JAPAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2005 ======================================================================= Elections to the Shugi-In (House of Deputies) Source: Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper Parties ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 ======================================================================= * = sitting member + = new candidate of party which one the seat in 2003 # = candidate elected from a Block constituency KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE (5 Districts) ======================================================================= DISTRICT 1 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Michiko Katsurada JCP 9,525 04.5 -00.6 Hiroshi Kawauchi # DP 88,284 42.0 -01.0 Okiharu YASUOKA * LDP 112,437 53.5 +01.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 210,246 05.8 01.3 LDP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT 2 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Shuko Sonoda LDP 71,858 35.2 -10.7 Takeshi TOKUDA * 87,737 42.9 -06.2 Akashi Uchikoshi 44,853 21.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 204,448 03.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tokuda had a majority of 1.6 over the LDP in 2003. DISTRICT 3 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tadahiro Matsushita 68,808 35.7 Kazuaki MIYAJI * LDP 92,291 47.9 -19.0 Takeshi Noma DP 31,429 16.3 -10.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 192,528 06.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The LDP had a majority of 20.1 over the DP in 2003. DISTRICT 4 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenichi Hamada DP 69,921 37.4 Yasuhiro OZATO * LDP 110,258 59.0 -02.5 Hitoshi Yoneshige JCP 6,635 03.5 -00.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 186,814 10.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The LDP had a majority of 13.4 over the SDP in 2003. DISTRICT 5 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hiroshi MORIYAMA * 110,457 62.6 Toshiaki Shibatate DP 10,242 05.8 Masatake Yone LDP 55,808 31.6 -30.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 176,507 15.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Moriyama was elected an an LDP candidate in 2003. He had a majority of 14.9 over the SDP. KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE SUMMARY ======================================================================= Party Votes % Change Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Democratic Party 199,876 20.6 +06.6 - Japan Communist Party 16,160 01.7 -03.7 - Liberal Democratic Party 442,652 45.6 -11.5 3 -1 Others 311,855 32.1 2 +1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 970,543 5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------