Japan

8 Feb · House of Representatives, snap election

● Global significance

Facts

A G7 and Indo-Pacific power: the result affects defence policy, China relations, supply chains and the global economy.

Date status: Held

Category: National (direct)

A country's own general, parliamentary or presidential election.

Direct vote — citizens vote directly for this position.

Last checked: 2026-09-01

Sources

Forecasts or Results

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by PM Sanae Takaichi, won a landslide, securing 316 of 465 seats together with coalition partner Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) — a two-thirds supermajority and the largest single-party seat count in postwar Japan. The main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance won 49 seats. Takaichi was re-elected prime minister.

Official: https://data.ipu.org/parliament/JP/JP-LC01/election/JP-LC01-E20260208/

Reported by: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/8/pm-sanae-takaichis-party-set-for-majority-in-japan-parliamentary-elections

Recorded: 2026-09-05

Election observation

No observer assessment recorded yet.

Election history

Past elections, turnout and electoral system details for Japan, from IFES ElectionGuide.

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