The voting rate marked less than 49 percent at the latest Japanese House of Councillors regular election in 2019, the second-lowest in history since the inauguration of the house in 1947. The House of Councillors is the upper house of the Japanese parliament. Once elected, members have six years of terms of service. Half of the members of the house are replaced in a regular election conducted once in three years.
Voting rate at the House of Councillors elections in Japan from 1947 to 2019
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (January 7, 2022). Voting rate at the House of Councillors elections in Japan from 1947 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263218/japan-voting-rate-house-of-councillors-elections/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Voting rate at the House of Councillors elections in Japan from 1947 to 2019." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263218/japan-voting-rate-house-of-councillors-elections/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2022). Voting rate at the House of Councillors elections in Japan from 1947 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263218/japan-voting-rate-house-of-councillors-elections/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Voting Rate at The House of Councillors Elections in Japan from 1947 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263218/japan-voting-rate-house-of-councillors-elections/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Voting rate at the House of Councillors elections in Japan from 1947 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263218/japan-voting-rate-house-of-councillors-elections/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Voting rate at the House of Councillors elections in Japan from 1947 to 2019 [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263218/japan-voting-rate-house-of-councillors-elections/