The 24th regular election of members of the House of Councillors was held on Sunday 10 July 2016 to elect 121 of the 242 members of the House of Councillors, the Upper House of the 717-member Bi-Cameral Diet of Japan, for a term of six years.
This election was the first national election since the 2015 change to the Public Offices Election Act allowed minors from 18 years of age to vote in national, prefectural and municipal elections and in referendums
Half of the seats of the less powerful upper house, or 121 seats, were up for grabs in Sunday’s vote. There had been no possibility for a change of power because the ruling coalition, headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, already controls the more powerful lower house, but the balloting was a key gauge of how much support Abe’s coalition has among the public.
The Liberal Democrats won 56 of the 121 seats, official results showed on Monday July 11,2016
The party’s coalition partner Komeito won 14 seats.
The total of 70 seats was far better than the goal of a combined 61 seats set by Abe.
This election was the first national election since the 2015 change to the Public Offices Election Act allowed minors from 18 years of age to vote in national, prefectural and municipal elections and in referendums
Japan ruling coalition wins landslide in Upper House election
Japan’s ruling coalition scored a stronger-than-expected victory in parliamentary elections, results showed Monday July 11,2016, as voters chose stability and hopes for economic revival over opposition pleas to stop the prime minister from building a more assertive military.
Half of the seats of the less powerful upper house, or 121 seats, were up for grabs in Sunday’s vote. There had been no possibility for a change of power because the ruling coalition, headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, already controls the more powerful lower house, but the balloting was a key gauge of how much support Abe’s coalition has among the public.
The Liberal Democrats won 56 of the 121 seats, official results showed on Monday July 11,2016
The party’s coalition partner Komeito won 14 seats.
The total of 70 seats was far better than the goal of a combined 61 seats set by Abe.
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