Northern Kanto proportional representation block

Northern Kanto Proportional Representation Block
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Northern Kanto block highlighted
PrefecturesGunma, Tochigi, Saitama, and Ibaraki
Electorate11,621,084 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of members19

The Northern Kanto proportional representation block (北関東比例ブロック, Kita Kantō hokubu hirei burokku) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.[1][2] It consists of the northern part of the Kanto region, and consists of the prefectures of Gunma, Tochigi, Saitama and Ibaraki.[3] Proportional voting blocks were first introduced in the 1996 General Election.[4] The block elects 19 members to the House of Representatives.

Results timeline

Vote share

Party 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 2012 2014 2017 2021 2024 2026
LDP 34.88 30.64 37.51 40.25 25.84 28.14 34.56 33.15 35.19 27.54 37.02
NFP 26.66
DPJ[a] 17.16 24.71 37.91 31.45 42.13 15.11 17.83
JCP 12.85 10.71 6.64 6.65 6.26 5.68 11.67 7.51 7.20 6.09 4.17
SDP 5.02 8.26 3.81 4.51 3.64 1.83 1.85 1.10 1.59 1.50 1.27
NPS 1.37
Komeito 12.63 14.14 13.04 11.36 12.68 14.74 13.10 13.35 11.59
LP 12.45
Nippon 4.10 0.91
Your 7.93 12.18
PNP 1.32
Ishin[b] 18.09 13.86 3.39 10.01 6.72 5.35
TPJ 5.99
PLP 2.23
CDP 21.99 22.54 22.05
KnT 19.27
DPFP 4.83 11.78 10.28
Reiwa 3.88 7.20 2.99
Sanseitō 3.01 8.30
CPJ 2.52 2.47
CRA 19.27
Mirai 7.67
Others 2.06[c] 0.60[d] 0.91[e] 0.31[f] 3.27[g] 0.49[h] 1.42[i] 1.20[j]
Turnout 59.82 55.77 65.06 67.08 57.32 52.35 51.56 53.53 51.12 53.20

Seat distribution

Election Distribution Seats
1996                                           21
2000                                         20
2003                                         20
2005                                         20
2009                                         20
2012                                         20
2014                                         20
2017                                       19
2021                                       19
2024                                       19
2026                                       19

Election results

2026

2026 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,256,845 37.02 Increase9.48 8 Increase1
Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA)[k] 1,174,717 19.27 Decrease14.37 4 Decrease4
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP) 626,695 10.28 Decrease1.50 2 Increase1
Sanseitō 506,071 8.30 Increase5.29 2 Increase2
Team Mirai 467,561 7.67 New 1 New
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 326,128 5.35 Decrease1.37 1 Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 254,497 4.17 Decrease1.92 1 Steady0
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa) 182,261 2.99 Decrease4.21 0 Decrease1
Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ) 150,809 2.47 Decrease0.05 0 Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 77,406 1.27 Decrease0.23 0 Steady0
Tax Cuts Japan and Yukoku Alliance (Genyu) 73,101 1.20 New 0 New
Total 6,096,091 100.00 19
Invalid votes 86,209 1.39
Turnout 6,182,300 53.20 Increase2.08
Registered voters 11,621,084

2024

2024 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1,603,644 27.54 Decrease7.65 7 Steady0
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) 1,283,911 22.05 Decrease0.49 5 Steady0
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP) 686,080 11.78 Increase6.95 1 Steady0
Komeito 674,694 11.59 Decrease1.76 3 Steady0
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa) 419,511 7.20 Increase3.32 1 Increase1
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 391,136 6.72 Decrease3.29 1 Decrease1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 354,915 6.09 Decrease1.11 1 Steady0
Sanseitō 175,559 3.01 New 0 New
Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ) 146,728 2.52 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 87,247 1.50 Decrease0.09 0 Steady0
Total 5,823,425 100.00 19
Invalid votes 152,018 2.54
Turnout 5,975,443 51.12 Decrease2.41
Registered voters 11,689,496

2021

2021 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,172,065 35.19 Increase2.04 7 Steady0
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) 1,391,148 22.54 Increase0.55 5 Steady0
Komeito 823,930 13.35 Increase0.25 3 Increase1
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 617,531 10.01 Increase6.62 2 Increase2
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 444,115 7.20 Decrease0.31 1 Steady0
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP) 298,056 4.83 New 1 New
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa) 239,592 3.88 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 97,963 1.59 Increase0.49 0 Steady0
NHK Party 87,702 1.42 New 0 New
Total 6,172,102 100.00 19
Invalid votes 146,289 2.32
Turnout 6,318,391 53.53 Increase1.97
Registered voters 11,802,865

2017

2017 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1,985,993 33.15 Decrease1.41 7 Decrease1
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) 1,317,457 21.99 New 5 New
Kibō no Tō 1,154,154 19.27 New 4 New
Komeito 784,671 13.10 Decrease1.64 2 Decrease1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 449,625 7.51 Decrease4.16 1 Decrease1
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 203,103 3.39 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 65,985 1.10 Decrease0.75 0 Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP) 29,504 0.49 Increase0.07 0 Steady0
Total 5,990,492 100.00 19 Decrease1
Invalid votes 109,891 1.80
Turnout 6,100,383 51.56 Decrease0.79
Registered voters 11,831,563

2014

2014 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,034,586 34.56 Increase6.42 8 Increase2
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 1,049,602 17.83 Increase2.72 4 Increase1
Komeito 868,102 14.74 Increase2.06 3 Steady0
Japan Innovation Party (JIP) 816,014 13.86 Decrease4.23 3 Decrease1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 686,893 11.67 Increase5.99 2 Increase1
Party for Future Generations 167,632 2.85 New 0 New
People's Life Party (PLP) 131,013 2.23 New 0 New
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 109,038 1.85 Increase0.02 0 Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP) 24,989 0.42 Increase0.11 0 Steady0
Total 5,887,869 100.00 20
Invalid votes 163,004 2.69
Turnout 6,050,873 52.35 Decrease4.97
Registered voters 11,557,934

2012

2012 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1,820,116 28.14 Increase2.30 6 Steady0
Japan Restoration Party (JRP) 1,169,781 18.09 New 4 New
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 976,922 15.11 Decrease27.02 3 Decrease7
Komeito 820,358 12.68 Increase1.32 3 Increase1
Your Party 787,462 12.18 Increase4.25 2 Increase1
Tomorrow Party of Japan (TPJ) 387,625 5.99 New 1 New
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 367,245 5.68 Decrease0.58 1 Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 118,046 1.83 Decrease1.81 0 Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP) 19,795 0.31 Decrease0.60 0 Steady0
Total 6,467,350 100.00 20
Invalid votes 144,080 2.18
Turnout 6,611,430 57.32 Decrease9.76
Registered voters 11,535,234

2009

2009 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 3,172,577 42.13 Increase10.68 10 Increase3
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1,945,933 25.84 Decrease14.41 6 Decrease3
Komeito 855,134 11.36 Decrease1.68 2 Steady0
Your Party 597,025 7.93 New 1 New
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 471,138 6.26 Decrease0.39 1 Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 274,030 3.64 Decrease0.87 0 Decrease1
People's New Party (PNP) 99,354 1.32 New 0 New
New Party Nippon (Nippon) 68,191 0.91 Decrease3.19 0 Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP) 46,867 0.91 New 0 New
Total 7,530,249 100.00 20
Invalid votes 164,820 2.14
Turnout 7,695,069 67.08 Increase2.02
Registered voters 11,470,918

2005

2005 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,892,780 40.25 Increase2.74 9 Increase1
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 2,260,717 31.45 Decrease6.46 7 Decrease1
Komeito 937,345 13.04 Increase1.10 2 Decrease1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 477,958 6.65 Increase0.01 1 Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 323,979 4.51 Increase0.70 1 Increase1
New Party Nippon (Nippon) 294,952 4.10 New 0 New
Total 7,187,731 100.00 20
Invalid votes 170,879 2.32
Turnout 7,358,610 65.06 Increase9.29
Registered voters 11,310,313

2003

2003 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 2,299,620 37.91 Increase13.20 8 Increase3
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,275,223 37.51 Increase6.87 8 Increase1
Komeito 857,490 14.14 Increase1.51 3 Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 402,849 6.64 Decrease4.07 1 Decrease1
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 231,140 3.81 Decrease4.45 0 Decrease1
Total 6,066,322 100.00 20
Invalid votes 185,682 2.97
Turnout 6,252,004 55.77 Decrease4.05
Registered voters 11,210,273

2000

2000 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes Swing % Seats +/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1,924,629 30.64 Decrease4.24 7 Decrease1
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 1,552,220 24.71 Increase7.55 5 Increase1
Komeito 793,124 12.63 New 3 New
Liberal Party (LP) 781,818 12.45 New 2 New
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 672,615 10.71 Decrease2.14 2 Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 518,647 8.26 Increase3.24 1 Steady0
Liberal League (LL) 37,767 0.60 Decrease0.24 0 Steady0
Total 6,280,820 100.00 20 Decrease1
Invalid votes 281,929 4.30
Turnout 6,562,749 59.82
Registered voters 10,970,091

1996

1996 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party Votes % Seats
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1,962,854 34.88 8
New Frontier Party (NFP) 1,500,349 26.66 6
Democratic Party (DP) 965,328 17.16 4
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 722,792 12.85 2
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 282,201 5.02 1
New Party Sakigake (NPS) 77,255 1.37 0
New Socialist Party (NSP) 68,926 1.22 0
Liberal League (LL) 47,020 0.84 0
Total 5,626,725 100.00 21

See also

References

  1. ^ "Changes to Voting Age? 20 or 18?". www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ Berman, Daniel (2010-07-21). "In Recent Japanese Elections An Unequal Electoral System Explains the Government's Defeat". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  3. ^ "Northern Kantō | region, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ Christensen, Raymond V. (1994). "Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring". Asian Survey. 34 (7): 589–605. doi:10.2307/2645370. JSTOR 2645370.

Notes

  1. ^ 1996 DP
  2. ^ 2012 JRP, 2014 JIP
  3. ^ NSP 1.22, LL 0.84
  4. ^ LL 0.60
  5. ^ HRP 0.91
  6. ^ HRP 0.31
  7. ^ Generations 2.85, HRP 0.42
  8. ^ HRP 0.49
  9. ^ NHK 1.42
  10. ^ Genyu 1.20
  11. ^ Swings compared to CDP and Komeito

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