minimum number of votes required to elect a candidate
A legal term used in Japanese election law. It refers to the threshold of votes a candidate must obtain to be elected, calculated based on the total valid votes and the number of seats.
Candidates who do not reach the minimum number of votes required to be elected will be defeated.
この選挙区の法定得票数は約2万票です。
The minimum number of votes required to be elected in this electoral district is about 20,000 votes.