Election Resources on the Internet: Parliamentary Elections in Japan - Results Lookup

Elections:  July 12, 1998 July 29, 2001 July 11, 2004 July 29, 2007 July 11, 2010 July 21, 2013    Prefectures:  Japan Totals

July 12, 1998 House of Councillors Election Results - Japan Totals     Prefectural District   Proportional Representation  Registered Electors    99,048,700        99,048,700         Voters    58,280,396  58.8%      58,268,960  58.8%       Vote Total    55,936,064        56,137,023          Party Votes  % District Seats Votes  % List Seats Total  Seats   Liberal Democratic Party    17,033,852  30.5  30    14,128,719  25.2  14  44   Democratic Party of Japan    9,063,940  16.2  15    12,209,685  21.7  12  27   Japanese Communist Party    8,758,760  15.7  7    8,195,078  14.6  8  15   New Komeito    1,843,479  3.3  2    7,748,301  13.8  7  9   Liberal Party    980,249  1.8  1    5,207,813  9.3  5  6   Social Democratic Party    2,403,649  4.3  1    4,370,763  7.8  4  5   Independents    12,884,582  23.0  20    -  -  -  20   Others    2,967,554  5.3  0    4,276,664  7.6  0  0