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)

TOKUSHIMA PREFECTURE (3 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Hideaki Kamimura              JCP           9,769  07.4   -00.6
Yoshiro Okamoto #             LDP          54,843  41.3   +02.3
Yoshio SENGOKU *              DP           68,026  51.3   -01.7
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Total                                     132,638  05.0    02.0 LDP
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DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Akira Shichijo #              LDP          43,695  27.6   -23.8
Miho Takai                    DP           47,199  29.8   -14.7
Shunichi YAMAGUCHI *                       62,582  39.5
Chiyoko Yamamoto              JCP           4,767  03.0   -01.0
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Total                                     158,243  04.9
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Yamaguchi was elected as an LDP candidate in 2003. He had a majority of 
3.4 over the DP.

DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Toshio Aoki                   JCP           6,017  03.9   -01.5
Masazumi GOTODA *             LDP          88,581  57.3   -02.7
Hirobumi Niki                 DP           60,063  38.8   +04.2
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Total                                     154,661  09.3    03.4 DP
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TOKUSHIMA PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      175,288   39.3  -04.1     1
Japan Communist Party                  20,553   04.6  -01.1     -
Liberal Democratic Party              187,119   42.0  -08.9     1   -1
Others                                 62,582   14.0            1   +1
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Total                                 445,542                   3
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