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)

YAMAGATA PREFECTURE (3 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Toshiaki ENDO *               LDP         125,774  56.4   +06.5
Sho Ishikawa                  JCP          10,536  04.7   +01.1
Michihiko Kano                DP           86,755  38.9   -01.5
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Total                                     223,065  08.8    04.0 LDP
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DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Takehiko ENDO *               LDP         142,342  54.8   +03.0
Yosuke Kondo #                DP          117,211  45.2   +00.8
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Total                                     259,553  04.8    01.1 LDP
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DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Onoichi Ito                   DP           49,057  21.4   -15.1
Koichi KATO *                 LDP         159,486  69.6   +10.7
Masayuki Sato                 JCP          20,657  09.0   +04.4
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Total                                     229,200  24.1    12.9 LDP
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YAMAGATA PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      253,023   35.5  -05.0     -
Japan Communist Party                  31,193   04.4  +00.4     -
Liberal Democratic Party              427,602   60.1  +06.4     3
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Total                                 711,818                   3
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