Tokyo proportional representation block Japanese House of Representatives constituency
The Tōkyō proportional representation block (比例[代表]東京ブロック , Hirei [daihyō] Tōkyō burokku ) , or more formally the proportional representation tier "Tokyo Metropolis electoral district" (東京都選挙区 , Tōkyō-to senkyo-ku ) , is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It consists solely of the prefecture of Tokyo making it one of two blocks covering only one prefecture, the other being Hokkaido . Following the introduction of proportional voting Tokyo elected 19 representatives by PR in the 1996 general election, and 17 since the election of 2000 when the total number of PR seats was reduced from 200 to 180.
Election results
2026
2026 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,243,625 33.10 9.473[ l] 2
Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA)[ m] 1,119,155 16.51 13.005 2
Team Mirai 887,849 13.10 New 4 New
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)746,660 11.02 3.893 0
Sanseitō 427,028 6.30 2.562 2
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)407,146 6.01 1.851 0
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)384,487 5.67 2.481 1
Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ)209,329 3.09 0.090 0
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)179,614 2.65 4.480 1
Tax Cuts Japan and Yukoku Alliance (Genyu)89,161 1.32 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)84,362 1.24 0.280 0
Total 6,778,416 100.00 19
Invalid votes 61,808 0.90
Turnout 6,840,224 59.15 3.09
Registered voters 11,563,998
2024
2024 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,498,632 23.63 7.395 1
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)1,298,166 20.47 0.415 1
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)945,460 14.91 10.163 3
Komeito 573,191 9.04 2.062 0
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)516,610 8.15 5.182 0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)498,565 7.86 2.541 1
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)451,865 7.13 1.541 0
Sanseitō 237,271 3.74 New 0 New
Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ)201,770 3.18 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)96,302 1.52 0.080 0
The Collaborative Party 23,784 0.38 1.060 0
Total 6,341,616 100.00 19 2
Invalid votes 123,185 1.91
Turnout 6,464,801 56.06 1.15
Registered voters 11,532,823
2021
2021 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,000,084 31.02 0.556 0
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)1,293,281 20.06 3.524 0
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)858,877 13.32 10.002 2
Komeito 715,450 11.10 0.282 0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)670,340 10.40 0.022 0
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)360,387 5.59 New 1 New
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)306,180 4.75 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)92,995 1.44 0.490 0
NHK Party 92,353 1.43 New 0 New
Japan First Party 33,661 0.52 New 0 New
New Party Yamato 16,970 0.26 New 0 New
Corona Countermeasures 6,620 0.10 New 0 New
Total 6,447,198 100.00 17
Invalid votes 123,532 1.88
Turnout 6,570,730 57.20 3.57
Registered voters 11,486,835
2017
2017 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,816,184 30.47 1.606 0
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)1,405,836 23.58 New 4 New
Kibō no Tō 1,039,647 17.44 New 3 New
Komeito 644,634 10.81 1.332 0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)618,332 10.37 5.002 1
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)198,127 3.32 New 0 New
No Party Support 125,019 2.10 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)56,732 0.95 1.300 0
Party for Japanese Kokoro 40,592 0.68 3.710 0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)15,872 0.27 0.040 0
Total 5,960,975 100.00 17
Invalid votes 86,808 1.44
Turnout 6,047,783 53.63 0.72
Registered voters 11,276,090
2014
2014 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,847,986 32.06 7.196 1
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)939,795 16.31 0.893 0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)885,927 15.37 7.963 2
Japan Innovation Party (JIP)816,047 14.16 5.703 0
Komeito 700,127 12.15 2.012 0
Party for Future Generations 253,107 4.39 New 0 New
People's Life Party (PLP)156,170 2.71 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)129,992 2.26 0.160 0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)17,648 0.31 0.050 0
Total 5,763,396 100.00 17
Invalid votes 134,483 2.28
Turnout 5,897,879 54.36 7.85
Registered voters 10,850,600
2012
2012 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,626,057 24.87 0.605 0
Japan Restoration Party (JRP)1,298,309 19.86 New 3 New
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,008,011 15.42 25.563 5
Your Party 762,730 11.67 5.612 1
Komeito 662,743 10.14 0.222 0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)484,365 7.41 2.201 0
Tomorrow Party of Japan (TPJ)448,689 6.86 New 1 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)136,889 2.09 2.220 0
New Renaissance Party (NRP)93,194 1.43 New 0 New
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)16,620 0.25 0.260 0
Total 6,537,607 100.00 17
Invalid votes 131,025 1.96
Turnout 6,668,632 62.20 4.15
Registered voters 10,720,874
2009
2009 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)2,839,081 40.98 11.368 2
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,764,696 25.47 14.765 2
Komeito 717,199 10.35 2.032 0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)665,462 9.61 0.761 0
Your Party 419,903 6.06 New 1 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)299,032 4.32 0.220 1
New Party Nippon (Nippon)100,381 1.45 2.930 0
People's New Party (PNP)86,046 1.24 New 0 New
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)35,667 0.51 New 0 New
Total 6,927,467 100.00 17
Invalid votes 106,620 1.52
Turnout 7,034,087 66.35 0.84
Registered voters 10,601,391
2005
2005 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,665,417 40.24 7.727 1
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,962,225 29.62 10.276 2
Komeito 820,126 12.38 1.652 0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)586,017 8.85 0.421 0
Social Democratic Party (SDP)300,782 4.54 0.241 1
New Party Nippon (Nippon)290,027 4.38 New 0 New
Total 6,624,594 100.00 17
Invalid votes 97,439 1.45
Turnout 6,722,033 65.51 7.24
Registered voters 10,260,943
2003
2003 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)2,291,124 39.89 10.878 2
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,867,544 32.51 13.036 2
Komeito 805,640 14.03 1.282 0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)532,376 7.29 5.071 1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)247,103 4.30 2.320 1
Total 5,743,787 100.00 17
Invalid votes 135,900 2.31
Turnout 5,879,687 58.27 2.12
Registered voters 10,090,583
2000
2000 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,653,045 29.02 5.626 1
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,110,177 19.49 7.484 1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)817,045 14.34 3.472 1
Liberal Party (LP)776,018 13.62 New 2 New
Komeito 726,203 12.75 New 2 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)377,230 6.62 1.221 0
Socialist Party 99,565 1.76 New 0 New
Assembly of Independents 68,367 1.20 New 0 New
Liberal League (LL)39,755 0.70 0.200 0
New Conservative Party (NCP)29,232 0.51 New 0 New
Total 5,696,637 100.00 17 2
Invalid votes 198,668 3.37
Turnout 5,895,305 60.39
Registered voters 9,761,690
1996
1996 results in the Tokyo PR block
Party Votes % Seats
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,398,791 26.97 5
New Frontier Party (NFP)1,275,432 24.59 5
Democratic Party (DP)1,213,677 23.40 5
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)923,764 17.81 3
Social Democratic Party (SDP)280,391 5.41 1
New Socialist Party (NSP)68,260 1.32 0
Liberal League (LL)25,813 0.50 0
Total 5,186,128 100.00 19
Notes
↑ 1996 DP
↑ 2012 JRP , 2014 JIP
↑ NSP 1.32, LL 0.50
↑ Socialist 1.75, Assembly of Independents 1.20, LL 0.70, NCP 0.51
↑ HRP 0.51
↑ NRP 1.43, HRP 0.25
↑ Generations 4.39, HRP 0.31, NRP 0.29
↑ No Party Support 2.10, Kokoro 0.68, HRP 0.27
↑ NHK 1.43, Japan First 0.52, New Party Yamato 0.26, Corona 0.10
↑ The Collaborative Party 0.38
↑ Genyu 1.32
↑ Five of eight seats forfeited due to lack of candidates
↑ Swings compared to CDP and Komeito
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