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) SAGA PREFECTURE (3 Districts) ======================================================================= DISTRICT 1 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Takamaru FUKUOKA LDP 84,643 50.3 +06.0 Kazuhiro Hiraguchi * # DP 75,449 44.9 -01.9 Akemi Muto JCP 8,029 04.8 +01.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 168,121 02.7 03.9 LDP ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT 2 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chiaki Dokai LDP 35,039 22.0 -60.5 Masahiro IMAMURA * 66,995 42.1 Yasuo Ishimaru JCP 5,900 03.7 -13.8 Hiroshi Oguchi # DP 51,299 32.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 159,233 05.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Imamura was elected as an LDP candidate in 2003. He had a majority of 32.5 over the JCP. The DP did not contest the seat. DISTRICT 3 ======================================================================= Candidate Party Votes % Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenji Funatsu JCP 7,966 04.9 -00.6 Motoko Hirotsu # LDP 48,992 30.3 -39.4 Kosuke HORI * 87,485 54.0 Eiji Yanase SDP 17,433 10.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 161,876 11.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hori was elected as an LDP candidate in 2003. He had a majority of 22.4 over the DP. SAGA PREFECTURE SUMMARY ======================================================================= Party Votes % Change Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Democratic Party 126,748 25.9 +07.2 - -1 Japan Communist Party 21,895 04.5 -04.6 - Liberal Democratic Party 168,674 34.5 -35.6 1 -1 Social Democratic Party 17,433 03.6 +01.5 - Others 154,480 31.6 2 +2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 489,230 3 -----------------------------------------------------------------------