It has been decided that the House of Councilors election will be announced on the 22nd of this month and will be voted on the 10th of next month.
So far, 527 people are planning to run for the constituency and proportional representation.
Of these, the number and proportion of female candidates is expected to reach a record high.
<Electoral district>
363 people plan to run
As of the 15th, NHK has put together a total of 363 candidates for 75 constituencies in 45 constituencies nationwide.
Candidates by political party
▽ LDP 49 people
▽ Constitutional Democratic Party 31 people
▽ Komei Party 7 people
▽ Japan Restoration Association 20 people
▽ National Democratic Party 13 people
▽ Communist Party 33 people
▽ Reiwa Shinsengumi 5 people
▽ Social Democratic Party 4 people
▽ NHK 73 parties ▽
1st
party ▽ Restoration party / new wind 9 people
▽ Happiness realization party 11 people
▽ Participating party 45 people
▽ New party Kunimori 8 people
▽ Japan first party 8 people
▽ Various factions 14 people
▽ There are 32 unaffiliated people.
The second most prospective candidate
The number of prospective candidates in the constituency is 148 more than the candidates for the previous and three-year-old elections, and the final candidate is expected to be the second highest after the 1995 election, which was the largest number so far. is.
32 "one-person districts" nationwide The composition of the LDP candidate vs. opposition unification candidate is 11 constituencies
Of these, 32 people nationwide, who are said to hold the key to the victory or defeat of the entire election contest, had one "one-person district" last time, and in the last two elections, all the constituencies had candidates for the LDP and opposition parties. The composition was a one-on-one confrontation, but this time, only 11 constituencies have a composition in which the opposition party unifies the candidates and confronts the ruling party.
<Proportional representation>
164 people plan to run
On the other hand, a total of 164 people are scheduled to run for proportional representation with a capacity of 50.
Candidates by political party
▽ LDP 33 people
▽ Constitutional Democratic Party 18 people
▽ Komei Party 17 people
▽ Japan Restoration Association 26 people
▽ Democratic Party for the People 9 people
▽ Communist Party 25 people
▽ Reiwa Shinsengumi 8 people
▽ Social Democratic Party 8 people
▽ NHK There are 9
parties ▽ Restoration Party / Shinfu 1 person
▽ Happiness Realization Party 1 person
▽ Participating Party 5 people
▽ New Party Kunimori 2 people
▽ Japan First Party 2 people.
<Electoral district / proportional representation> A total of 527 people are scheduled to run
As a result, the number of prospective candidates for the constituency and proportional representation has been 527 so far, which is 157 more than the number of candidates for the previous and three years ago.
<Women's candidates>
175 people are planning to run for the number of people and the ratio are the highest ever
Regarding women's political participation, a law was enforced four years ago, aiming to make the number of male and female candidates as "equal" as possible in national elections.
According to NHK's summary, as of the 15th in the Upper House election, there are 175 female candidates, accounting for 33% of all candidates.
The number of female candidates three years ago was 104, which was the highest among all the supporters, 28%, but so far the number is 71 more than the previous time, and the ratio is 5 points higher. , Both are expected to reach record highs.
Candidates for women by political party
▽ LDP is 19 people and 23%
▽ Constitutional Democratic Party is 24 people and 49%
▽ Komeito is 5 people and 21%
▽ Japan Restoration Society is 14 people and 30%
▽ National Democratic Party is 9 people and 41%
▽ Communist Party is 32 people 55%
▽ Reiwa Shinsengumi has 5 members and 38%
▽ Social Democratic Party has 5 members and 42%
▽ NHK Party has 20 members and 24%.
The focus is ...?
In this House of Councilors election, the focus will be on whether the LDP and Komeito can maintain a stable government base, or whether the opposition can create an opportunity for a reversal offensive.
The focus will also be on whether to maintain the two-thirds of the seats required to propose the amendment by combining the non-elected seats of the two parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Nippon Ishin no Kai, and the Democratic Party for the People, who are willing to amend the constitution. increase.
Retired member
According to the NHK summary, there are 20 members who are planning to retire only this term without running for the Upper House election.
Liberal Democratic Party
▽ Mr. Masaharu Nakagawa, Chairman of the House of Councilors Constitutional Examination and Minister of the Environment
▽ Mr. Satoshi Ninoyu, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission ▽ Mr. Jiro
Kaneko, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is
scheduled to retire without running for this election.
Constitutional Democratic Party
▽ Mr. Toshio Ogawa, Vice-Chairman of the House of Councilors and Minister of Justice
▽ Mr. Akira Gunji, Vice-Chairman of the House of Councilors and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
▽ Mr. Yoshio Hatoro, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry will retire.
Komeito
▽ Former State Minister for Reconstruction Masayoshi Hamada will retire.
Japan Restoration Party
▽ Mr. Toranosuke Katayama, who served as co-representative and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, will retire.
Democratic Party for the People
▽ Mr. Masao Kobayashi, the chairman of the House of Representatives, will retire.
Communist Party
▽ Former Secretary General Tadayoshi Ichida will retire.
Independent
▽ Former Minister of Justice Minoru Yanagita will also retire.
(List of members scheduled to retire)
7 Liberal Democrats: Hiroshi Okada, Masaharu Nakagawa, Satoshi Ninoyu, Motoyuki Fujii,
Jiro Kanekohara, Satoshi Nakanishi, Yoshifumi Miyajima 8 Liberal Democrats: Toshio Ogawa, Akira Gunji, Hirokazu Shiba, Masayoshi Nataya, Takashi Esaki, Shoji Namba, Yuichi Mayama, Yoshio Hataro
1 person: Masayoshi Hamada
Ishin 1 person: Toranosuke Katayama
1 person: Masao Kobayashi
1 person: Tadayoshi Ichida
1 person: Minoru Yanagida