Election results

The right to vote and the right to stand for election are fundamental rights of the Japanese people, and the result of the election greatly influences the political trends of the country and local governments.

This webpage introduces websites which enable users to search election results. Most of them are Japanese websites, except for that of the IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union).

For an overview of Japanese electoral system, please refer to the following webpages: Naruhodo!SenkyoLeave the NDL website. , Voting rights and rights to stand for electionLeave the NDL website. , Senkyo no shurui (Types of election)Leave the NDL website. by The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Japanese Election SystemLeave the NDL website. by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Election Administration Commission.

1. National election

2. Local election

The results of local elections may be posted on local government websites.