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)

WAKAYAMA PREFECTURE (3 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Shuhei Kishimoto              DP           78,621  39.7
Tsutomu Shimokado             JCP          18,418  09.3   -21.8
Tatsuya TANIMOTO *            LDP         100,868  51.0   -17.9
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Total                                     197,907  05.7
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The DP did not contest this seat in 2003. The LDP had a majority of 
18.9 over the JCP.

DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Masatoshi ISHIDA *            LDP          88,915  54.1   +03.1
Takeshi Kishimoto             DP           62,499  38.0   -03.7
Masahiro Shimomura            JCP          13,027  07.9   +00.6
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Total                                     164,441  08.1    03.4 LDP
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DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Terushige Manabe              DP           53,532  24.4
Toshihiro NIKAI *             LDP         145,735  66.4
Minoru Ueda                   JCP          20,140  09.2   -12.4
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Total                                     219,407  21.0
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Nikai was elected as an independent candidate in 2003. He had a 
majority of 28.4 over the JCP. Neither the LDP nor the DP contested the 
seat.

WAKAYAMA PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      194,652   33.5  +20.6     -
Japan Communist Party                  51,585   08.9  -11.1     -
Liberal Democratic Party              335,518   57.7  +21.1     3   +1
Others                                                          -   -1
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Total                                 581,755                   3
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