JAPAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2005 ======================================================================================= Elections to the Shugi-In (House of Deputies) Source: Asahi Shinbun Parties --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * JMt - Jiyu Minshu-to (Liberal Democratic Party) * Mt - Minshu-to (Democratic Party) * KMSt - Kokumin Shin-to (People's New Party) * Kt - Komei-to (Clean Government Party) * NKt - Nihon Kyosan-to (Japan Communist Party) * StN - Shin-to Nihon (New Party Japan) * SMt - Shakai Minshu-to (Social-Democratic Party) * StD - Shin-to Daichi (New party, Big Land) The House of Deputies consists of 480 members, 300 elected from single-member constituencies and 180 elected on a proportional basis from eleven multi-member constituencies known as Block constituencies. NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ======================================================================================= Votes and seats are compared with those won at the 2003 elections. SINGLE-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES ======================================================================================= Party Votes % Change Seats --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clean Government Party 981,105 01.4 -00.1 8 -01 Democratic Party 24,668,307 36.4 -00.4 52 -53 Japan Communist Party 4,863,593 07.2 -01.0 - Liberal Democratic Party 32,516,269 48.0 +03.9 219 +51 New Japan Party 132,949 00.2 - People's New Party 417,365 00.6 2 +02 Social-Democratic Party 865,883 01.3 -01.5 1 Others 3,258,776 04.8 18 +01 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,704,247 300 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Because the various parties contested the single-member constituencies selectively, the aggregate figures do not give an accurate picture of the levels of national support for the parties. A better picture is gained from the block constituency figures. BLOCK CONSTITUENCIES ======================================================================================= Party Votes % Change Seats --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clean Government Party 8,987,620 13.3 -01.5 23 -02 Democratic Party 21,036,425 31.0 -06.4 61 -11 Japan Communist Party 4,919,187 07.3 -00.4 9 Liberal Democratic Party 25,887,798 38.2 +03.3 77 +08 New Japan Party 1,643,506 02.4 1 +01 New party, Big Land 433,938 00.6 1 +01 People's New Party 1,183,073 01.7 2 +02 Social Democratic Party 3,719,522 05.5 +00.3 6 +01 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,781,069 180 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF SEATS ======================================================================================= Party Block Constituency Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clean Government Party 23 -02 8 -01 31 -03 Democratic Party 61 -11 52 -53 113 -64 Japan Communist Party 9 - 9 Liberal Democratic Party 77 +08 219 +51 296 +60 New Japan Party 1 +01 - 1 +01 New party, Big Land 1 +01 - 1 +01 People's New Party 2 +02 2 +02 4 +04 Social Democratic Party 6 +01 1 7 +01 Others - 18 +01 18 +01 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 180 300 480 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------