Kanashiman general election, 2009

A general election was held in Kanashima on Saturday 28 October 2018 to elect the 80 members of the 23rd Parliament of Kanashima. They in turn elect the Prime Minister of Kanashima.

The 2009 election is regarded as a major realigning election in Kanashiman political history. The incumbent Liberal Democratic Party government was re-elected for a 20th consecutive term, continuing its election win streak dating from 1955. However, the results of this election saw the LDP's worst result since first winning power in 1955, and it lost its two-thirds supermajority in parliament for the first time in 54 years, managing to hold a majority of just four seats against a resurgent People's Action Party opposition. Additionally, it polled its lowest vote share in recent history, failing to poll a majority of votes since 1954. The PAP became the first opposition party to win more than 40 percent of seats in parliament for the first time also since 1954.

Results
Independents: Tan Pei Keng