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)

TOTTORI PREFECTURE (2 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Shusaku Hayakawa              DP           48,092  26.7   +07.1
Shigeru ISHIBA *              LDP         106,805  59.2   -12.4
Kiyoichi Tanaka               SDP          14,271  07.9
Naruyuki Tsukada              JCP          11,105  06.2   -02.6
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Total                                     180,273  16.3    09.7 DP
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DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Ryosei AKAZAWA                LDP          64,132  37.4   +08.5
Yoshihiro Kawakami *                       58,909  34.4   +01.3
Osamu Yamauchi                DP           41,533  24.2   -07.9
Setsuo Sumi                   JCP           6,711  03.9   -01.9
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Total                                     171,285  01.5
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Kawakami had a majority of 0.5 over the DP in 2003.

TOTTORI PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                       89,625   25.5   -00.3    -
Japan Communist Party                  17,816   05.1   -02.2    -
Liberal Democratic Party              170,937   48.6   -01.7    2   +1
Social Democratic Party                14,271   04.1            -
Others                                 58,909   16.7            -   -1
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Total                                 351,558                   2
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