2014 Japanese general election

The 2014 Japanese general election (Japanese: 第47回衆議院議員総選挙 Dai-yonjūnanakai Shūgiin giin sōsenkyo, literally: the 47th House of Representatives general election) was the 47th general election in Japan which took place on 14 December 2014. The election also led to the appointment of Shinzō Abe as Prime Minister of Japan.

 Results 

Below are the election results.

Political PartyLocal Constituency VotePR Block VoteTotal seatsChangeCandidateVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsTotalBeforeChangeLiberal Democratic Party25,461,44848.1%22317,658,91633.1%68291294 3Democratic Party11,916,84922.5%389,775,99118.3%357357 16Japan Innovation Party4,319,6458.2%118,382,69915.7%3041newn/aKomeito765,3901.5%97,314,23613.7%263531 4Japan Communist Party7,040,13013.3%16,062,96211.4%20218 13Party for Future Generations947,3951.8%21,414,9192.7%02newn/aSocial Democratic Party419,3470.8%11,314,4412.5%122 0Liberal Party514,5751.0%21,028,7211.9%02newn/aOthers43,5460.1%0381,5620.7%000 0Independents1,511,2422.9%8–––85 3Total52,939,789100.0%29553,334,447100.0%180475480 5

 References 

Category:2014 elections
Category:2014 in Japan
Category:December 2014 events
Category:2010s elections in Japan
Category:General elections