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| style="width:75px;text-align:center" | 24 November 2000
| style="width:75px;text-align:center" | 15 November 2000
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! style="text-align:left" | Leader since
| style="width:75px;text-align:center" | 8 August 2009
| style="width:75px;text-align:center" | 17 November 2012
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| style="width:75px;text-align:center" | Tochigi-3rd
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The next Japanese general election will be held on 16 December 2012.[1] It will see voting take place in all Representatives constituencies of Japan including proportional blocks, in order to appoint Members of Diet to seats in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. This will be the 46th general election of members of the House of Representatives (第46回衆議院議員総選挙, dai-yonjūrokkai Shūgiin giin sōsenkyo) in Japan since 1890.
In July 2012 it was reported that the deputy prime minister Katsuya Okada had approached the Liberal Democratic Party to sound them out about dissolving the house of representatives and holding the election in January 2013.[2] An agreement was reached in August that will dissolve the Diet and hold early elections "shortly" following the passage of a bill that will raise the national consumption tax.[3]
Background
Following the 2009 election, the Democratic Party of Japan, led by Yukio Hatoyama, governed for the first time since World War II. Due to the characteristics of the Japanese election system, DPJ candidates won 308 seats in the Lower House (64.2% of seats), enabling Hatoyama to become prime minister. Since then, Japan has had two other prime ministers, Naoto Kan and Yoshihiko Noda. On 16 November, Noda dissolved parliament, thus allowing for a new election in a month's time. He cited the lack of funds to carry on the functions of government and the need for an emergency budget.
Approval ratings
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Current polling
Party polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Undecided | No party or declined | bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party of Japan/meta/color | | bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color | | bgcolor=Template:Japan Restoration Party/meta/color | | bgcolor=Template:New Komeito Party/meta/color | | bgcolor=Template:Japanese Communist Party/meta/color | | bgcolor=Template:Your Party/meta/color | | bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color | | bgcolor=Template:People's Life First/meta/color | |
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DPJ | LDP | JRP | NKP | JCP | YP | SDP | LF | ||||
Asahi Shimbun | 15–16 November 2012 | 44% | 60% | 16% | 23% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
PM polling
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Noda DPJ |
Abe LDP | ||
Asahi Shimbun | 15–16 November 2012 | 31% | 33% |
See also
References
- ^ Reynolds, Isabel; Hirokawa, Takashi (14 November 2012). "Japan Prepares for Election With Ruling Party Poised for Defeat". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Okada eyes Jan. dissolution of lower house". The Daily Yomuiri. Jiji Press. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Harlan, Chico (18 August 2012). "In Japan, new taxes levy political toll on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 August 2012.