Next Japanese general election

A general election is scheduled to be held in Japan no later than 27 October 2028 to elect all 465 seats of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet.

On or before 27 October 2028
All 465 seats in the House of Representatives 233 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader Sanae Takaichi Yoshihiko Noda Hirofumi Yoshimura Fumitake Fujita Party LDP CDP Leader since 4 October 2025 23 September 2024 1 December 2024 Leader's seat Nara 2nd Chiba 14th N/A Osaka 12th Last election 191 seats 148 seats 38 seats Current seats 191 148 38 Seats needed 42 85 195   Leader Yuichiro Tamaki Tetsuo Saito Tarō Yamamoto Party Democratic Party For the People Reiwa Leader since 4 December 2024 9 November 2024 1 April 2019 Leader's seat Kagawa 2nd Hiroshima 3rd Did not stand Last election 28 seats 24 seats 9 seats Current seats 28 24 9 Seats needed 205 209 224   Leader Tomoko Tamura Sohei Kamiya Naoki Hyakuta Party Sanseitō Conservative Party of Japan Leader since 18 January 2024 30 August 2023 1 September 2023 Leader's seat Tokyo PR block Did not stand Did not stand Last election 8 seats 3 seats 3 seats Current seats 8 3 3 Seats needed 225 230 230
Districts and PR districts, shaded according to winners' vote strength
Incumbent Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba LDP

The 2024 general election caused a hung parliament and the formation of a minority government between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito under Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Opinion polling

LOESS curve of the party identification polling for the next Japanese general election with a 7-day average