House of Representatives 衆議院 Shūgiin | |
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The 48th House of Representatives | |
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Type | |
Type |
Lower house
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Leadership | |
Speaker |
Tadamori Oshima, LDP
Since April 21, 2015 |
Vice-Speaker |
Hirotaka Akamatsu, CDP
Since November 1, 2017 |
Prime Minister |
Shinzō Abe, LDP
Since December 26, 2012 |
Opposition leader |
Yukio Edano, CDP
Since October 23, 2017 |
Structure | |
Seats | 465 |
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Political groups |
Government (312)
LDP (283)
Kōmeitō (29)
Opposition (133)
CDP (55)
DPFP (39)
Grp. of Inds. (13)
JCP (12)
Nippon Ishin (11)
SDP (2)
Liberal (2)
Kibo (2)
Independents (17)
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Elections | |
Voting system |
Parallel voting: First past the post (289 seats) Party-list proportional representation (176 seats) |
Last election |
October 22, 2017 |
Next election |
On or before October 22, 2021 |
Meeting place | |
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Chamber of the House of Representatives | |
Website | |
www.shugiin.go.jp |