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- Took place: July 29, 2007
- Total electorate: 103,710,035
- Voter turnout: 60,813,927 (58.6%)ElectionResources.org: House of Councillors Election Results
- Total seats: 242
- Available seats: 121
- Democratic Party of Japan won majority of seats
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Japan held elections for it's upper legislative house, the House of Councillors, on July 29, 2007. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its majority control to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). The DPJ's landslide victories won it seats that had historically been controlled by the LDP. The results damaged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's standing among the public and the LDP party.New York Times: Premier's Party Suffers Big Defeat in Japan (July 29, 2007)
Prefectural Voting Results
- Majority: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
- 24,006,818 votes (40.5%)
- Seats won: 40
- Minority: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
- 18,606,193 votes (31.4%)
- Seats won: 23
- Parties with 10% of votes:
- Japanese Communist Party, Independents, New Komeito, Social Democratic Party, People's New Party, OtherElectionResources.org: House of Councillors Election Results
Proportional Representation Results
- Majority: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
- 23,256,247 votes (39.5%)
- Seats won: 20
- Minority: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
- 16,544,761 votes (28.1%)
- Seats won: 14
- Other: New Komeito
- 7,765,329 votes (13.2%)
- Seats won: 7
- Parties with 10% of votes:
- Japanese Communist Party, Social Democratic Party, New Party Nippon, People's New Party, OthersElectionResources.org: House of Councillors Election Results
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Japanese House of Councillors election (2007) Questions
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