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Ruling bloc Opposition parties
Party Name Total
(pre-election seats)
Electoral districts Proportional
representation
LDP 316 (198) 249 67
JIP 36 (34) 20 16
CRA 49 (172) 7 42
DPP 28 (27) 8 20
Sanseito 15 (2) 0 15
Mirai 11 (0) 0 11
JCP 4 (8) 0 4
Reiwa 1 (8) 0 1
Tax Cuts 1 (5) 1 0
CPJ 0 (1) 0 0
SDP 0 (0) 0 0
Minor parties 0 (0) 0 0
Independents 4 (10) 4 0