House of Representatives (Japan)

The House of Representatives (衆議院, Shūgiin) is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors is the upper house.

House of Representatives 衆議院 Shūgiin
The 48th House of Representatives
Type
Type	Lower house
Leadership
Speaker	Hiroyuki Hosoda, LDP since November 10, 2021
Vice-Speaker	Banri Kaieda, CDP since November 10, 2021
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida, LDP since October 4, 2021
Opposition leader	Kenta Izumi, CDP since November 30, 2021
Structure
Seats	465
Political groups	Government (293)   LDP (261)   Kōmeitō (32) Opposition (172)   CDP (96)   Ishin (41)   DPP (11)   JCP (10)   Yūshi no Kai (5)   Reiwa (3)   SDP (1)   Independents (5)
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting: First past the post (289 seats) Party-list proportional representation (176 seats)
Last election	October 31, 2021
Next election	On or before October 31, 2025
Meeting place
Chamber of the House of Representatives
Website
www.shugiin.go.jp

The House of Representatives has 465 members, elected for a four-year term.

List of Speakers

See the main article: List of Speakers of the House of Representatives (Japan)

Other websites

• House of Representatives Website (in English) – Official site of the House of Representatives
• House of Representatives Internet TV- Official site