JN Lower House Elections

The winners will likely be projected before the official vote count is announced, based on early vote counts and exit polling;

Expected Impact / Date	Description
Oct 31, 2021	Voters will elect 465 members to the Japanese Lower House of Parliament, from which a government will be formed;
Oct 22, 2017	Voters will elect 465 members to the Japanese Lower House of Parliament, from which a government will be formed;
Dec 14, 2014	Voters will elect 475 members to the Japanese Lower House of Parliament, from which a government will be formed;
Dec 16, 2012	Voters will elect 480 members to the Japanese Lower House of Parliament, from which a government will be formed;
Aug 30, 2009	Voters will elect 480 members to the Japanese Lower House of Parliament, from which a government will be formed;

Released on Oct 31, 2021

Japan Ruling Bloc on Track to Keep Lower House Majority - Exit Polls
From usnews.com|Oct 31, 2021
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling coalition was projected to stay in power in Sunday's election, but his party suffered steep losses, potentially weakening him just weeks into the job of leading the world's no.3 economy."I believe chances are next to nothing that some moves will come forth within the party to take down Kishida. I expect he will remain in his post." "Things could become a little tricky for Kishida if he leads the party to defeat in the upper house election next year. But I don't think party leadership ...
Japan votes in test for new PM Kishida, political stability
From straitstimes.com|Oct 31, 2021
Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday (Oct 31) to decide whether to endorse the conservative government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida or weaken the new premier and possibly return the world's third-largest economy to a period of political uncertainty. The vote is a test for Mr Kishida, who called the election soon after taking the top post early this month, and for his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has been battered by its perceived mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. Already, Mr Kishida has struggled to advance ...

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Every 4 years, with snap elections possible in between;

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