JAPAN
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2005
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Elections to the Shugi-In (House of Deputies)
Source: Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper

Parties
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* JMt - Jiyu Minshu-to (Liberal Democratic Party, LDP)
* Mt - Minshu-to (Democratic Party, DP)
* KSt - Kokumin Shin-to (People's New Party, PNP)
* Kt - Komei-to (Clean Government Party, CGP)
* NKt - Nihon Kyosan-to (Japan Communist Party, JCP)
* NSt - Nihon Shin-to (New Japan Party, NJP)
* SMt - Shakai Minshu-to (Social-Democratic Party, SDP)

VOTING BY SINGLE-MEMBER CONSTITUENCY
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* = sitting member
+ = new candidate of party which one the seat in 2003
# = candidate elected from a Block constituency

KAGAWA PREFECTURE (3 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Takuya HIRAI *                LDP         103,592  50.9   +01.7
Akio Matsubara                JCP           8,432  04.1   +00.5
Junya Ogawa                   DP           91,461  44.9   +05.9
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Total                                     203,485  03.0    02.1 DP
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DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Tadashi Kawamura              JCP           9,382  05.2   -00.4
Yoshio KIMURA *               LDP         100,794  55.9   -00.4
Yuichiro Tamaki               DP           70,177  38.9   +00.8
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Total                                     170,971  08.5    00.6 DP
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DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Michiko Chikaishi             JCP          14,086  08.7   +02.3
Kenji Okuda                   SDP          39,177  24.3   +07.7
Yoshinori ONO *               LDP         107,726  66.9   +05.9
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Total                                     160,989  21.3
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The LDP had a majority of 22.6 over the DP in 2003.

KAGAWA PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      161,638   29.7  -01.9     -
Japan Communist Party                  31,900   05.9  +00.8     -
Liberal Democratic Party              312,112   57.3  +02.1     3
Social Democratic Party                39,177   07.2  -00.6     -
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Total                                 544,827                   3
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