JAPAN
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF 30 AUGUST 2009
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Elections to the Shugi-In (House of Deputies)
Source: Asahi Shinbun, Our Campaigns website

Parties
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* Mt - Minshu-to (Democratic Party)
* SMt - Shakai Minshu-to (Social-Democratic Party)
* KMSt - Kokumin Shin-to (People's New Party)
* JMt - Jiyu Minshu-to (Liberal Democratic Party)
* Kt - Komei-to (Clean Government Party)
* NKt - Nihon Kyosan-to (Japan Communist Party)
* MnT - Minna no To (Your Party)

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
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Votes are those polled for the Block constituencies. Votes and seats are compared with those 
won at the 2005 elections. In this tables Seats 1 is the constituency seats, and Seats 2 is 
the Block seats.
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                                                          Seats       Seats      Seats
Party                         Votes       %     Change    1           2          Total
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Democratic Party              29,844,799  42.4  +11.4     221  +169   87  +26     308  +195
Social Democratic Party        3,006,160  04.3  -01.2       3  +2      4  -2        7
People's New Party             1,050,387  01.5  -00.2       3  +1      -  -2        3  -1
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Total DPJ and allies          33,901,346  48.2  +10.0     227  +172   91  +22     318  +194
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Liberal Democratic Party      18,810,217  26.7  -11.5      64  -155   55  -22     119  -177
Clean Government Party         8,054,007  11.4  -01.9       -  -8     21  -2       21  -10
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Total LDP and allies          26,864,224  38.1  -13.4      64  -163   76  -24     140  -187
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Japan Communist Party          4,943,886  07.0  -00.3       -          9            9
Your Party                     3,005,199  04.3              2  +2      3  +3        5  +5
Others                         1,315,722  01.9              7  -11     1  -1        8  -12
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Total                         70,463,499                  300        180          480
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