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)

OITA PREFECTURE (3 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Seiichi Eto                                90,667  37.6
Hiroko Kawano                 JCP           9,396  03.9   -00.1
Shuji KIRA *                  DP           94,594  39.3
Ren Sato #                    LDP          46,205  19.2   -27.6
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Total                                     240,862  00.9
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Kira was elected as an independent in 2003, and had a majority of 00.9 
over the LDP. The DP did not contest the seat.

DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Seishiro ETO *                LDP         116,837  51.5   -04.7
Yasumasa Shigeno #            SDP          95,017  41.9   +02.9
Kai Yamashita                 JCP          14,957  06.6   +01.8
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Total                                     226,811  04.8    00.0
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DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Takeshi IWAYA *               LDP         127,656  53.1   +01.8
Katsuhiko Yokomitsu #         DP          112,833  46.9
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Total                                     240,489  03.1
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The DP did not contest this seat in 2003. The LDP had a majority of 2.7 
over the SDP.

OITA PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      207,427   29.3            1   +1
Japan Communist Party                  24,353   03.4  -00.4     -
Liberal Democratic Party              290,698   41.0  -10.4     2
Social Democratic Party                95,017   13.4  -15.6     -
Others                                 90,667   12.8            -   -1
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Total                                 708,162                   3
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