2012 Japanese general election

general election in Japan held in 2012
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2012 Japanese general election

Summary

2012 Japanese general election is a Japanese House of Representatives election[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of japanese_house_of_representatives_election entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2012 Japanese general election is in the country of Japan[3].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's instance of is recorded as Japanese House of Representatives election[4].
  • 2012 Japanese general election followed 2009 Japanese general election[5].
  • 2012 Japanese general election was followed by 2014 Japanese general election[6].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's Commons category is recorded as Japanese general election, 2012[7].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's edition number is recorded as 46[8].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's office contested is recorded as member of the House of Representatives of Japan[9].
  • 2012 Japanese general election occurred on December 16, 2012[10].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Liberal Democratic Party[11].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Democratic Party of Japan[12].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Japan Restoration Party[13].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Komeito[14].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Your Party[15].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Tomorrow Party of Japan[16].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Japanese Communist Party[17].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as independent politician[18].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Social Democratic Party[19].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as New Party Daichi[20].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as People's New Party[21].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's candidate is recorded as Happiness Realization Party[22].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's has cause is recorded as "in the near future" dissolution[23].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's successful candidate is recorded as Shinzō Abe[24].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's successful candidate is recorded as Liberal Democratic Party[25].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's successful candidate is recorded as Democratic Party of Japan[26].
  • 2012 Japanese general election's successful candidate is recorded as Japan Restoration Party[27].

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When and Where

2012 Japanese general election took place on December 16, 2012[10]. It is in the country of Japan[3].

Context

2012 Japanese general election's instance of is recorded as Japanese House of Representatives election[4]. It followed 2009 Japanese general election[5]. It was followed by 2014 Japanese general election[6].

Why It Matters

2012 Japanese general election ranks in the top 10% of japanese_house_of_representatives_election entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . soumu.go.jp. soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . soumu.go.jp. soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . soumu.go.jp. soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . soumu.go.jp. soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . soumu.go.jp. soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . soumu.go.jp. soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eligible voters {'amount': '+103959866'}
    Total valid votes {'amount': '+59626568'}
    Candidate Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Japan, Japan Restoration Party +9
    Distribution map 2012 Japanese House of Representatives election.svg
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