2021 Japanese general election

The  was held on 31 October 2021.

It was the first general election in the Reiwa era, ending the nine-year Shinzo Abe era and a controversial Suga Cabinet.

The ruling party, the LDP, is projected to win a sole majority, passing the 233 seats needed.

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 2021 Japanese general election
- **country**: Japan
- **type**: parliamentary
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 2017 Japanese general election
- **previous year**: 2017
- **election date**: 31 October 2021
- **next election**: Next Japanese general Election
- **next year**: Next
- **seats for election**: All 465 seats to the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives of Japan
- **majority seats**: 233
- **opinion polls**: Opinion polling for the 2021 Japanese general election
- **turnout**: 55.93% (2.25%)
- **image1**:
- **leader1**: Fumio Kishida
- **party1**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
- **leader since1**: 2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, 29 September 2021
- **leaders seat1**: Hiroshima 1st district, Hiroshima-1st
- **last election1**: 284 seats, 33.28%
- **seats before1**: 276
- **seats1**: **261**
- **seat change1**: 15
- **image2**:
- **leader2**: Yukio Edano
- **leader since2**: 11 September 2020
- **party2**: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
- **leaders seat2**: Saitama 5th district, Saitama-5th
- **last election2**: 55 seats, 19.88%
- **seats before2**: 109
- **seats2**: 96
- **seat change2**: 13
- **image3**:
- **leader3**: Ichirō Matsui
- **leader since3**: 2 November 2015
- **party3**: Nippon Ishin no Kai
- **leaders seat3**: _Not contesting_
<small>(Mayor of Osaka) and
(House of Councillors, Councillor)</small>
- **last election3**: 11 seats, 6.07%
- **seats before3**: 10
- **seats3**: 41
- **seat change3**: 31
- **image4**:
- **leader4**: Natsuo Yamaguchi
- **leader since4**: 8 September 2009
- **party4**: Komeito
- **leaders seat4**: _Not contesting_
<small>(House of Councillors, Councillor)</small>
- **last election4**: 29 seats, 12.51%
- **seats before4**: 29
- **seats4**: 32
- **seat change4**: 3
- **image5**:
- **leader5**: Yuichiro Tamaki
- **leader since5**: 18 December 2020
- **party5**: Democratic Party for the People
- **leaders seat5**: Kagawa 2nd district, Kagawa-2nd
- **last election5**: _New party_
- **seats before5**: 8
- **seats5**: 11
- **seat change5**: 3
- **image6**:
- **leader6**: Kazuo Shii
- **leader since6**: 24 November 2000
- **party6**: Japanese Communist Party
- **leaders seat6**: Southern Kanto proportional representation block, Minami-Kantō PR
- **last election6**: 12 seats, 7.90%
- **seats before6**: 12
- **seats6**: 10
- **seat change6**: 2
- **image7**:
- **colour7**: ff44cc
- **leader7**: Tarō Yamamoto
- **party7**: Reiwa Shinsengumi
- **leader since7**: 1 April 2019
- **leaders seat7**: Tokyo proportional representation block, Tokyo PR
- **last election7**: _New party_
- **seats before7**: 1
- **seats7**: 3
- **seat change7**: 2
- **image8**:
- **leader8**: Mizuho Fukushima
- **leader since8**: 22 February 2020
- **party8**: Social Democratic Party (Japan)
- **leaders seat8**: _Not contesting_
<small>(House of Councillors, Councillor)</small>
- **last election8**: 2 seats, 1.69%
- **seats before8**: 1
- **seats8**: 1
- **map image**: 2021 Japanese House of Representatives election.svg
- **map size**: 400px
- **map caption**: List of Districts of the House of Representatives of Japan, Parliamentary districts and regional party-list proportional blocks
- **title**: Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister
- **before election**: Fumio Kishida
- **before party**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
- **posttitle**: Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister-designate
- **after election**: Fumio Kishida
- **after party**: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)