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)

SHIMANE PREFECTURE (2 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Kazuhisa Hamaguchi            DP           59,334  28.6   -03.0
Hiroyuki HOSODA *             LDP         125,401  60.5   -00.5
Yoshi Jodai                   JCP          12,786  06.2   -01.2
Katsumi Kano                  SDP           9,675  04.7
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Total                                     207,196  16.0
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DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Hisaoki Kamei #               PNP          72,098  29.4
Hisaaki Komuro                DP           34,999  14.3   -08.0
Shinichi Mukose               JCP          10,704  04.4   -00.3
Wataru TAKESHITA *            LDP         127,118  51.9   -11.9
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Total                                     244,919  11.3
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SHIMANE PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                       94,333   20.9  -05.7     -
Japan Communist Party                  23,490   05.2  -00.7     -
Liberal Democratic Party              252,519   55.9  -06.6     2
Social Democratic Party                 9,675   02.1  -02.9     -
People's New Party                     72,098   15.9            -
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Total                                 452,115                   2
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