At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the House of Councillors: 126
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Description
of government structure:
- Japan's bicameral parliament, the Diet, is
composed of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives.
- The House of Councillors consists of 252
directly elected members; 152 are elected from 47 prefectural districts and 100 are chosen by a nation-wide proportional representation party-list system.
- All members of the House of Councillors are
elected for six-year terms, with one half the membership renewed every three years.
- The House of Representatives consists of 500
directly elected members; 200 are elected from 11 regional blocks by proportional
representation and 300 are chosen from single-seat districts.
- All members of the House of Representatives
are elected for four-year terms.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party:
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Leader: Keizo OBUCHI
Seats won in the last election to the House of Councillors: 49
Seats won in this election to the House of Concillors: 45
- Party:
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
Leader: Naoto KAN
Seats won in the last election to the House of Councillors: 0 (formed since last election)
Seats won in this election to the House of Concillors: 27
- Party: Japan
Communist Party (JCP)
Leader: Tetsuzo FUWA
Seats won in the last election to the House of Councillors: 8
Seats won in this election to the House of Concillors: 15
- Party: Komei
Party
Leader: Toshiko HAMAYOTSU
Seats won in the last election to the House of Councillors: 0 (formed since last election)
Seats won in this election to the House of Concillors: 9
- Party:
Liberal Party
Leader: Ichiro OZAWA
Seats won in the last election to the House of Councillors: 3
Seats won in this election to the House of Concillors: 6
- Party: Social
Democratic Party (SDP)
Leader: Takako DOI
Seats won in the last election to the House of Councillors: 16
Seats won in this election to the House of Concillors: 5
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Elections to the House of Councillors last
held: July 23, 1995
- Number of seats decided in the last
election: 126
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 125,570,246
- Number of registered voters: 98,574,766
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Of Interest:
- In March 1998 four opposition parties
merged to form the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). The DPJ became the second
largest political group behind the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
- In May 1998, the Social Democratic Party
(SDP) decided to terminate its four-year coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic
Party (LDP).
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
