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)

VOTING BY SINGLE-MEMBER CONSTITUENCY
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* = sitting member
+ = new candidate of party which one the seat in 2003
# = candidate elected from a Block constituency

FUKUI PREFECTURE (3 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Tomoe INADA                   LDP          51,242  33.4   -08.7
Yukie Kanemoto                JCP           5,988  03.9   -00.9
Isao Matsumiya *                           45,332  29.5
Ryuzo Sasaki #                DP           50,869  33.1   +20.8
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Total                                     153,431  00.2
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Matsumiya was elected as a LDP candidate in 2003. He had a majority of 
0.6 over an independent.

DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Seizo Wakaizumi               DP           57,504  37.4   +07.0
Taku YAMAMOTO *               LDP          96,245  62.6   +18.5
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Total                                     153,749  12.6    05.8 Jmt
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DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Tsuyoshi TAKAGI *             LDP          93,451  60.8   +01.0
Kazuo Tamamura                DP           60,193  39.2   +04.5
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Total                                     153,644  10.8    01.7 DP
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FUKUI PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      168,566   36.6  +10.5     -
Japan Communist Party                   5,988   01.3  -03.3     -
Liberal Democratic Party              240,938   52.3  +03.5     3
Others                                 45,332   09.8            -
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Total                                 460,824                   3
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