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)

YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE (4 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Yoshiyuki Kitazumi            DP           64,309  27.6   -03.2
Masahiro KOMURA *             LDP         148,912  63.8   +00.2
Machiyo Mimura                JCP          20,059  08.6   +03.0
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Total                                     233,280  18.1    01.7 LDP
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DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Yoshihiko FUKUDA              LDP         104,322  47.1   +04.2
Hideo Hiraoka * #             DP          103,734  46.8   -04.8
Ryoji Yamanaka                JCP          13,499  06.1   +00.6
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Total                                     221,555  00.2    04.5 LDP
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DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Hiroshi Goto                  JCP          16,124  08.5   +00.6
Takeo KAWAMURA *              LDP         118,412  62.2   -01.0
Noboru Miura                  DP           55,815  29.3   +00.4
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Total                                     190,351  16.5    00.7 DP
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DISTRICT 4
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Shinzo ABE *                  LDP         137,701  73.6   -06.1
Takashi Kato                  DP           36,847  19.7
Daisuke Kisaki                JCP          12,499  06.7   -01.5
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Total                                     187,047  27.0
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The DP did not contest this seat in 2003. The LDP had a majority of 
33.9 over an independent.

YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      260,705   31.3  +02.2     -   -1
Japan Communist Party                  62,181   07.5  +00.7     -
Liberal Democratic Party              509,347   61.2  -00.3     4   +1
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Total                                 832,233                   4
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