The 31st is the election day for the House of Representatives election, where issues such as measures against the new corona and the rebuilding of the economy were issues.


The leaders and candidates of each party are making final appeals to voters on the streets.

For the first time in four years, the period from the inauguration of Prime Minister Kishida to the election day on the 31st is the shortest 27 days after the war, and the last day of the election campaign that has continued since the announcement on the 19th of this month is the 30th. rice field.



In this election, 1051 people, the smallest number since 1996, when the election was held under the current single-seat constituency proportional representation system, are competing for a total of 465 seats in the single-seat constituency 289 proportional representation 176.



On the 30th, the final day of the election campaign, when measures against the new corona and the rebuilding of the economy became issues, the leaders and candidates of each party continue to make final appeals to voters on the streets.



The street speech will be available until 8 pm, and the candidates will call for support to the last minute.



On the other hand, polling stations were set up in various parts of the country.



At the gymnasium of an elementary school in Kita Ward, Osaka, three ballot boxes are set up: a single-seat constituency, a proportional representation, and a "national examination" by a judge of the Supreme Court. I was preparing it.



On the 31st, voting will start at 7:00 am at more than 46,000 polling stations nationwide, excluding some areas such as remote islands where early voting was held.



Voting closes at 8 pm and counting begins in sequence.

By the 29th of the early voting, more than 16.62 million people

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of people who voted early in the House of Representatives election by the 29th was 16.62 million, an increase of about 980,000 compared to the same period in the previous House of Representatives election. rice field.



The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has summarized the status of early voting from the 20th to the 29th of this month, the day after the announcement, through the election administration committees of all prefectures.



According to this, the number of people who voted before the deadline was 16,624,907, which is 15.74% of all voters.



Compared to the same period of the previous House of Representatives election in 2017, this is 979,558 people, an increase of 6.3%, and the percentage of voters is 0.99 points higher.



In the past House of Representatives elections, the highest number of people who voted early was 21,379,977.



Looking at the status of early voting up to the 29th by prefecture, Yamagata and Ishikawa prefectures have increased by about 1.2 times, and 39 prefectures have increased.



Regarding this, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said that the early voting system has spread to voters and that the number of voters trying to avoid congestion on the day of voting to prevent infection with the new coronavirus has increased. I am.