Japanese general elections

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Japanese general elections are nationwide parliamentary elections in Japan to choose members of the House of Representatives, determining the composition of the national government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national election
parliamentary election
administeredBy Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
allows absentee voting under certain conditions
early voting
ballotType secret ballot
canBeDissolvedBy Cabinet of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan
chamber House of Representatives of Japan
coalitionPartnerOften Komeito
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Japan
country Japan
determines composition of the national government of Japan
electoralFormula D’Hondt method
linked to: d’Hondt method

first-past-the-post
electorate Japanese citizens aged 18 or over
elects members of the House of Representatives of Japan
electsHeadOfGovernmentIndirectly Prime Minister of Japan
firstHeldUnderCurrentConstitution 1947 Japanese general election
frequency at least every 4 years or when the House is dissolved
governmentUsuallyFormedBy Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
language Japanese
legislativeBody National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
levelOfGovernment national
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Japan
mainPoliticalParty Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Democratic Party for the People
Japan Communist Party
Komeito
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Nippon Ishin no Kai
monitoredBy domestic election observers
international observers (occasionally)
overseenBy Election Management Committees in Japan
partOf electoral system of Japan
predecessor general elections of the Empire of Japan
proportionalRepresentationMethod party-list proportional representation
relatedTo Japanese House of Councillors elections
Japanese local elections
resultsIn formation of the Cabinet of Japan
scope entire territory of Japan
suffrageType universal adult suffrage
termLength 4 years (maximum) for the House of Representatives
triggeredBy dissolution of the House of Representatives
upperHouseNotElectedIn House of Councillors of Japan
votingMethod paper ballots
votingSystem parallel voting system
votingSystemComponent proportional representation
single-member district plurality

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Hokkaido 9th district isElectoralDistrictFor Japanese general elections
DPFP participatesIn Japanese general elections
Shizuoka Prefecture electoral districts relatedTo Japanese general elections
1974 Japanese general election partOf National Diet elections in Japan
linked to: Japanese general elections