2016 Japanese House of Councillors election

none Japan parliamentary 2013 Japanese House of Councillors election 2013 2019 Japanese House of Councillors election 2019 121 of the 242 seats in the House of Councillors 122 10 July 2016 130x130px Constituency vote % and swing National vote % and swing Shinzō Abe 20120501.jpg 192 120 160 36 17 Shinzō Abe Liberal Democratic Party (Japan, pre-2017) 115 seats 55 121 6 22,590,793 39.94% (2.80pp) 20,114,788 35.91% (1.23pp) Okada_Katsuya_Daijin_1.jpg 126 120 160 2 3 Katsuya Okada Democratic Party (Japan, 2016) 68Democratic Party of Japan and Japan Restoration Party. 32 49 19 14,215,956 25.14% (1.60pp) 11,751,015 20.98% (4.36pp) Natsuo Yamaguchi.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Natsuo Yamaguchi Komeito 20 seats 14 25 5 4,263,422 7.54% (2.41pp) 7,572,960 13.52% (0.70pp) Kazuo_Shii_cropped.jpg 135 120 160 10 0 Kazuo Shii Japanese Communist Party 11 seats 6 14 3 4,103,514 7.26% (3.38pp) 6,016,195 10.74% (1.06pp) Ichiro Matsui and Toranosuke Katayama.png 120 120 160 0 0 Ichiro MatsuiToranosuke Katayama Initiatives from Osaka Did not exist 7 12 New 3,303,419 5.84% (New) 5,153,584 9.20% (New) 2016 Japanese House of Councillors election.svg Constituency and proportional representation results President of the House of Councillors Masaaki Yamazaki Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Chūichi Date Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on Sunday 10 July 2016 to elect 121 of the 242 members of the upper house of the National Diet, for a term of six years. As a result of the election, the Liberal Democratic Party–Komeito coalition gained ten seats for a total of 145 (60% of all seats in the house), the largest coalition achieved since the size of the house was set at 242 seats.Ruling camp holds over 60% of seats http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003071060 12 July 2016 The Japan News Yomiuri Shimbun 11 July 2016 20 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160720152138/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003071060 dead 76 members were elected by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) and first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting in 45 multi- and single-member prefectural electoral districts; for the first time, there were two combined (gōku) single-member districts consisting of two prefectures each, Tottori-Shimane and Tokushima-Kōchi. This change and several other reapportionments were part of an electoral reform law passed by the Diet in July 2015 designed to reduce the maximum ratio of malapportionment in the House of Councillors below 3.The Japan Times, July 28, 2015: Upper House districts set for shake-up after electoral reform laws pass DietMinistry of Internal Affairs and Communications, August 5, 2015: Changes to House of Councillors electoral districts, Summary (Japanese) The nationwide district which elects 48 members by D'Hondt proportional representation with most open lists remained unchanged. The elections were the first national election after the 2015 change to the Public Offices Election Act, which allowed people from 18 years of age to vote in national, prefectural and municipal elections and in referendums. The legal voting age prior to the change was 20.Asahi Shimbun, June 17, 2015: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH6J41T7H6JUTFK001.html 18歳選挙権、成立 来夏の参院選から適用へ Background The term of members elected in the 2010 regular election (including those elected in subsequent by-elections or as runners-up) ends on July 25, 2016. Under the "Public Offices Election Act" (kōshoku-senkyo-hō), the regular election must be held within 30 days before that date, or under certain conditions if the Diet is in session or scheduled to open at that time, between 24 and 30 days after the closure of the session and thus potentially somewhat after the actual end of term.e-gov legal database: 公職選挙法 https://web.archive.org/web/20160729161838/http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S25/S25HO100.html# 2016-07-29 , chapter 5 (election dates), article 32 (regular elections) The election date was July 10 with the deadline for nominations and the start of legal campaigning 18 days before the election (i.e. June 22).Jiji Press, May 1, 2016: https://archive.today/20160501093025/http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2016050100059&g=pol 参院選7月10日投開票=同日選は見送り－首相方針 Prior to the election, the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito controlled a two-thirds super-majority of seats in the House of Representatives but did not control a similar super-majority of seats in the House of Councillors, necessary to initiate amendments of the Constitution of Japan.Will Japanese Change Their Constitution?, CFR.org, July 7, 2016. In order to deny a super-majority to the LDP and other pro-amendment parties, the parties opposed to amending the constitution (Democratic Party, Japanese Communist Party, Social Democratic Party and People's Life Party) agreed to field a single candidate in each single-seat district, leading to a number of one-on-one races between the LDP and an opposition candidate (most of which the LDP ultimately won).Abe camp gains supermajority needed to alter constitution http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Abe-camp-gains-supermajority-needed-to-alter-constitution 13 July 2016 Nikkei Asian Review 11 July 2016 27 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005628/https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Abe-camp-gains-supermajority-needed-to-alter-constitution dead Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, historically a vocal proponent of constitutional revision, generally avoided discussing the constitution during the campaign, instead focusing on his "Abenomics" economic policies.Rich Motoko Japan Election, a Landslide for Abe, Could Allow a Bolder Military https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/world/asia/japan-election-shinzo-abe.html 13 July 2016 The New York Times 11 July 2016 On the eve of the election, Gerald Curtis described the race as "one of the dullest in recent memory", pointing out that "never in Japan's postwar history has the political opposition been as enfeebled as it is now... That's why widespread public disappointment with the government's economic policies hasn't hurt Mr. Abe politically. The prevailing sentiment is that he has done better than his predecessors, and replacing him with another LDP leader, let alone an opposition coalition government, would only make matters worse—especially now that the global economy is in turmoil."Curtis Gerald Japan's Election Offers Little Choice https://www.wsj.com/articles/japans-election-offers-little-choice-1466960042 12 July 2016 The Wall Street Journal 26 June 2016 Pre-election composition As of the official announcement (kōji, the candidate registration deadline and when the campaign starts) on 22 June (count by Yomiuri Shimbun):Yomiuri Shimbun: [www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/ 2016 election results] ↓ 37 59 8 2 1 9 50 11 65 O not up Other opposition (DP, JCP, SDP, PLP, AEJ, OSMP) and independents seats not up Main opposition seats up Other opposition (DP, JCP, SDP, PLP, NRP, AEJ) and independents seats up RO Opposition parties in support of revising the constitution (Ōsaka Ishin, Kokoro) seats not up RO up Opposition parties in support of revising the constitution (Ōsaka Ishin, Kokoro) seats up V vacant K up Kōmeitō seats up LDP seats up K Kōmeitō seats not up LDP seats not up In the class of members facing re-election, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Kōmeitō had a combined 60 of 121 seats, slightly short of a majority (as of June 2016).House of Councillors: Members by caucus, class, parallel election segment and gender (Japanese) https://web.archive.org/web/20160407205529/http://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/joho1/kousei/giin/190/giinsu.htm# 2016-04-07 The governing coalition's number included President of the House Masaaki Yamazaki, who sat as an independent. The Democratic Party's number included Vice President Azuma Koshiishi and "Shin-Ryokufukai" members. The main opposition Democratic Party held 47 seats. As the coalition held 77 seats not being contested at this election, they only needed to retain 44 seats in the election to maintain their majority in the House. The LDP, which held 117 seats alone, had to gain five seats to reach a majority of its own and make the coalition with Kōmeitō unnecessary. In the other direction, the governing coalition would have to lose 16 seats or more to forfeit its overall majority in the House of Councillors and face a technically divided Diet. However, as independents and minor opposition groups might be willing to support the government on a regular basis without inclusion in the cabinet, the losses required to face an actual divided Diet may have been much higher. If the Diet were divided after the election, the coalition's two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives could still override the House of Councillors and pass legislation, but certain Diet decisions, notably the approval of certain nominations by the cabinet such as public safety commission members or Bank of Japan governor, would require the cooperation of at least part of the opposition or an expansion of the ruling coalition. Among the members facing re-election were House of Councillors President Masaaki Yamazaki (LDP, Fukui), Vice President Azuma Koshiishi (DPJ, Yamanashi), Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki (LDP, Fukushima) and Okinawa and Science Minister Aiko Shimajiri (LDP, Okinawa). Policy effects The election gave a two-thirds super-majority in the upper house to the four parties in favor of constitutional revision. After the election, Abe publicly acknowledged that constitutional revision would be "not so easy" and said "I expect the discussion will be deepened." The Chinese government voiced concern about the result, while South Korean newspaper Munhwa Ilbo opined that the election results "opened the door for a Japan that can go to war." Abe announced a major economic stimulus package following the election, leading to a spike in the Japanese stock markets.Japan's Abe orders new stimulus after election win, as machinery orders 'stall' https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/11/japans-abe-orders-new-stimulus-after-election-win-as-machinery-orders-stall.html 13 July 2016 CNBC Reuters 11 July 2016 District reapportionment List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan The following districts saw a change in their representation within the House at this election. One set of reforms was introduced in 2012 and first took effect at the 2013 election; the districts affected by the 2015 reforms are shaded. District Magnitude Notes Hokkaidō 3 Increased from 2 Miyagi 1 Decreased from 2 Fukushima 1 2 incumbents in outgoing class (reapportioned in 2012) Tokyo 6 Increased from 5 Kanagawa 4 3 incumbents in outgoing class (reapportioned in 2012) Niigata 1 Decreased from 2 Nagano 1 Decreased from 2 Gifu 1 2 incumbents in outgoing class (reapportioned in 2012) Aichi 4 Increased from 3 Osaka 4 3 incumbents in outgoing class (reapportioned in 2012) Hyogo 3 Increased from 2 Tottori-Shimane 1 Created from the merger of the single-member Tottori and Shimane districts Tokushima-Kōchi 1 Created from the merger of the single-member Tokushima and Kochi districts Fukuoka 3 Increased from 2 Opinion polls Seat projections Date by RulingCoalition RulingCoal.total Opposition Source LDP KM DP JCP IFO SDP PLP PJK NRP Oth. Ind. 5–6 July Asahi 56 14 70 30 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 5 改憲4党、3分の2に迫る 朝日新聞・参院選情勢調査 Asahi Shimbun 2016-07-07 http://digital.asahi.com/articles/ASJ7673DFJ76UZPS00F.html https://archive.today/20160707191256/http://digital.asahi.com/articles/ASJ7673DFJ76UZPS00F.html dead 2016-07-07 2016-07-07 3–5 July Kyodo & Tokyo 58 14 72 27 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 5 参院選終盤情勢 改憲4党で3分の2の可能性 投票先未定なお4割 Tokyo Shimbun 2016-07-06 http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2016070690070735.html 2016-07-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160706154612/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2016070690070735.html 2016-07-06 3–5 July Kyodo 60 14 74 27 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 改憲勢力2/3の勢い 野党共闘伸びず Mainichi Shimbun 2016-07-06 http://mainichi.jp/senkyo/articles/20160706/ddm/001/010/186000c 2016-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160711100642/http://mainichi.jp/senkyo/articles/20160706/ddm/001/010/186000c 2016-07-11 dead 改憲4党、3分の2強まる 参院選終盤情勢 Chunichi Shimbun 2016-07-06 http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/front/list/CK2016070602000085.html 2016-07-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160706164122/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/front/list/CK2016070602000085.html 2016-07-06 3–5 July Nikkei 49–65 10–15 59–80 19–38 7–15 4–8 0–1 0–1 0 0 2–7 参院選、改憲勢力3分の2迫る 自民単独過半数も視野 終盤情勢 The Nikkei 2016-07-05 http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASDE05H05_V00C16A7MM8000/?n_cid=TPRN0006 2016-07-07 3–5 July Yomiuri - - - - - - - - - - - - 与党、改選過半数へ堅調...民進は苦戦続く Yomiuri Shimbun 2016-07-05 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/news2/20160705-OYT1T50108.html 2016-07-07 1–3 July Sankei & FNN 59 12 71 28 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 改憲勢力が「3分の2」確保の勢い 自民党は参院過半数を制する見通し Sankei Shimbun 2016-07-05 http://www.sankei.com/politics/news/160705/plt1607050005-n1.html 2016-07-07 1–3 July Dwango & Line 55 14 69 27 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 5 参院選獲得議席予測：自民党単独過半数・改憲勢力3分の2うかがう。ニコニコ独自分析 livedoor news 2016-07-07 http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/11733404/ 2016-07-07 1–3 July Jiji - - - - - - - - - - - - 自民、単独過半数うかがう改憲勢力3分の2微妙－参院選終盤情勢【16参院選】 Jiji Press 2016-07-03 http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2016070300207&g=pol 2016-07-07 dead https://archive.today/20160704072657/http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2016070300207&g=pol 2016-07-04 22 June – 3 July Yahoo! 61 10 71 26 11 8 5 2016-07-18 http://docs.yahoo.co.jp/info/bigdata/election/2016/01/ ビッグデータが導き出した第24回参議院選挙の議席数予測 ヤフー株式会社 2016-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20160706233633/http://docs.yahoo.co.jp/info/bigdata/election/2016/01/ 2016-07-06 dead 22–23 June Asahi 57 14 71 30 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 改憲4党、3分の2うかがう 朝日新聞・参院選情勢調査 Asahi Shimbun 2016-06-24 http://digital.asahi.com/articles/ASJ6R3FH9J6RUZPS007.html https://archive.today/20160707191257/http://digital.asahi.com/articles/ASJ6R3FH9J6RUZPS007.html dead 2016-07-07 2016-07-07 4 parties backing constitutional revision nearing needed majority Asahi Shimbun 2016-06-24 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201606240036.html 2016-07-17 22–23 June Mainichi 58–65 12–14 70–79 22–31 7–12 5–8 0–1 0 0 0 0 2–3 序盤情勢・毎日新聞総合調査 改憲勢力、2/3うかがう 自民、単独過半数の勢い 態度未定4割 Mainichi Shimbun 2016-06-24 http://mainichi.jp/senkyo/articles/20160624/ddm/001/010/202000c 2016-07-07 2016-09-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160930035739/http://mainichi.jp/senkyo/articles/20160624/ddm/001/010/202000c dead Pro-constitutional revision parties close to securing 2/3 upper house majority: poll Mainichi Shimbun 2016-06-24 http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160624/p2a/00m/0na/003000c 2016-07-17 22–23 June Kyodo - - - - - - - - - - - - 参院選序盤情勢 改憲勢力2/3うかがう 半数超が投票先未定 Tokyo Shimbun 2016-06-24 http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/politics/list/201606/CK2016062402000126.html 2016-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712153801/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/politics/list/201606/CK2016062402000126.html 2016-07-12 dead Upper house race may put Constitution reform in reach: Kyodo poll Kyodo 2016-06-24 https://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2016/06/417893.html 2016-07-17 22–23 June Nikkei - - - - - - - - - - - - 自民、単独過半数に迫る 参院選序盤情勢 改憲勢力3分の2うかがう 民進、改選数の確保難しく The Nikkei 2016-06-24 http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKASDE23H02_T20C16A6MM8000/ 2016-07-07 22–23 June Yomiuri - - - - - - - - - - - - 与党、改選過半数の勢い...民進は伸び悩み Yomiuri Shimbun 2016-06-23 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/news2/20160623-OYT1T50186.html 2016-07-07 4–21 June Yahoo! 57 11 68 24 16 10 3 17–19 June Dwango & Line 57 14 71 25 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 5 Cabinet approval / disapproval ratings thumb|none|800px|Approval (blue) and Disapproval (red) Ratings for Second and Third Abe Cabinet Results A record 28 women won seats in the compared to 26 in 2007 and 22 in 2013.Female candidates break Upper House election record with 28 seats http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/11/national/politics-diplomacy/female-candidates-break-upper-house-election-record-with-28-seats 12 July 2016 The Japan Times Kyodo 11 July 2016 Among them, actress Junko Mihara won a seat representing Kanagawa Prefecture for the LDP.Actress Mihara wins seat for LDP in Kanagawa Prefecture http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/10/national/politics-diplomacy/actress-mihara-wins-seat-ldp-kanagawa-prefecture/ 12 July 2016 The Japan Times Kyodo 10 July 2016 Yoshimi Watanabe, former leader of Your Party, returned to the Diet in this election, winning a seat as part of Osaka Ishin no Kai.Once ousted from Diet, Watanabe makes comeback with Upper House win http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/11/national/politics-diplomacy/ousted-diet-amid-scandal-watanabe-returns-via-upper-house-seat/ 12 July 2016 The Japan Times Kyodo 11 July 2016 Justice minister Mitsuhide Iwaki lost his seat in Fukushima Prefecture to an opposition-supported candidate.Cabinet duo loses; LDP out of Okinawa http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003070762 12 July 2016 The Japan News Yomiuri Shimbun 11 July 2016 11 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160711125709/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003070762 dead Aiko Shimajiri, state minister for Okinawan affairs, lost her seat to former Ginowan, Okinawa mayor Yoichi Iha, a critic of the US military presence in Okinawa supported by a coalition of opposition parties. This was viewed by some analysts as a setback for the proposed relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.Johnston Eric Okinawan minister Shimajiri ousted from Upper House by former Ginowan mayor http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/10/national/politics-diplomacy/okinawan-minister-shimajiri-ousted-upper-house-former-ginowan-mayor/ 12 July 2016 The Japan Times 10 July 2016 Former Olympic volleyball player Kentaro Asahi won a seat representing the Tokyo at-large district for the LDP.朝日健太郎氏、当選 自民・東京 元ビーチバレー代表 http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ786GC8J78UTIL04J.html 12 July 2016 Asahi Shimbun 11 July 2016 6 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160806190406/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ786GC8J78UTIL04J.html dead On the same day, journalist Satoshi Mitazono defeated incumbent Yuichiro Ito in a gubernatorial election in Kagoshima Prefecture. Mitazono campaigned on a platform focused on suspension of the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant.Negishi Mayumi Japan Elections: Antinuclear Candidate's Win Poses Risk to Plant Restarts https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-elections-antinuclear-candidates-win-poses-risk-to-plant-restarts-1468232103 13 July 2016 The Wall Street Journal 11 July 2016 File:Japan_House_of_Councillors_2016.svg National Constituency Not up Won Totalafter +/– Liberal Democratic Party 20114788 19 22590793 36 65 55 120 +5 Democratic Party 11751015 11 14215956 21 17 32 49 –19 Komeito 7572960 7 4263422 7 11 14 25 +5 Japanese Communist Party 6016195 5 4103514 1 8 6 14 +3 Initiatives from Osaka 5153584 4 3303419 3 5 7 12 New Social Democratic Party 1536239 1 289899 0 1 1 2 –1 People's Life Party 1067301 1 1 1 2 0 Party for Japanese Kokoro 734024 0 535517 0 3 0 3 New Shiji Seitō Nashi 647072 0 127367 0 0 0 0 New New Renaissance Party 580653 0 60431 0 0 0 0 –1 Angry Voice of the People 466706 0 82357 0 0 0 0 New Happiness Realization Party 366815 0 963585 0 0 0 0 0 Genzei Nippon 218171 0 0 0 0 0 Ishin Seito Shimpu 42858 0 0 0 0 0 World Economic Community Party 6114 0 0 0 0 0 Katsuko Inumaru and the Republican Party 5388 0 0 0 0 New World Peace Party 3854 0 0 0 0 New Challenged Japan 3296 0 0 0 0 New Assembly to Energize Japan 2 0 2 New Okinawa Social Mass Party 1 0 1 0 Independents 5739452 5 7 5 12 +9 121 121 242 0 56007830 2075189 1537385 106202873 106202873 Ministry of Internal Communications, Yomiuri Shimbun By electoral district Abbreviations and translations used in this table for (nominating – endorsing) parties: L – Liberal Democratic Party D – Democratic Party K – Komeito C - Japanese Communist Party S – Social Democratic Party I – Independent Osaka Ishin – Initiatives from Osaka PLP – People's Life Party Kokoro – Party for Japanese Kokoro AEJ – Assembly to Energize Japan NRP – New Renaissance Party NPD – New Party Daichi SSN – Shiji Seitō Nashi Angry Voice of the People HRP – Happiness Realization Party District Magnitude Incumbents Winners & runner-up [+incumbents if lower] with vote share (/votes for PR members) Gains & losses by party HokkaidōYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Hokkaidō 3 (+1) Gaku Hasegawa (L)Eri Tokunaga (D) Gaku Hasegawa (L – K) 25.5%Eri Tokunaga (D) 22.0%Yoshio Hachiro (D) 19.3%Katsuhiro Kakiki (L – K, NPD) 19.0% D +1 AomoriYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Aomori 1 Tsutomu Yamazaki (L) Masayo Tanabu (D – S) 49.2%Tsutomu Yamazaki (L – K) 47.9% L -1D +1 IwateYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Iwate 1 Ryō Shuhama (D) Eiji Kidoguchi (I – D, C, S, PLP) 53.3%Shin'ichi Tanaka (L – K) 41.0% D -1I (opposition) +1 MiyagiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Miyagi 1 (-1) Yutaka Kumagai (L)Mitsuru Sakurai (D) Mitsuru Sakurai (D – C, S, PLP) 51.1%Yutaka Kumagai (L – K) 47.0% L -1 AkitaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Akita 1 Hiroo Ishii (L) Hiroo Ishii (L – K) 53.9%Daigo Matsuura (D – C, S) 44.0% YamagataYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Yamagata 1 Kōichi Kishi (L) Yasue Funayama (I – D, S) 59.0%Kaoru Tsukino (L – K) 38.3% L -1I (opposition) +1 FukushimaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Fukushima 1 (-1) Teruhiko Mashiko (D)Mitsuhide Iwaki (L) Teruhiko Mashiko (D – S) 50.5%Mitsuhide Iwaki (L – K) 47.2% L -1 IbarakiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Ibaraki 2 Hiroshi Okada (L)Akira Gunji (D) Hiroshi Okada (L – K) 50.3%Akira Gunji (D) 25.3%Kyōko Kobayashi (C) 9.4% TochigiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Tochigi 1 Michiko Ueno (L) Michiko Ueno (L – K) 58.9%Takao Tanobe (I – D, C, S, PLP) 38.3% GunmaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Gunma 1 Hirofumi Nakasone (L) Hirofumi Nakasone (L – K) 66.0%Keinin Horikoshi (D – C, S) 31.1% SaitamaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Saitama 3 Masakazu Sekiguchi (L)Makoto Nishida (K)Motohiro Ōno (D) Masakazu Sekiguchi (L) 29.2%Motohiro Ōno (D – PLP) 22.0%Makoto Nishida (K – L) 20.9%Gaku Itō (C – PLP) 15.8% ChibaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Chiba 3 Hiroyuki Konishi (D)Kuniko Inoguchi (L)Ken'ichi Mizuno (D) Kuniko Inoguchi (L – K) 29.2%Taichirō Motoe (L – K) 22.1%Hiroyuki Konishi (D) 18.1%Fumiko Asano (C) 13.5%Ken'ichi Mizuno (D) 12.1% D -1L +1 TokyoYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Tokyo https://web.archive.org/web/20161022184027/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/ye13.html 2016-10-22 6 (+1) Renhō (D)Toshiko Takeya (K)Masaharu Nakagawa (L)Toshio Ogawa (D)Kōta Matsuda (AEJ) Renhō (D) 18.0%Masaharu Nakagawa (L) 14.2%Toshiko Takeya (K) 12.4%Taku Yamazoe (C) 10.7%Kentarō Asahi (L) 10.4%Toshio Ogawa (D) 8.2%Yasuo Tanaka (Osaka Ishin) 7.5%...Kazuyuki Hamadaincumbent from Tottori (I) 0.5% AEJ -1L +1C +1 KanagawaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Kanagawa 4 (+1) Akio Koizumi (L)Kenji Nakanishi (I)Yōichi Kaneko (D) Junko Mihara (L) 24.5%Nobuhiro Miura (K – L) 15.3%Yūichi Mayama (D – PLP) 14.2%Kenji Nakanishi (I – L)retroactively nominated by the LDP on election night 12.8%Yuka Asaka (C – PLP) 11.9%Yōichi Kaneko (D – PLP) 10.9% K +1I (government) joins L NiigataYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Niigata 1 (-1) Naoki Tanaka (D)Yaichi Nakahara (L) Yūko Mori (I – D, C, S, PLP) 49.0%Yaichi Nakahara (L – K) 48.8% L -1D -1I (opposition) +1 ToyamaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Toyama 1 Kōtarō Nogami (L) Kōtarō Nogami (L – K) 69.2%Etsuko Dōyō (I – D, C, S, PLP) 27.4% IshikawaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Ishikawa 1 Naoki Okada (L) Naoki Okada (L – K) 61.7%Miki Shibata (I – D, C, S, PLP) 36.0% FukuiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Fukui 1 Masaaki Yamazaki (L) Masaaki Yamazaki (L – K) 60.1%Tatsuhiro Yokoyama (I – D, S) 36.3% YamanashiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Yamanashi 1 Azuma Koshiishi (D) Yuka Miyazawa (D – C, S) 43.0%Tsuyoshi Takano (L – K) 37.8% NaganoYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Nagano 1 (-1) Kenta Wakabayashi (L)Toshimi Kitazawa (D) Hideya Sugio (D – C, S) 52.5%Kenta Wakabayashi (L – K) 45.7% L -1 GifuYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Gifu 1 (-1) Takeyuki Watanabe (L)Yoshiharu Komiyama (D) Takeyuki Watanabe (L – K) 55.8%Yoshiharu Komiyama (D – C, S, PLP) 40.9% D -1 ShizuokaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Shizuoka 2 Shigeki Iwai (L)Yūji Fujimoto (D) Shigeki Iwai (L – K) 44.3%Sachiko Hirayama (D – S) 41.0%Chika Suzuki (C) 10.2% AichiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Aichi 4 (+1) Mashito Fujikawa (L)Yoshitaka Saitō (D)Misako Yasui (D) Masahito Fujikawa (L) 29.3%Yoshitaka Saitō (D) 17.5%Ryūji Satomi (K – L) 16.2%Takae Itō (D) 15.8%Hatsumi Suyama (C) 9.2% K +1 MieYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Mie 1 Hirokazu Shiba (D) Hirokazu Shiba (D) 49.7%Sachiko Yamamoto (L – K) 47.5% ShigaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Shiga 1 Kumiko Hayashi (D) Takashi Koyari (L – K) 52.2%Kumiko Hayashi (D – C, S) 45.8% D -1L +1 KyotoYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Kyōto 2 Tetsurō Fukuyama (D)Satoshi Ninoyu (L) Satoshi Ninoyu (L – K) 40.0%Tetsurō Fukuyama (D – S) 36.9%Toshitaka Ōkawara (C) 20.0% OsakaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Ōsaka https://web.archive.org/web/20181005073432/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/ye27.html 2018-10-05 4 (+1) Issei Kitagawa (L)Tomoyuki Odachi (D)Hirotaka Ishikawa (K) Rui Matsukawa (L) 20.4%Hitoshi Asada (Osaka Ishin) 19.5%Hirotaka Ishikawa (K) 18.2%Kaori Takagi (Osaka Ishin) 17.9%Yui Watanabe (C – PLP) 12.2%Tomoyuki Odachi (D – PLP) 9.3% D -1Osaka Ishin +2 HyōgoYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Hyōgo https://web.archive.org/web/20181005071916/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/ye28.html 2018-10-05 3 (+1) Shinsuke Suematsu (L)Shun'ichi Mizuoka (D) Shinsuke Suematsu (L) 26.3%Takae Itō (L – K) 22.2%Daisuke Katayama (Osaka Ishin) 21.8%Shun'ichi Mizuoka (D) 17.2% D -1L +1Osaka Ishin +1 NaraYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Nara 1 Kiyoshige Maekawa (D) Kei Satō (L – K) 45.5%Kiyoshige Makawa (D – C, S, PLP) 33.7% D -1L +1 WakayamaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Wakayama 1 Yōsuke Tsuruho (L) Yōsuke Tsuruho (L – K) 69.2%Takanobu Yura (I – C, S, PLP) 26.1% Tottori-ShimaneYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Tottori-Shimane https://web.archive.org/web/20180710110612/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/ye49.html 2018-07-10 1 (-1 combined) From Tottori: Kazuyuki Hamada (I)From Shimane: Kazuhiko Aoki (L) Kazuhiko Aoki (L – K) 62.7%Hirohiko Fukushima (I – D, C, S, PLP) 34.7% I -1 OkayamaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Okayama 1 Satsuki Eda (D) Kimi Onoda (L – K) 55.6%Kentarō Kuroishi (D - C, S) 41.9% D -1L +1 HiroshimaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Hiroshima 2 Yōichi Miyazawa (L)Minoru Yanagida (D) Yōichi Miyazawa (L – K) 49.8%Minoru Yanagida (D – S) 23.1%Kana Haioka (Osaka Ishin) 13.8% YamaguchiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Yamaguchi 1 Kiyoshi Ejima (L) Kiyoshi Ejima (L – K) 64.0%Atsushi Kōketsu (I – D, C, S) 29.8% Tokushima-KōchiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Tokushima-Kōchi 1 (-1 combined) From Tokushima: Yūsuke Nakanishi (L)From Kōchi: Hajime Hirota (D) Yūsuke Nakanishi (L) 54.1%Sō Ōnishi (I – D, C, S) 42.9% D -1 KagawaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Kagawa 1 Yoshihiko Isozaki (L) Yoshihiko Isozaki (L – K) 65.1%Ken'ichi Tanabe (C – S, PLP) 26.1% EhimeYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Ehime 1 Junzō Yamamoto (L) Junzō Yamamoto (L – K) 49.6%Takako Nagae (I – D, S) 48.3% FukuokaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Fukuoka 3 (+1) Satoshi Ōie (L)Tsutomu Ōkubo (D) Yukihito Koga (D) 30.7%Satoshi Ōie (L) 29.3%Hiromi Takase (K – L) 21.4%Masako Shibata (C) 9.0% K +1 SagaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Saga 1 Takamaro Fukuoka (L) Takamaro Fukuoka (L – K) 65.6%Tetsuji Nakamura (D – S) 31.3% NagasakiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Nagasaki 1 Genjirō Kaneko (L) Genjirō Kaneko (L – K) 52.9%Hideko Nishioka (D – S, PLP) 44.9% KumamotoYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Kumamoto 1 Yoshifumi Matsumura (L) Yoshifumi Matsumura (L – K) 59.1%Hiromi Abe (I – D, C, S) 36.1% ŌitaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Ōita 1 Shin'ya Adachi (D) Shin'ya Adachi (D) 48.1Harutomo Koshō (L – K) 47.9% MiyazakiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Miyazaki 1 Shinpei Matsushita (L) Shinpei Matsushita (L – K) 62.0%Yōji Yomiyama (I – D, S) 33.5% KagoshimaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Kagoshima 1 Tetsurō Nomura (L) Tetsurō Nomura (L – K) 59.0%Kazumi Shimomachi (I – D, C, S) 29.2% OkinawaYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: Okinawa 1 Aiko Shimajiri (L) Yōichi Iha (I) 57.8%Aiko Shimajiri (L - K) 40.6% L -1I (opposition) +1 National 48 (pre-election by parliamentary group, not by party)seats up 2016 from House of Councillors website as of June 2016D 18L 12K 6C 3Osaka Ishin 2S 2AEJ 1PLP 1NRP 1I 2) L 35.9% of proportional votes→19 seats:Yomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, LDP https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223129/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb001.html 2018-10-07 Masayuki Tokushige 521,060Shigeharu Aoyama 481,890Satsuki Katayama 393,382Satoshi Nakanishi 392,433Eriko Imai 319,359Toshiyuki Adachi 293,735Eriko Yamatani 249,844Shin'ya Fujiki 236,119Hanako Jimi 210,562Kanehiko Shindō 182,467Emiko Takagai 177,810Hiroshi Yamada 149,833Toshiyuki Fujii 142,132Masashi Adachi 139,110Takashi Uto 137,993Katsumi Ogawa 130,101Yoshifumi Miyajima 122,833Toshiei Mizuochi 114,485Shūkō Sonoda 101,154Isao Takeuchi 87,578...Tsuneo Horiuchi 84,597 (change from last election 2010)L +7D (from DPJ) -5K +1C +2Osaka Ishin (new +4)S -1PLP (new +1)NRP -1Kokoro (from Sunrise) -1YP (defunct, now D/OIshin/Kokoro/L/I) -7 D 21.0% of proportional votes→11 seats:Yomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, DP https://web.archive.org/web/20180920015517/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb007.html 2018-09-20 Masao Kobayashi 270,285Makoto Hamaguchi 266,623Wakako Yata 215,823Yoshifu Arita 205,884Nakanori Kawai 196,023Shōji Nanba 191,823Takashi Esaki 184,187Masayoshi Nataniya 176,683Michihiro Ishibashi 171,486Kenzō Fujisue 143,188Shinkun Haku 138,813Kaoru Tashiro 113,571...Naoki Tanaka 86,596Takumi Shibata 73,166...Takeshi Maeda 59,853Jirō Ono 46,213Masami Nishimura 38,899 K 13.5% of proportional votes→7 seats:Yomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, Kōmeitō https://web.archive.org/web/20171001073311/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb003.html 2017-10-01 Hiroaki Nagasawa 942,266Kōzō Akino 612,068Shin'ichi Yokoyama 606,889Seishi Kumano 605,223Masaaki Taniai 478,174Masayoshi Hamada 388,477Masaru Miyazaki 18,571Shinji Takeuchi 7,489 C 10.7% of proportional votes→5 seats:Yomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, JCP https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125829/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb005.html 2018-01-26 Tadayoshi Ichida 77,348Tomoko Tamura 49,113Mikishi Daimon 33,078Tomo Iwabuchi 31,099Ryōsuke Takeda 23,938Tomoko Okuda 23,680 Osaka Ishin 9.2% of proportional votes→4 seats:Yomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, Ōsaka ishin no kai https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125837/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb084.html 2018-01-26 Toranosuke Katayama 194,902Yoshimi Watanabe 143,343Mitsuko Ishii 68,147Akira Ishii 50,073Tsuyoshi Gibu 43,679 S 2.7% of proportional votes→1 seat:Yomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, SDPMizuho Fukushima 254,956Tadatomo Yoshida 153,197 PLP 1.9% of proportional votes→1 seat:Yomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, Seikatsu no tō https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125626/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb059.html 2018-01-26 Ai Aoki 109,050Yumiko Himei 16,116 Incumbents on other party lists without seat:Kokoro (1,3%): noneYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, Nippon no kokoro o taisetsu ni suru tō https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125622/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb085.html 2018-01-26 SSN (1.2%): noneYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, Shiji seitō nashi https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125801/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb857.html 2018-01-26 NRP (1.0%): Tarō Yamada, Hiroyuki AraiYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, Shintō kaikaku https://web.archive.org/web/20180126190537/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb032.html 2018-01-26 Angry voice of the people (0.8%): noneYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, Kokumin ikari no koe https://web.archive.org/web/20180126184919/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb025.html 2018-01-26 HRP (0.7%): noneYomiuri Online, 2016 election results: proportional election, Kōfukujitsugentō https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125630/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2016/kaihyou/yb068.html 2018-01-26 References Notes External links Major party nominations LDP: Candidate nominations for the 24th Councillors elections: national proportional, prefectural district direct election, endorsed Democratic Party: Candidate nominations for upcoming elections: 24th Councillors election proportional, direct election incl. endorsed 48th Representatives election Kōmeitō: Manifesto and candidates for the 2016 Councillors election Communist Party: Candidate nominations for the 24th Councillors election (both tiers) Initiatives from Osaka: Candidate nominations for the 24th Councillors election (both tiers) Japan House Category:House of Councillors (Japan) elections House