Japan’s general election result

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito
has lost its majority in the House of Representatives

Oct 1, 2024: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) takes office – dissolution comes eight days after inauguration

Ruling coalition 215 seats
465-seat House of Representatives
233 seats needed for lower-house majority
 


Parties 2024                  	Seats       Change since dissolution (seats)
Liberal Democratic Party       	191         	-56
Komeito 				24	    	-8
Constitutional Democratic 	148         	50
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 	38		-6	
Japanese Communist Party		 8		-2
Democratic For the People 	28		21
Others 				28		1

Sources: Associated Press, Japan Times
Picture: Getty Images
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