
- Japanese Communist Party7.3%
- Democratic Party for the People4.5%
- Others7.2%
- Largest party's share of the vote
- 34.7%
- Lead over the second
- 14.7 points
- Turnout
- 55.6%
What does the latest result show?
- The lead
Liberal Democratic Party had the most votes.
It led Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan by 14.7 points of the vote.
- Participation
Turnout reached 55.6%.
That is up 1.9 points on 2017.
How many people voted in Japan?
Which past elections do we list for Japan?
The latest result we hold for Japan comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 general electionLiberal Democratic PartySeats of the party-list tier only | 34.7 | 55.6 | |
| 2017 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 33.3 | 281 of 465 | 53.7 |
| 2014 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 33.1 | 290 of 475 | 52.6 |
| 2012 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 27.6 | 294 of 480 | 59.3 |
| 2009 general electionDemocratic Party of Japan | 42.4 | 308 of 480 | 69.3 |
| 2005 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 38.2 | 296 of 480 | 67.5 |
| 2003 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 35.0 | 237 of 480 | 59.9 |
| 2000 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 28.3 | 233 of 480 | 62.5 |
| 1996 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 32.8 | 239 of 500 | 59.0 |
| 1993 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 36.6 | 223 of 511 | 67.0 |
| 1990 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 46.2 | 275 of 512 | 73.3 |
| 1986 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 49.4 | 300 of 512 | 71.4 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 45.8 | 250 of 511 | 67.9 |
| 1980 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 47.9 | 284 of 511 | 74.6 |
| 1979 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 44.6 | 248 of 511 | 68.0 |
| 1976 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 41.8 | 249 of 511 | 73.4 |
| 1972 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 46.9 | 271 of 491 | 71.8 |
| 1969 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 47.6 | 288 of 486 | 68.5 |
| 1967 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 49.2 | 280 of 486 | 74.0 |
| 1963 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 56.0 | 294 of 467 | 71.1 |
| 1960 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 58.1 | 300 of 467 | 73.5 |
| 1958 general electionLiberal Democratic Party | 59.0 | 298 of 467 | 77.0 |
| 1955 general electionJapan Democratic Party | 36.6 | 185 of 467 | 75.8 |
| 1953 general electionLiberal Party | 38.9 | 199 of 466 | 74.2 |
| 1952 general electionLiberal Party | 47.9 | 240 of 466 | 76.4 |
| 1949 general electionLiberal Party | 43.9 | 264 of 466 | 74.0 |
| 1947 general electionJapan Socialist Party | 26.2 | 143 of 466 | 68.0 |
| 1946 general electionLiberal Party | 25.4 | 148 of 464 | 72.1 |
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