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== List of House of Representatives general elections ==
=== 19th century ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Election
!Date
!{{nowrap|Elected prime minister}}<br />(during term)
!Turnout
!Seats
!Date of<br>dissolution (D) /<br>expiration of term (E)
!Registered<br>voters
!Majority party
! colspan=2|Seats Share
! Monarch<br />{{small|(Reign)}}
|-
| align="center" style="background:#efefef;" colspan="10" |'''Imperial Diet (1890–1947); upper house: [[House of Peers (Japan)|House of Peers]]'''
! rowspan=15 style="font-weight:normal" | '''{{nowrap|[[Emperor Meiji|Emperor<br>Meiji]]}}'''<br>[[File:Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg|50px]]<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.1em;">{{small|(1867–1912)}}</div>
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1890 Japanese general election|1890]]
|rowspan=2|1 July 1890
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|[[Yamagata Aritomo]]
|rowspan=2|93.91%
|rowspan="14"|300
|rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2 align="right"|450,872
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}} rowspan="10" style="white-space:nowrap" |[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)|Constitutional Liberal]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|130
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|43.33%
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|([[Matsukata Masayoshi]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1892 Japanese general election|1892]]
|rowspan=2|15 February 1892
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|[[Matsukata Masayoshi]]
|rowspan=2|91.59%
|rowspan=2|(D) December 25, 1891
| rowspan=2 align="right"|434,594
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|{{0}}94
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|31.33%
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|([[Itō Hirobumi]])
|-
![[March 1894 Japanese general election|<small>Mar.</small> 1894]]
|March 1, 1894
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|[[Itō Hirobumi]]
|88.76%
|(D) December 30, 1893
|align="right"|440,113
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|120
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|40.00%
|-
!rowspan=3|[[September 1894 Japanese general election|<small>Sep.</small> 1894]]
|rowspan=3|1 September 1894
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|[[Itō Hirobumi]]
|rowspan=3|84.84%
|rowspan=3|(D) June 2, 1894
|rowspan=3 align="right"|460,483
|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|107
|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|35.66%
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|([[Matsukata Masayoshi]])
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|([[Itō Hirobumi]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[March 1898 Japanese general election|<small>Mar.</small> 1898]]
|rowspan=2|15 March 1898
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|[[Itō Hirobumi]]
|rowspan=2|87.50%
|rowspan=2|(D) December 25, 1897
|rowspan=2 align="right"|452,637
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|105
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1890)}}|35.00%
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Kenseito}}|([[Ōkuma Shigenobu]])
|-
!rowspan=4|[[August 1898 Japanese general election|<small>Aug.</small> 1898]]
|rowspan=4|10 August 1898
|bgcolor={{party color|Kenseito}}|[[Ōkuma Shigenobu]]
|rowspan=4|79.91%
|rowspan=4|(D) June 10, 1898
|rowspan=4 align="right"|502,292
|rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|Kenseito}}|[[Kensei Hontō]]
|rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|Kenseito}}|124
|rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|Kenseito}}|41.33%
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Yamagata Aritomo]])
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|([[Itō Hirobumi]])
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Katsura Tarō]])
|-
!Election
!Date
!{{nowrap|Elected prime minister}}<br />(during term)
!Turnout
!Seats
!Date of dissolution (D) /<br>expiration of term (E)
!Registered<br>voters
!Majority party
! colspan=2|Seats Share
! Monarch<br />{{small|(Reign)}}
|}

=== 20th century ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Election
!Date
!{{nowrap|Elected prime minister}}<br />(during term)
!Turnout
!Seats
!Date of<br>dissolution (D) /<br>expiration of term (E)
!Registered<br>voters
!Majority party
! colspan=2|Seats Share
! Monarch<br />{{small|(Reign)}}
|-
![[1902 Japanese general election|1902]]
|August 10, 1902
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf" rowspan=2|[[Katsura Tarō]]
|88.39%
|rowspan=2|376
|(E) August 9, 1902
|align="right"|982,868
| rowspan="11" bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|191
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|50.79%
! rowspan=11 style="font-weight:normal" | '''{{nowrap|[[Emperor Meiji|Emperor<br>Meiji]]}}'''<br>[[File:Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg|50px]]<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.1em;">{{small|(1867–1912)}}</div>
|-
![[1903 Japanese general election|1903]]
|March 1, 1903
|86.17%
|(D) December 28, 1902
| align="right"|958,322
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|175
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|46.54%
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1904 Japanese general election|1904]]
|rowspan=2|1 March 1904
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|[[Katsura Tarō]]
|rowspan=2|86.06%
|rowspan=5|379
|rowspan=2|(D) December 11, 1903
|rowspan=2 align="right"|762,445
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|133
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|35.09%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|([[Saionji Kinmochi]])
|-
!rowspan=3|[[1908 Japanese general election|1908]]
|rowspan=3|15 May 1908
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|[[Saionji Kinmochi]]
|rowspan=3|85.29%
|rowspan=3|(E) March 27, 1908
|rowspan=3 align="right"|1,590,045
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|187
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|49.34%
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Katsura Tarō]])
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|([[Saionji Kinmochi]])
|-
!rowspan=4|[[1912 Japanese general election|1912]]
|rowspan=4|15 May 1912
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|[[Saionji Kinmochi]]
|rowspan=4|89.58%
|rowspan=8|381
|rowspan=4|(E) May 14, 1912
|rowspan=4 align="right"|1,506,143
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|209
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|54.85%
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|([[Katsura Tarō]])
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Yamamoto Gonnohyōe]])
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Doshikai}}|([[Ōkuma Shigenobu]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1915 Japanese general election|1915]]
|rowspan=2|25 March 1915
|bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Doshikai}}|[[Ōkuma Shigenobu]]
|rowspan=2|92.13%
|rowspan=2|(D) December 25, 1914
|rowspan=2 align="right"|1,546,411
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Doshikai}}|[[Rikken Dōshikai]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Doshikai}}|153
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Doshikai}}|40.15%
! rowspan=12 style="font-weight:normal" | '''{{nowrap|[[Emperor Taishō|Emperor<br>Taishō]]}}'''<br>[[File:Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg|50px]]<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.1em;">{{small|(1912–1926)}}</div>
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Terauchi Masatake]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1917 Japanese general election|1917]]
|rowspan=2|20 April 1917
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|[[Terauchi Masatake]]
|rowspan=2|91.92%
|rowspan=2|(D) January 25, 1917
|rowspan=2 align="right"|1,422,126
|rowspan=7 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|165
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|43.30%
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|([[Hara Takashi]])
|-
!rowspan=5|[[1920 Japanese general election|1920]]
|rowspan=5|10 May 1920
|bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|[[Hara Takashi]]
|rowspan=5|86.73%
|rowspan=8|464
|rowspan=5|(D) February 26, 1920
|rowspan=5 align="right"|3,069,148
|rowspan=5 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|278
|rowspan=5 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|59.91%
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|([[Takahashi Korekiyo]])
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Katō Tomosaburō]])
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Yamamoto Gonnohyōe]])
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|([[Kiyoura Keigo]])
|-
!rowspan=3|[[1924 Japanese general election|1924]]
|rowspan=3|10 May 1924
|bgcolor={{party color|Kenseikai}}|[[Katō Takaaki]]
|rowspan=3|91.18%
|rowspan=3|(D) January 31, 1924
|rowspan=3 align="right"|3,288,405
|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Kenseikai}}|[[Kenseikai]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Kenseikai}}|151
|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Kenseikai}}|32.54%
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Kenseikai}}|([[Wakatsuki Reijirō]])
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|([[Tanaka Giichi]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1928 Japanese general election|1928]]
|rowspan=2|20 February 1928
|bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|[[Tanaka Giichi]]
|rowspan=2|80.36%
|rowspan=28|466
|rowspan=2|(D) January 21, 1928
|rowspan=2 align="right"|12,408,678
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|[[Rikken Seiyūkai]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|218
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}|46.78%
! rowspan=58 style="font-weight:normal" | '''{{nowrap|[[Hirohito|Emperor<br>Shōwa]]}}'''<br>[[File:Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg|50px]]<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.1em;">{{small|(1926–1989)}}</div>
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|([[Hamaguchi Osachi]])
|-
!rowspan=3|[[1930 Japanese general election|1930]]
|rowspan=3|20 February 1930
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|[[Hamaguchi Osachi]]
|rowspan=3|83.34%
|rowspan=3|(D) January 21, 1930
|rowspan=3 align="right"|12,812,895
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|[[Constitutional Democratic Party (Japan)|Rikken Minseitō]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|273
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|58.58%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|([[Wakatsuki Reijirō]])
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|([[Inukai Tsuyoshi]])
|-
!rowspan=3|[[1932 Japanese general election|1932]]
|rowspan=3|20 February 1932
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|[[Inukai Tsuyoshi]]
|rowspan=3|81.68%
|rowspan=3|(D) January 21, 1932
|rowspan=3 align="right"|13,237,841
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|[[Rikken Seiyukai]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|301
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Seiyukai}}"|64.59%
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Saitō Makoto]])
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Keisuke Okada]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1936 Japanese general election|1936]]
|rowspan=2|20 February 1936
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|[[Kōki Hirota]]
|rowspan=2|78.65%
|rowspan=2|(D) January 21, 1936
|rowspan=2 align="right"|14,479,553
|rowspan=10 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|[[Constitutional Democratic Party (Japan)|Rikken Minseitō]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|205
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|43.99%
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Senjūrō Hayashi]])
|-
!rowspan=8|[[1937 Japanese general election|1937]]
|rowspan=8|30 April 1937
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|[[Senjūrō Hayashi]]
|rowspan=8|73.31%
|rowspan=8|(D) March 31, 1937
|rowspan=8 align="right"|14,618,298
|rowspan=8 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|179
|rowspan=8 bgcolor="{{party color|Rikken Minseito}}"|38.41%
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|([[Fumimaro Konoe]])
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro"|([[Hiranuma Kiichirō]])
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Nobuyuki Abe]])
|-
|bgcolor="#bfbfbf"|([[Mitsumasa Yonai]])
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro" | ([[Fumimaro Konoe]])
|-
|bgcolor="#eba5a9" | ([[Fumimaro Konoe]])
|-
|bgcolor="#eba5a9" | ([[Hideki Tojo]])
|-
!rowspan=6|[[1942 Japanese general election|1942]]
|rowspan=6|30 April 1942
|bgcolor="#eba5a9" | [[Hideki Tojo]]
|rowspan=6|83.16%
|rowspan=6|(E) April 29, 1942
|rowspan=6 align="right"|14,594,287
|rowspan=6 bgcolor="#eba5a9" | [[Imperial Rule Assistance Association]]
|rowspan=6 bgcolor="#eba5a9" |381
|rowspan=6 bgcolor="#eba5a9" |81.75%
|-
|bgcolor="#eba5a9" | ([[Kuniaki Koiso]])
|-
|bgcolor="#eba5a9" | ([[Kantarō Suzuki]])
|-
|bgcolor="Gainsboro" | ([[Kantarō Suzuki]])
|-
|bgcolor="#dfd29f"|([[Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni]])
|-
|bgcolor="#ccff99"|([[Kijūrō Shidehara]])
|-
![[1946 Japanese general election|1946]]
|April 10, 1946
|bgcolor="#99ead5" | [[Shigeru Yoshida]]
|72.08%
|(D) December 18, 1945
|align="right"|36,878,420
|bgcolor="#99ead5" | [[Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)|Liberal]]
|bgcolor="#99ead5" | 141
|bgcolor="#99ead5" | 30.25%
|-
!rowspan=3|[[1947 Japanese general election|1947]]
|rowspan=3|25 April 1947
|bgcolor="#9cb3d4" | [[Tetsu Katayama]]
|rowspan=3|67.95%
|rowspan=3|(D) March 31, 1947
|rowspan=3 align="right"|40,907,493
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#9cb3d4" | [[Japan Socialist Party|Socialist]]
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#9cb3d4" | 143
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#9cb3d4" | 30.68%
|-
|bgcolor="#ffff7f" | ([[Hitoshi Ashida]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8fc586" | ([[Shigeru Yoshida]])
|-
| align="center" style="background:#efefef;" colspan="10" |'''National Diet (1947–present); upper house: [[House of Councillors (Japan)|House of Councillors]]'''
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1949 Japanese general election|1949]]
|rowspan=2|23 January 1949
|bgcolor="#8fc586" | [[Shigeru Yoshida]]
|rowspan=2|74.04%
|rowspan=5|466
|rowspan=2|(D) December 23, 1948
|rowspan=2 align="right"|42,105,300
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8fc586" | [[Democratic Liberal Party (Japan)|Democratic Liberal]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8fc586" | 264
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8fc586" | 56.65%
|-
|bgcolor="#8fc586" | ([[Shigeru Yoshida]])
|-
![[1952 Japanese general election|1952]]
|October 1, 1952
|bgcolor="#8fc586" | [[Shigeru Yoshida]]
|76.43%
|(D) August 28, 1952
|align="right"|46,772,584
|bgcolor="#8fc586" | [[Liberal Party (Japan, 1950)|Liberal]]
|bgcolor="#8fc586" | 240
|bgcolor="#8fc586" | 51.50%
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1953 Japanese general election|1953]]
|rowspan=2|19 April 1953
|bgcolor="#8fc586" | [[Shigeru Yoshida]]
|rowspan=2|74.22%
|rowspan=2|(D) March 14, 1953
|rowspan=2 align="right"|47,090,167
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8fc586" |[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1950)|Liberal]]<br>Yoshida faction
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8fc586" |199
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8fc586" |42.70%
|-
|bgcolor="#ccd790" | ([[Ichirō Hatoyama]])
|-
!rowspan=4|[[1955 Japanese general election|1955]]
|rowspan=4|27 February 1955
|bgcolor="#ccd790" | [[Ichirō Hatoyama]]
|rowspan=4|75.84%
|rowspan=9|467
|rowspan=4|(D) January 24, 1955
|rowspan=4 align="right"|49,235,375
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#ccd790" | [[Japan Democratic Party (1954)|Democratic]]
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#ccd790"|185
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#ccd790"|39.61%
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Ichirō Hatoyama]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Tanzan Ishibashi]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Nobusuke Kishi]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1958 Japanese general election|1958]]
|rowspan=2|22 May 1958
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Nobusuke Kishi]]
|rowspan=2|76.99%
|rowspan=2|(D) April 25, 1958
|rowspan=2 align="right"|52,013,529
|rowspan=15 bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|287
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|61.45%
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Hayato Ikeda]])
|-
![[1960 Japanese general election|1960]]
|November 20, 1960
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Hayato Ikeda]]
|73.51%
|(D) October 24, 1960
|align="right"|54,312,993
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|296
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|63.38%
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1963 Japanese general election|1963]]
|rowspan=2|21 November 1963
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Hayato Ikeda]]
|rowspan=2|71.14%
|rowspan=2|(D) October 23, 1963
|rowspan=2 align="right"|58,281,678
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|283
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|60.59%
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Eisaku Satō]])
|-
![[1967 Japanese general election|1967]]
|January 29, 1967
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Eisaku Satō]]
|73.99%
|rowspan=3|486
|(D) December 27, 1966
|align="right"|62,992,796
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|277
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|56.99%
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1969 Japanese general election|1969]]
|rowspan=2|27 December 1969
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Eisaku Satō]]
|rowspan=2|68.51%
|rowspan=2|(D) December 2, 1969
|rowspan=2 align="right"|69,260,424
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|288
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|59.25%
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Kakuei Tanaka]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1972 Japanese general election|1972]]
|rowspan=2|10 December 1972
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Kakuei Tanaka]]
|rowspan=2|71.76%
|rowspan=2|491
|rowspan=2|(D) November 13, 1972
|rowspan=2 align="right"|73,769,636
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|271
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|55.19%
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Takeo Miki]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1976 Japanese general election|1976]]
|rowspan=2|5 December 1976
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Takeo Fukuda]]
|rowspan=2|73.45%
|rowspan=6|511
|rowspan=2|(E) December 9, 1976
|rowspan=2 align="right"|77,926,588
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|249
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|48.72%
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Masayoshi Ōhira]])
|-
![[1979 Japanese general election|1979]]
|October 7, 1979
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Masayoshi Ōhira]]
|68.01%
|(D) September 7, 1979
|align="right"|80,169,924
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|248
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|48.53%
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1980 Japanese general election|1980]]
|rowspan=2|22 June 1980
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Zenkō Suzuki]]
|rowspan=2|74.57%
|rowspan=2|(D) May 19, 1980
|rowspan=2 align="right"|80,925,034
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|284
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|55.57%
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Yasuhiro Nakasone]])
|-
![[1983 Japanese general election|1983]]
|December 18, 1983
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]
|67.94%
|(D) November 28, 1983
|align="right"|84,252,608
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]<br>(LDP-[[New Liberal Club|NLC]] coalition)
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|250
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|48.92%
|-
!rowspan=4|[[1986 Japanese general election|1986]]
|rowspan=4|2 June 1986
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]
|rowspan=4|71.40%
|rowspan=6|512
|rowspan=4|(D) June 2, 1986
|rowspan=4 align="right"|86,426,845
|rowspan=6 bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#8dc681"|300
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#8dc681"|58.59%
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Noboru Takeshita]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Sōsuke Uno]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Toshiki Kaifu]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[1990 Japanese general election|1990]]
|rowspan=2|18 February 1990
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Toshiki Kaifu]]
|rowspan=2|73.31%
|rowspan=2|(D) January 24, 1990
|rowspan=2 align="right"|90,322,908
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|275
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|53.71%
! rowspan=11 style="font-weight:normal" | {{nowrap|[[Akihito|'''Emperor<br>Akihito'''<br>(Heisei)]]}}<br>[[File:Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg|50px]]<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.1em;">{{small|(1989–2019)}}</div>
|-
|bgcolor="#8dc681" | ([[Kiichi Miyazawa]])
|-
!rowspan=4|[[1993 Japanese general election|1993]]
|rowspan=4|18 July 1993
|bgcolor="#81bbb2" | [[Morihiro Hosokawa]]
|rowspan=4|67.26%
|rowspan=4|511
|rowspan=4|(D) June 18, 1993
|rowspan=4 align="right"|94,477,816
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]<br>([[Japan New Party|JNP]]-[[Japan Renewal Party|JRP]]–[[Japan Socialist Party|JSP]]-[[Komeito]]–[[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)|DSP]]-[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]]-[[Socialist Democratic Federation (Japan)|SDF]] coalition:<br>1993–1994,<br>[[Japan Renewal Party|JRP]]–[[Komeito]]–[[Japan New Party|JNP]]-[[Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)|DSP]]-Liberal Reform League coalition:<br>1994,<br>LDP-[[Japan Socialist Party|JSP]]-[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]] coalition<br>since 1994)
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#8dc681"|223
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#8dc681"|43.63%
|-
|bgcolor="#7fbdec" | ([[Tsutomu Hata]])
|-
|bgcolor="#9CB3D4" | ([[Tomiichi Murayama]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Ryūtarō Hashimoto]])
|-
!rowspan=3|[[1996 Japanese general election|1996]]
|rowspan=3|20 October 1996
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | [[Ryūtarō Hashimoto]]
|rowspan=3|59.65%
|rowspan=3|500
|rowspan=3|(D) September 27, 1996
|rowspan=3 align="right"|97,680,719
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]<br>(LDP-[[Japan Socialist Party|JSP]]/[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|SDP]]-[[New Party Sakigake|NPS]] coalition:<br>1996,<br>LDP-[[Liberal Party (Japan, 1998)|Liberal]] coalition:<br>1999,<br>LDP-[[Komeito]]-Liberal/[[New Conservative Party (Japan)|NCP]] coalition:<br>1999–2000,<br>LDP-Komeito-NCP coalition:<br>2000)
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#8dc681"|239
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#8dc681"|47.80%
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Keizō Obuchi]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Yoshirō Mori]])
|-
!rowspan=2|[[2000 Japanese general election|2000]]
|rowspan=2|25 June 2000
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | [[Yoshirō Mori]]
|rowspan=2|62.49%
|rowspan=2|480
|rowspan=2|(D) June 2, 2000
|rowspan=2 align="right"|100,492,328
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681" | [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]<br>(LDP-[[Komeito]]-[[New Conservative Party (Japan)|NCP]] coalition)
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|233
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8dc681"|48.54%
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Junichiro Koizumi]])
|-
!Election
!Date
!{{nowrap|Elected prime minister}}<br />(during term)
!Turnout
!Seats
!Date of<br>dissolution (D) /<br>expiration of term (E)
!Registered<br>voters
!Majority party
! colspan=2|Seats Share
! Monarch<br />{{small|(Reign)}}
|}

=== 21st century ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Election
!Date
!{{nowrap|Elected prime minister}}<br />(during term)
!Turnout
!Seats
!Date of<br>dissolution (D) /<br>expiration of term (E)
!Registered<br>voters
!Majority party
! colspan=2|Seats Share
! Monarch<br />{{small|(Reign)}}
|-
![[2003 Japanese general election|2003]]
|November 9, 2003
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | [[Junichiro Koizumi]]
|59.86%
|rowspan=9|480
|(D) October 10, 2003
|align="right"|102,306,684
|rowspan=5 bgcolor="#8DC681" | [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]<br>(LDP-[[Komeito]] coalition)
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|237
| bgcolor="#8dc681"|49.37%
! rowspan=13 style="font-weight:normal" | {{nowrap|[[Akihito|'''Emperor<br>Akihito'''<br>(Heisei)]]}}<br>[[File:Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg|50px]]<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.1em;">{{small|(1989–2019)}}</div>
|-
!rowspan=4|[[2005 Japanese general election|2005]]
|rowspan=4|11 September 2005
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | [[Junichiro Koizumi]]
|rowspan=4|67.51%
|rowspan=4|(D) August 8, 2005
|rowspan=4 align="right"|103,067,966
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#8dc681"|296
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#8dc681"|61.66%
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Shinzo Abe]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Yasuo Fukuda]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Tarō Asō]])
|-
!rowspan=3|[[2009 Japanese general election|2009]]
|rowspan=3|30 August 2009
|bgcolor="#f59999" | [[Yukio Hatoyama]]
|rowspan=3|69.28%
|rowspan=3|(D) July 21, 2009
|rowspan=3 align="right"|104,057,361
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#f59999" | [[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]<br>(DPJ-[[People's New Party|PNP]]-[[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|SDP]] coalition:<br>2009–2010,<br>DPJ-PNP coalition:<br>2010–2012)
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#f59999"|308
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#f59999"|64.16%
|-
|bgcolor="#f59999" | ([[Naoto Kan]])
|-
|bgcolor="#f59999" | ([[Yoshihiko Noda]])
|-
![[2012 Japanese general election|2012]]
|December 16, 2012
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#8DC681" | [[Shinzo Abe]]
|59.32%
|(D) November 16, 2012
|align="right"|103,959,866
| bgcolor="#8DC681" rowspan="6" |[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]<br>(LDP-[[Komeito]] coalition)
|bgcolor="#8DC681"|294
|bgcolor="#8DC681"|61.25%
|-
![[2014 Japanese general election|2014]]
|December 14, 2014
|52.66%
|475
|(D) November 21, 2014
|align="right"|104,067,104
|bgcolor="#8DC681"|291
|bgcolor="#8DC681"|61.26%
|-
!rowspan=3|[[2017 Japanese general election|2017]]
|rowspan=3|22 October 2017
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | [[Shinzo Abe]]
|rowspan=3|53.68%
|rowspan=4|465
|rowspan=3|(D) September 28, 2017
|rowspan=3 align="right"|106,091,229
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#8DC681"|284
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#8DC681"|61.08%
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Yoshihide Suga]])
|-
|bgcolor="#8DC681" | ([[Fumio Kishida]])
|-
![[2021 Japanese general election|2021]]
|October 31, 2021
|bgcolor="#8DC681"|[[Fumio Kishida]]
|55.93%
|(D) October 14, 2021
| align="right"|105,622,758
|bgcolor="#8DC681"|261
|bgcolor="#8DC681"|56.12%
! style="font-weight:normal" | {{nowrap|[[Naruhito|'''Emperor<br>Naruhito'''<br>(Reiwa)]]}}<br>[[File:Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg|50px]]<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.1em;">{{small|(2019–present)}}</div>
|-
!Election
!Date
!{{nowrap|Elected prime minister}}<br />(during term)
!Turnout
!Seats
!Date of<br>dissolution (D) /<br>expiration of term (E)
!Registered<br>voters
!Majority party
! colspan=2|Seats Share
! Monarch<br />{{small|(Reign)}}
|}