Japanese House of Councillors election, 2010

Japanese House of Councillors election, 2010

2007 ← July 11, 2010 → 2013

121 (of the 242) seats in the House of Councillors   First party Second party   Leader Naoto Kan Sadakazu Tanigaki Party Democratic Liberal Democratic Leader since 4 June 2010 28 September 2009 Last election 109 40.45% (Prefectural) 39.48% (National) 83 31.35% (Prefectural) 28.08% (National) Seats before 116 71 Seats after 106 84 Seat change 10 13 Popular vote 22,756,000 (Prefectural) 18,450,139 (National) 19,496,083 (Prefectural) 14,071,671 (National) Percentage 38.97% (Prefectural) 31.56% (National) 33.38% (Prefectural) 24.07% (National)

Seats won by ■ - LDP ■ - DPJ ■ – NKP ■ – JCP ■ - SDP ■ - YP ■ - SPJ ■ - NRP

President of the House of Councillors before election Satsuki Eda Democratic Elected President of the House of Councillors Takeo Nishioka Democratic

■ - LDP ■ - DPJ ■ – NKP ■ – JCP ■ - SDP ■ - YP ■ - SPJ ■ - NRP

Satsuki Eda
Democratic

Takeo Nishioka
Democratic

The 22nd Elections to the House of Councillors (第22回参議院議員通常選挙, Dainijūnikai Sangiingiin Tsūjōsenkyo^?) for the upper house of the legislature of Japan were held on July 11, 2010. In the last election in 2007, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its majority to the Democratic Party of Japan (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.

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