Japan general election, 2000
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Elections to the Shugi-In (House of Representatives
) of the Japanese Diet were held on 25 June 2000.
These statistics are from the newspaper Asahi Shimbun of 26 and 27 June 2000.
Parties:
The House of Representatives consists of 480 members, 300 elected from single-member constituencies and 180 elected on a proportional basis from eleven multi-member
constituencies known as Block constituencies.
Figures for party allegiances are based on those given at the Japanese Diet website. Party allegiances are loose and changeable in Japan and various versions of these figures exist.
The house was dissolved again in October 2003 and the next election
was held on 9 November.
The Liberal Democrat Party maintained its coalition majority with help from the rural areas, even though the Democrat Party made considerable gains. Komeito Party didn't lose anything, and gained 5 seats. The Communists also made 20 seats, a considerable gain. The Social Democrat Party also won 19 seats, something new for the party. The Liberal Party also won 19 seats.
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
) of the Japanese Diet were held on 25 June 2000.
These statistics are from the newspaper Asahi Shimbun of 26 and 27 June 2000.
Parties:
- Komeito (New Komeito)
- Democratic Party of JapanDemocratic Party of JapanThe is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
(DPJ) (Minshu-to) - Japanese Communist PartyJapanese Communist PartyThe Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...
(JCP) (Nihon Kyosan-to) - Liberal Party (LP) (Jiyu-to)
- Liberal Democrat PartyLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
(LDP) (Jiyu Minshu-to) - Social Democrat PartySocial Democratic Party (Japan)The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a...
(SDP) (Shakai Minshu-to)
The House of Representatives consists of 480 members, 300 elected from single-member constituencies and 180 elected on a proportional basis from eleven multi-member
constituencies known as Block constituencies.
| National summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | PR Block votes | percentage | Constituency seats | PR Block seats | Total |
| Komeito | 7,637,456 | 13.1 | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| Communist | 6,601,348 | 11.3 | |||
| 20 | 20 | ||||
| Democrat | 14,834,091 | 25.5 | 82 | 47 | 129 |
| Liberal | 5,781,733 | 9.9 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Liberal Democrat | 16,714,043 | 28.7 | 183 | 56 | 239 |
| Social Democrat | 5,491,698 | 9.4 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Others | 1,125,988 | 1.9 | 25 | ||
| 25 | |||||
| Total | 58,186,357 | 100 | 300 | 180 | 480 |
| The constituency vote that accounts for 300 seats is not included here. | |||||
Figures for party allegiances are based on those given at the Japanese Diet website. Party allegiances are loose and changeable in Japan and various versions of these figures exist.
The house was dissolved again in October 2003 and the next election
Japan general election, 2003
A general election took place in Japan on November 9, 2003. Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democrat Party won the election but with a reduced majority. The main opposition Democratic Party made considerable gains, winning 177 of the 480 seats in the House of...
was held on 9 November.
The Liberal Democrat Party maintained its coalition majority with help from the rural areas, even though the Democrat Party made considerable gains. Komeito Party didn't lose anything, and gained 5 seats. The Communists also made 20 seats, a considerable gain. The Social Democrat Party also won 19 seats, something new for the party. The Liberal Party also won 19 seats.