2007 Japanese House of Councillors election

2007 Japanese House of Councillors election

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121 of the 242 seats in the House of Councillors 122 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ichirō Ozawa Shinzō Abe Akihiro Ota Party Democratic Liberal Democratic Komeito Leader since 7 April 2006 20 September 2006 30 September 2006 Last election 82 seats, 37.8% 115 seats, 30.0% 24 seats, 15.4% Seats after 109 83 20 Seat change 27 32 4 Popular vote 23,256,247 16,544,671 7,765,329 Percentage 39.5% 28.1% 13.2% Swing 1.7pp 1.9pp 3.2pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kazuo Shii Mizuho Fukushima Tamisuke Watanuki Party Communist Social Democratic People's New Leader since 24 November 2000 15 November 2003 17 August 2005 Last election 9 seats, 7.8% 5 seats, 5.4% – Seats after 7 5 4 Seat change 2 New Popular vote 4,407,932 2,634,713 1,269,209 Percentage 7.5% 4.5% 2.2% Swing 0.3pp 0.9pp New   Seventh party   Leader Yasuo Tanaka Party New Party Nippon Leader since 21 August 2005 Last election – Seats after 1 Seat change New Popular vote 1,770,707 Percentage 3.0% Swing New
Constituency and proportional representation (bottom right) election result
President of the House of Councillors before election Chikage Oogi Liberal Democratic Elected President of the House of Councillors Satsuki Eda Democratic

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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on July 29, 2007.^[1][2] The date was originally to be July 22, but the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) decided in mid-June to extend the session of the House for a week to finish up legislative business; this step was criticised due to the short-term delay.^[3]

The House of Councillors consists of 242 members who serve six-year terms. Approximately half the members are elected every three years. The previous elections took place in 2004 when Junichiro Koizumi, Abe's predecessor, was in office.

The house ended its 166th session on July 5, 2007, marking the unofficial beginning of campaign. The official campaign began on July 12.^[4]

The ruling coalition of Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito lost control, creating the first divided Diet (opposition control of the House of Councillors) since 1999. The LDP became the second party for the first time, while the DPJ became first party for the first time.