The 2014 Japanese general election (Japanese: 第47回衆議院議員総選挙 Dai-yonjūnanakai Shūgiin giin sōsenkyo, literally: the 47th House of Representatives general election) was the 47th general election in Japan which took place on 14 December 2014. The election also led to the appointment of Shinzō Abe as Prime Minister of Japan.

Below are the election results.^[1][2]

Political Party		Local Constituency Vote			PR Block Vote			Total seats	Change
Candidate		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total	Before	Change
	Liberal Democratic Party	25,461,448	48.1%	223	17,658,916	33.1%	68	291	294	3
	Democratic Party	11,916,849	22.5%	38	9,775,991	18.3%	35	73	57	16
	Japan Innovation Party	4,319,645	8.2%	11	8,382,699	15.7%	30	41	new	n/a
	Komeito	765,390	1.5%	9	7,314,236	13.7%	26	35	31	4
	Japan Communist Party	7,040,130	13.3%	1	6,062,962	11.4%	20	21	8	13
	Party for Future Generations	947,395	1.8%	2	1,414,919	2.7%	0	2	new	n/a
	Social Democratic Party	419,347	0.8%	1	1,314,441	2.5%	1	2	2	0
	Liberal Party	514,575	1.0%	2	1,028,721	1.9%	0	2	new	n/a
	Others	43,546	0.1%	0	381,562	0.7%	0	0	0	0
	Independents	1,511,242	2.9%	8	–	–	–	8	5	3
Total		52,939,789	100.0%	295	53,334,447	100.0%	180	475	480	5