Tōkai proportional representation block

The Tōkai proportional representation block () is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of the Tōkai region, and consists of the prefectures of Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Mie. Following the introduction of proportional voting, Tōkai elected 23 representatives by PR in the 1996 general election, reduced to 21 in the election of 2000 when the total number of PR seats was reduced from 200 to 180.

Results timeline Vote share Party 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 2012 2014 2017 2021 2024 2026 NFP 33.04 LDP 32.03 28.63 34.58 38.56 26.12 27.56 33.30 33.21 37.39 26.39 37.65 DPJ 14.98 30.63 40.77 34.80 46.26 18.53 23.13 JCP 11.85 9.96 6.73 6.32 5.83 5.43 9.59 6.69 6.07 5.14 3.47 SDP 5.93 7.39 3.69 3.78 3.17 1.91 1.99 1.00 1.25 1.39 0.91 Komeito 11.65 14.23 12.42 10.67 10.93 12.47 11.59 11.67 10.23 LP 9.73 Nippon 4.12 0.87 Your 4.84 9.03 PNP 1.56 Ishin 19.02 14.95 4.42 10.32 6.57 5.74 TPJ 7.16 PLP 1.65 KnT 21.45 CDP 21.05 22.08 22.65 DPFP 5.69 13.17 11.98 Reiwa 4.06 7.78 3.14 CPJ 3.93 2.51 Sanseitō 2.75 7.56 CRA 17.19 Mirai 6.85 Others 2.17 2.01 0.68 0.42 2.92 0.57 1.46 3.00 Turnout 63.85 61.76 68.46 70.73 60.43 54.62 55.62 55.99 55.09 58.70

Seat distribution Election Distribution Seats 1996 23 2000 21 2003 21 2005 21 2009 21 2012 21 2014 21 2017 21 2021 21 2024 21 2026 21

Election results 2026 + 2026 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,628,008 37.65 11.26 10 3 Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) 1,199,580 17.19 15.69 4 4 Democratic Party For the People (DPFP) 836,102 11.98 1.19 3 2 Sanseitō 527,291 7.56 4.81 2 2 Team Mirai 478,316 6.85 New 1 New Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 400,964 5.74 0.83 1 0 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 241,848 3.47 1.67 0 1 Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa) 218,838 3.14 4.64 0 2 Tax Cuts Japan and Yukoku Alliance (Genyu) 209,174 3.00 New 0 New Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ) 175,506 2.51 1.42 0 1 Social Democratic Party (SDP) 63,729 0.91 0.48 0 0 Total 6,979,356 100.00 21 Invalid votes 89,474 1.27 Turnout 7,068,830 58.70 3.61 Registered voters 12,041,518

2024 + 2024 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1,717,737 26.39 11.00 7 2 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) 1,474,091 22.65 0.56 6 1 Democratic Party For the People (DPFP) 856,909 13.17 7.48 1 0 Komeito 665,939 10.23 1.43 2 1 Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa) 506,112 7.78 3.72 2 2 Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 427,368 6.57 3.76 1 1 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 334,599 5.14 0.93 1 0 Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ) 255,726 3.93 New 1 New Sanseitō 179,069 2.75 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP) 90,708 1.39 0.14 0 0 Total 6,508,258 100.00 21 Invalid votes 170,351 2.55 Turnout 6,678,609 55.09 0.90 Registered voters 12,123,776

2021 + 2021 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,515,841 37.39 4.18 9 1 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) 1,485,947 22.08 1.03 5 1 Komeito 784,976 11.67 0.07 3 1 Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 694,630 10.32 5.90 2 1 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 408,606 6.07 0.62 1 0 Democratic Party For the People (DPFP) 382,734 5.69 New 1 New Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa) 273,208 4.06 New 0 New NHK Party 98,238 1.46 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP) 84,220 1.25 0.25 0 0 Total 6,728,400 100.00 21 Invalid votes 159,687 2.32 Turnout 6,888,087 55.99 0.37 Registered voters 12,302,414

2017 + 2017 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,237,838 33.21 0.09 8 0 Kibō no Tō 1,445,549 21.45 New 5 New Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) 1,418,633 21.05 New 4 New Komeito 781,228 11.59 0.87 2 1 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 450,970 6.69 2.90 1 1 Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) 297,759 4.42 New 1 New Social Democratic Party (SDP) 67,445 1.00 0.99 0 0 Happiness Realization Party (HRP) 38,580 0.57 0.07 0 0 Total 6,738,002 100.00 21 Invalid votes 157,432 2.28 Turnout 6,895,434 55.62 1.01 Registered voters 12,396,727

2014 + 2014 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,147,672 33.30 5.74 8 1 Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 1,491,764 23.13 4.60 5 1 Japan Innovation Party (JIP) 964,240 14.95 4.07 3 1 Komeito 804,089 12.47 1.54 3 1 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 618,695 9.59 4.16 2 1 Party for Future Generations 147,080 2.28 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP) 128,131 1.99 0.08 0 0 People's Life Party (PLP) 106,346 1.65 New 0 New Happiness Realization Party (HRP) 41,429 0.64 0.23 0 0 Total 6,449,446 100.00 21 Invalid votes 171,468 2.59 Turnout 6,620,914 54.62 5.82 Registered voters 12,122,808

2012 + 2012 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 1,966,007 27.56 1.44 7 1 Japan Restoration Party (JRP) 1,356,970 19.02 New 4 New Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 1,321,402 18.53 27.73 4 8 Komeito 779,577 10.93 0.26 2 0 Your Party 644,087 9.03 4.19 2 2 Tomorrow Party of Japan (TPJ) 511,048 7.16 New 1 New Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 387,461 5.43 0.40 1 0 Social Democratic Party (SDP) 136,316 1.91 1.26 0 0 Happiness Realization Party (HRP) 29,739 0.42 0.27 0 0 Total 7,132,607 100.00 21 Invalid votes 187,862 2.57 Turnout 7,320,469 60.43 10.29 Registered voters 12,113,325

2009 + 2009 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 3,864,328 46.26 11.46 12 4 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,182,422 26.12 12.44 6 3 Komeito 891,158 10.67 1.75 2 1 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 486,974 5.83 0.49 1 0 Your Party 404,411 4.84 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP) 264,957 3.17 0.61 0 0 People's New Party (PNP) 130,212 1.56 New 0 New New Party Nippon (Nippon) 72,485 0.87 3.25 0 0 Happiness Realization Party (HRP) 57,222 0.68 New 0 New Total 8,354,169 100.00 21 Invalid votes 193,832 2.27 Turnout 8,548,001 70.73 2.27 Registered voters 12,086,036

2005 + 2005 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 3,066,048 38.56 3.98 9 1 Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 2,766,443 34.80 5.97 8 1 Komeito 987,290 12.42 1.81 3 0 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 502,501 6.32 0.41 1 0 New Party Nippon (Nippon) 327,768 4.12 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP) 300,574 3.78 0.09 0 0 Total 7,950,624 100.00 21 Invalid votes 194,048 2.38 Turnout 8,144,672 68.46 6.70 Registered voters 11,896,841

2003 + 2003 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 2,872,501 40.77 10.14 9 2 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,436,791 34.58 5.95 8 1 Komeito 1,002,576 14.23 2.58 3 1 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 474,414 6.73 3.23 1 1 Social Democratic Party (SDP) 259,831 3.69 3.70 0 1 Total 7,046,113 100.00 21 Invalid votes 229,448 3.15 Turnout 7,275,561 61.76 2.08 Registered voters 11,779,595

2000 + 2000 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 2,151,270 30.63 15.65 7 4 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,011,334 28.63 3.39 7 1 Komeito 818,473 11.65 New 2 New Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 699,970 9.96 1.89 2 1 Liberal Party (LP) 683,153 9.73 New 2 New Social Democratic Party (SDP) 519,193 7.39 1.46 1 0 New Conservative Party (NCP) 92,278 1.31 New 0 New Liberal League (LL) 48,772 0.69 New 0 New Total 7,024,443 100.00 21 2 Invalid votes 355,183 4.81 Turnout 7,379,626 63.85 Registered voters 11,558,584

1996 + 1996 results in the Tokai PR block Party Votes % Seats New Frontier Party (NFP) 2,107,536 33.04 8 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 2,042,948 32.03 8 Democratic Party (DP) 955,464 14.98 3 Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 756,037 11.85 3 Social Democratic Party (SDP) 378,414 5.93 1 New Socialist Party (NSP) 79,449 1.25 0 Liberal League (LL) 58,965 0.92 0 Total 6,378,813 100.00 23

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