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

AOMORI PREFECTURE (4 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Sekio Masuta                               26,380  11.3
Ryoko Nakaya                  SDP          11,521  04.9   -02.0
Tetsukazu Shibutani                        12,636  05.4
Hiroaki Takayanagi            JCP           8,832  03.8   +00.4
Yuji TSUSHIMA *               LDP          94,072  40.4   +00.7
Hokuto Yokoyama #             DP           79,323  34.1   +26.4
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Total                                     232,764  03.2
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The LDP had a majority of 1.7 over an independent in 2003.

DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Akinori ETO *                 LDP          89,887  58.3   -16.8
Toshimitsu Ichikawa           JCP           4,941  03.2   -05.0
Chiyoji Kinoshita             SDP          13,327  08.6   -08.1
Tomonobu Nakamura             DP           46,124  29.9
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Total                                     154,279  14.2
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The DP did not contest this seat in 2003. The LDP had a majority of 
29.2 over the SDP.

DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Mitsuo Matsuhashi             JCP           6,450  03.8   +00.6
Tadamori OSHIMA *             LDP          90,925  53.1   -00.4
Masayo Tanabu #               DP           73,846  43.1   -00.1
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Total                                     171,221  05.0    00.1 DP
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DISTRICT 4
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Akihito Funamizu              JCP          10,222  05.0   -02.8
Taro KIMURA *                 LDP         113,704  55.9   -07.7
Osamu Shibutani               DP           41,489  20.4   -03.1
Kyoichi Tsushima              PNP          38,027  18.7
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Total                                     203,442  17.8    02.3 DP
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AOMORI PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      240,782   31.6  +12.7     -
Japan Communist Party                  30,445   04.0  -01.4     -
Liberal Democratic Party              388,588   51.0  -05.0     4
People's New Party                     38,027   05.0            -
Social-Democratic Party                24,758   03.3  -03.3     -
Others                                 39,016   05.1            -
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Total                                 761,616                   4
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