2010 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on July 11, 2010. In the previous elections in 2007 the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had lost its majority to the Democratic Party (DPJ), which managed to gain the largest margin since its formation in 1996. The House of Councillors is elected by halves to six-year terms. The seats up for election in 2010 were last contested in the 2004 election.

2010 Japanese House of Councillors election
July 11, 2010
121 of the 242 seats in the House of Councillors
122 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.92% (0.72pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Democratic Naoto Kan 31.56 106 −3
Liberal Democratic Sadakazu Tanigaki 24.07 84 +1
Your Yoshimi Watanabe 13.59 11 New
Komeito Natsuo Yamaguchi 13.07 19 −1
Communist Kazuo Shii 6.10 6 −1
Social Democratic Mizuho Fukushima 3.84 4 −1
Sunrise Takeo Hiranuma 2.11 3 New
New Renaissance Yōichi Masuzoe 2.01 2 New
People's New Shizuka Kamei 1.71 3 −1
Happiness Realization Etsuo Ishikawa 0.39 1 New
Independents – – 3 −9
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Constituency and proportional representation (bottom right) election result
President of the House of Councillors before President of the House of Councillors after
Satsuki Eda
Democratic		 Takeo Nishioka
Democratic
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