Gender Quotas Database
Japan
Eastern Asia
Single / Lower House
Shugiin / House of Representatives
| Total seats | 465 |
| Total women | 48 |
| Percentage of women | 10% |
| Election year | 2021 |
| Electoral system | Parallel |
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IDEA Voter Turnout - IPU Parline |
Upper House
Sangiin / House of Councillors
| Total seats | 248 |
| Total women | 66 |
| Percentage of women | 27% |
| Election year | 2022 |
| Electoral system | Parallel (SNTV) |
| Quota type | |
| Election details | IPU Parline |
| Legal source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| No data available | ||
Voluntary Political Party Quotas*
| Party | Official Name | Details, Quota provisions |
|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Democratic Party | 立憲民主党 (CDP) |
"We will set specific goals and implement them so that the ratio of women will exceed at least 30% as soon as possible by 2030.” Constitutional Democratic Party Policy |
| Democratic Party for the People | 国民民主党 (DPP ) |
"Female candidate ratio 35%." Democratic Party for the People |
| Japanese Communist Party | 日本共産党 (JCP) |
"We are aiming for a 50% ratio of female candidates, based on the (Act on Promotion of Gender Equality in the Political Field.)" JCP 28th Party Congress (January 2020) |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 自由民主党 (LDP) |
"We will strengthen our efforts with the goal of increasing the percentage of our party’s female parliamentarians in national politics from the current 11% to 30% over the next 10 years." (A 10-Year Plan for Achieving a 30% Female Ratio - LDP) |
| Social Democratic Party | 社会民主党 (SDP) |
"Based on the party's activity plan, we have set a target of 50% female candidates in national elections." (Social Democratic Party) |
* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. When a country has legislated quotas in place, only political parties that have voluntary quotas that exceed the percentage/number of the national quota legislation are presented in this table.
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