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) MIYAGI PREFECTURE (6 Districts) ======================================================================= DISTRICT 1 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Toru DOI LDP 117,236 47.3 +07.1 Tatsuya Kadono JCP 15,470 06.2 -02.8 Kazuko Kori + # DP 115,264 46.5 -04.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 247,970 00.4 05.7 LDP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT 2 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenya AKIBA LDP 130,257 52.8 +09.0 Taira Goto JCP 17,906 07.3 +02.1 Yukiko Monma + DP 98,645 40.0 -05.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 246,808 06.4 07.2 LDP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT 3 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kiyohito Hashimoto DP 78,503 41.7 -04.5 Akihiro NISHIMURA * LDP 98,269 52.3 +06.0 Koji Takahashi JCP 11,256 06.0 -01.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 188,028 05.3 05.4 LDP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT 4 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Keiki Ishiyama DP 78,627 37.5 +16.2 Shintaro ITO * LDP 114,245 54.5 +14.3 Takuya Takahashi JCP 16,584 07.9 +01.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 209,456 08.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The LDP had a majority of 4.1 over an independent in 2003. DISTRICT 5 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun AZUMI * DP 78,205 50.7 00.0 Masami Saito LDP 68,485 44.4 -00.1 Hiroshi Takano JCP 7,691 05.0 +00.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 154,381 03.2 00.1 DP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT 6 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tetsuo Kanno # DP 49,263 31.2 -04.6 Hisashi Omi JCP 8,354 05.3 +02.7 Itsunori ONODERA * LDP 100,359 63.5 +12.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 157,976 16.2 07.5 LDP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MIYAGI PREFECTURE SUMMARY ======================================================================= Party Votes % Change Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Democratic Party 498,507 41.4 -00.2 1 -2 Japan Communist Party 77,261 06.4 +00.4 - Liberal Democratic Party 628,851 52.2 +08.2 5 +2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,204,619 6 -----------------------------------------------------------------------