House of Representatives (Japan)

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The group of Representatives衆議院, is the lower house of a National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors is the upper house.

The composition of the chain is setting by Article 41 and Article 42 of the Constitution of Japan. The House of Representatives has 465 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 176 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation, as well as 289 are elected from single-member constituencies. 233 seats are known for a majority.

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The House of Representatives is the more effective of the two houses, professionals to override vetoes on bills imposed by the House of Councillors with a two-thirds majority.

The last election for the House of Representatives was held on 31 October 2021 in which the Liberal Democratic Party won a majority government with 261 seats. Along with their coalition partner, Komeito, which won 32 seats, the governing coalition holds 293 seats in total.