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Japan 2014 general election

What was the result of the 2014 general election in Japan?

Liberal Democratic Party won 290 of 475 seats with 33.1% of the vote. 52.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Japan
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Liberal Democratic Party won 290 of 475 seats with 33.1% of the vote; 52.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 6.7 points on 2012.

  • Liberal Democratic Party 290 −4 seats 33.1% +5.5 points
  • Democratic Party of Japan 73 +16 seats 18.3% +2.3 points
  • Japan Restoration Party 41 −13 seats 15.7% −4.7 points
  • Komeito 35 +4 seats 13.7% +1.9 points
  • Japanese Communist Party 21 +13 seats 11.4% +5.3 points
  • Party for Future Generations 2 2.6%
  • Japan Socialist Party 2 0 seats 2.5% +0.1 points
  • People's Life First 2 1.9%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Japan 2012 general election, party by party.

238 of 475 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 33.1%

    Share of the vote won by Liberal Democratic Party

    Liberal Democratic Party won 290 of 475 seats. A majority needs 238.

  2. +16 seats

    Seats gained by Democratic Party of Japan

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2012. Japan Restoration Party lost 13 seats.

  3. 52.6%

    Voter turnout

    Down 6.7 points on 2012.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Liberal Democratic Party290−433.1+5.517,658,916
Democratic Party of Japan73+1618.3+2.39,775,991
Japan Restoration Party41−1315.7−4.78,382,699
Komeito35+413.7+1.97,314,236
Japanese Communist Party21+1311.4+5.36,062,962
Party for Future Generations22.61,414,919
Japan Socialist Party202.5+0.11,314,441
People's Life First21.91,028,721
Largest party without seats00.016,597
Independents9+4

± is the change against the Japan 2012 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Liberal Democratic Party 17,658,916
  • Democratic Party of Japan 9,775,991
  • Japan Restoration Party 8,382,699
  • Komeito 7,314,236
  • Japanese Communist Party 6,062,962
  • Party for Future Generations 1,414,919
  • Japan Socialist Party 1,314,441
  • People's Life First 1,028,721
  • Largest party without seats 16,597
  • Independents

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

52.6% of the 103,962,785 registered voters cast a ballot (54,735,787 ballots), down 6.7 points on 2012. 53,334,447 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1946.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Liberal Democratic Party33.1% of votes61.1% of seats
  • Democratic Party of Japan18.3% of votes15.4% of seats
  • Japan Restoration Party15.7% of votes8.6% of seats
  • Komeito13.7% of votes7.4% of seats
  • Japanese Communist Party11.4% of votes4.4% of seats
  • Party for Future Generations2.6% of votes0.4% of seats
  • Japan Socialist Party2.5% of votes0.4% of seats
  • People's Life First1.9% of votes0.4% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 21.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.0 by votes and 2.4 by seats; Liberal Democratic Party led Democratic Party of Japan by 14.8 points of the vote.

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