Template:Current composition of the House of Councillors (Japan)

Composition of the House of Councillors of the National Diet of Japan (as of 17 November 2024, after 215th National Diet)[1]
Caucus (English name)[2]
(domestic name)
Parties Members
Term Total
29 July 2019 –
28 July 2025
(elected 2019,
up 2025)
26 July 2022 –
25 July 2028
(elected 2022,
up 2028)
PR SNTV/FPTP Subtotal PR SNTV/FPTP Subtotal
Government 140
Liberal Democratic Party
Jiyūminshutō
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 19 33 52 18 43 61 113
Komeito
Kōmeitō
Komeito 7 7 14 6 7 13 27
Opposition 91
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Social Democratic Party
Rikken-minshu / Shamin / Mushozoku
Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP)
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Independents
9 15 24 8 10 18 42
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party)
Nippon Ishin no Kai
Nippon Ishin no Kai 4 2 6 8 4 12 18
Democratic Party For the People and The Shin-Ryokufukai
Kokumin-minshutō / Shin-Ryokufūkai
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)
Independents
3 2 5 3 3 6 11
Japanese Communist Party
Nihon Kyōsantō
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) 4 3 7 3 1 4 11
Reiwa Shinsengumi
Reiwa Shinsengumi
Reiwa Shinsengumi 2 0 2 2 1 3 5
The Party to Protect People from NHK
NHK kara kokumin o mamoru tō
The Party to Protect the People from NHK 1 0 1 1 0 1 2
Okinawa Whirlwind
Okinawa no Kaze
Okinawa Social Mass Party 0 1 1 0 1 1 2
Independents (government & opposition) 1 4 5 1 3 4 9
Independents
Members not affiliated with any parliamentary caucus
LDP 1 (President)
CDP 1 (Vice President)
Sanseitō 1
Independents
Total 50 67 117 50 73 123 240
Vacant: 8 majoritarian seats, three from Tokyo and one each from Kanagawa, Aichi, Osaka, Hyōgo and Wakayama
(no by-elections before 2025 regular election without additional vacancies; Tokyo will hold an integrated by- and regular election)[3]
N/A 0 7 7 0 1 1 8


References

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  1. ^ "会派名及び会派別所属議員数". 参議院 (Sangiin, "House of Councillors"). 2024-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
  2. ^ "Strength of the Political Groups in the House of Councillors". House of Councillors. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  3. ^ "25年参院選、東京は欠員補う合併選挙へ 蓮舫氏自動失職". 日本経済新聞 (Nihon Keizai Shimbun). 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-11-18.