Tokai proportional representation block

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Tokai Proportional Representation Block
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Tōkai block highlighted
PrefecturesGifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Mie
Electorate12,041,518 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of members21

The Tōkai proportional representation block (Hirei [daihyō] tōkai burokku (比例東海ブロック)) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of the Tōkai region, and consists of the prefectures of Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Mie. Following the introduction of proportional voting, Tōkai elected 23 representatives by PR in the 1996 general election, reduced to 21 in the election of 2000 when the total number of PR seats was reduced from 200 to 180.

Results timeline

Vote share

Party 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 2012 2014 2017 2021 2024 2026
NFP 33.04
LDP 32.0328.6334.5838.5626.1227.5633.3033.2137.3926.3937.65
DPJ[a] 14.9830.6340.7734.8046.2618.5323.13
JCP 11.859.966.736.325.835.439.596.696.075.143.47
SDP 5.937.393.693.783.171.911.991.001.251.390.91
Komeito 11.6514.2312.4210.6710.9312.4711.5911.6710.23
LP 9.73
Nippon 4.120.87
Your 4.849.03
PNP 1.56
Ishin[b] 19.0214.954.4210.326.575.74
TPJ 7.16
PLP 1.65
KnT 21.45
CDP 21.0522.0822.65
DPFP 5.6913.1711.98
Reiwa 4.067.783.14
CPJ 3.932.51
Sanseitō 2.757.56
CRA 17.19
Mirai 6.85
Others 2.17[c]2.01[d]0.68[e]0.42[f]2.92[g]0.57[h]1.46[i]3.00[j]
Turnout 63.8561.7668.4670.7360.4354.6255.6255.9955.0958.70

Seat distribution

ElectionDistributionSeats
1996                                              23
2000                                          21
2003                                          21
2005                                          21
2009                                          21
2012                                          21
2014                                          21
2017                                          21
2021                                          21
2024                                          21
2026                                          21

Election results

2026

2026 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,628,00837.65Increase11.2610Increase3
Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA)[k]1,199,58017.19Decrease15.694Decrease4
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)836,10211.98Decrease1.193Increase2
Sanseitō527,2917.56Increase4.812Increase2
Team Mirai478,3166.85New1New
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)400,9645.74Decrease0.831Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)241,8483.47Decrease1.670Decrease1
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)218,8383.14Decrease4.640Decrease2
Tax Cuts Japan and Yukoku Alliance (Genyu)209,1743.00New0New
Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ)175,5062.51Decrease1.420Decrease1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)63,7290.91Decrease0.480Steady0
Total6,979,356100.0021
Invalid votes89,4741.27
Turnout7,068,83058.70Increase3.61
Registered voters12,041,518

2024

2024 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,717,73726.39Decrease11.007Decrease2
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)1,474,09122.65Increase0.566Increase1
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)856,90913.17Increase7.481Steady0
Komeito665,93910.23Decrease1.432Decrease1
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)506,1127.78Increase3.722Increase2
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)427,3686.57Decrease3.761Decrease1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)334,5995.14Decrease0.931Steady0
Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ)255,7263.93New1New
Sanseitō179,0692.75New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)90,7081.39Increase0.140Steady0
Total6,508,258100.0021
Invalid votes170,3512.55
Turnout6,678,60955.09Decrease0.90
Registered voters12,123,776

2021

2021 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,515,84137.39Increase4.189Increase1
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)1,485,94722.08Increase1.035Increase1
Komeito784,97611.67Increase0.073Increase1
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)694,63010.32Increase5.902Increase1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)408,6066.07Decrease0.621Steady0
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)382,7345.69New1New
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)273,2084.06New0New
NHK Party98,2381.46New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)84,2201.25Increase0.250Steady0
Total6,728,400100.0021
Invalid votes159,6872.32
Turnout6,888,08755.99Increase0.37
Registered voters12,302,414

2017

2017 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,237,83833.21Decrease0.098Steady0
Kibō no Tō1,445,54921.45New5New
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)1,418,63321.05New4New
Komeito781,22811.59Decrease0.872Decrease1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)450,9706.69Decrease2.901Decrease1
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)297,7594.42New1New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)67,4451.00Decrease0.990Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)38,5800.57Decrease0.070Steady0
Total6,738,002100.0021
Invalid votes157,4322.28
Turnout6,895,43455.62Increase1.01
Registered voters12,396,727

2014

2014 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,147,67233.30Increase5.748Increase1
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,491,76423.13Increase4.605Increase1
Japan Innovation Party (JIP)964,24014.95Decrease4.073Decrease1
Komeito804,08912.47Increase1.543Increase1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)618,6959.59Increase4.162Increase1
Party for Future Generations147,0802.28New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)128,1311.99Increase0.080Steady0
People's Life Party (PLP)106,3461.65New0New
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)41,4290.64Increase0.230Steady0
Total6,449,446100.0021
Invalid votes171,4682.59
Turnout6,620,91454.62Decrease5.82
Registered voters12,122,808

2012

2012 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,966,00727.56Increase1.447Increase1
Japan Restoration Party (JRP)1,356,97019.02New4New
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,321,40218.53Decrease27.734Decrease8
Komeito779,57710.93Increase0.262Steady0
Your Party644,0879.03Increase4.192Increase2
Tomorrow Party of Japan (TPJ)511,0487.16New1New
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)387,4615.43Decrease0.401Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP)136,3161.91Decrease1.260Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)29,7390.42Decrease0.270Steady0
Total7,132,607100.0021
Invalid votes187,8622.57
Turnout7,320,46960.43Decrease10.29
Registered voters12,113,325

2009

2009 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)3,864,32846.26Increase11.4612Increase4
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,182,42226.12Decrease12.446Decrease3
Komeito891,15810.67Decrease1.752Decrease1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)486,9745.83Decrease0.491Steady0
Your Party404,4114.84New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)264,9573.17Decrease0.610Steady0
People's New Party (PNP)130,2121.56New0New
New Party Nippon (Nippon)72,4850.87Decrease3.250Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)57,2220.68New0New
Total8,354,169100.0021
Invalid votes193,8322.27
Turnout8,548,00170.73Increase2.27
Registered voters12,086,036

2005

2005 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)3,066,04838.56Increase3.989Increase1
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)2,766,44334.80Decrease5.978Decrease1
Komeito987,29012.42Decrease1.813Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)502,5016.32Decrease0.411Steady0
New Party Nippon (Nippon)327,7684.12New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)300,5743.78Increase0.090Steady0
Total7,950,624100.0021
Invalid votes194,0482.38
Turnout8,144,67268.46Increase6.70
Registered voters11,896,841

2003

2003 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)2,872,50140.77Increase10.149Increase2
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,436,79134.58Increase5.958Increase1
Komeito1,002,57614.23Increase2.583Increase1
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)474,4146.73Decrease3.231Decrease1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)259,8313.69Decrease3.700Decrease1
Total7,046,113100.0021
Invalid votes229,4483.15
Turnout7,275,56161.76Decrease2.08
Registered voters11,779,595

2000

2000 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)2,151,27030.63Increase15.657Increase4
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,011,33428.63Decrease3.397Decrease1
Komeito818,47311.65New2New
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)699,9709.96Decrease1.892Decrease1
Liberal Party (LP)683,1539.73New2New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)519,1937.39Increase1.461Steady0
New Conservative Party (NCP)92,2781.31New0New
Liberal League (LL)48,7720.69New0New
Total7,024,443100.0021Decrease2
Invalid votes355,1834.81
Turnout7,379,62663.85
Registered voters11,558,584

1996

1996 results in the Tokai PR block
PartyVotes%Seats
New Frontier Party (NFP)2,107,53633.048
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2,042,94832.038
Democratic Party (DP)955,46414.983
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)756,03711.853
Social Democratic Party (SDP)378,4145.931
New Socialist Party (NSP)79,4491.250
Liberal League (LL)58,9650.920
Total6,378,813100.0023

References

Notes

  1. 1996 DP
  2. 2012 JRP, 2014 JIP
  3. NSP 1.25, LL 0.92
  4. NCP 1.31, LL 0.69
  5. HRP 0.68
  6. HRP 0.42
  7. Generations 2.28, HRP 0.64
  8. HRP 0.57
  9. NHK 1.46
  10. Genyu 3.00
  11. Swings compared to CDP and Komeito