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

GIFU PREFECTURE (5 Districts)
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DISTRICT 1
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Seiko NODA *                               96,985  42.8
Satoru Ogawa                  JCP           9,970  04.4   -04.4
Yukari Sato #                 LDP          81,189  35.8   -15.6
Masanao Shibahashi            DP           38,349  16.9   -22.8
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Total                                     226,493  03.5
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Noda was elected as an LDP candidate in 2003. He had a majority of 05.8 
over the DP.

DISTRICT 2
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Rina Oishi                    DP           66,823  31.5   +00.3
Mitsuhiro Takagi              JCP          14,224  06.7   -00.5
Yasufumi TANAHASHI *          LDP         130,953  61.8   +00.2 
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Total                                     212,000  15.2    00.0
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DISTRICT 3
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Yoji MUTO *                   LDP         137,562  49.3   +01.6 
Yasuhiro Sonoda #             DP          120,598  43.2   -02.7
Ichie Yamada                  JCP          21,091  07.5   +01.2
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Total                                     279,251  03.1    02.2 LDP
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DISTRICT 4
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Takao Fujii *                              98,419  35.9 
Kazuyoshi KANEKO              LDP         126,921  46.3   -17.5
Satoshi Komiyama              JCP           9,412  03.4   -02.0
Masayoshi Kumagai             DP           39,165  14.3   -16.4
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Total                                     273,917  05.2    
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Fujii was elected as an LDP candidate in 2003. He had a majority of 
16.6 over the DP.

DISTRICT 5
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Candidate                     Party       Votes    %      Change
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Yoshinobu Achiha              DP           52,976  25.1   -09.9
Keiji FURUYA *                             88,874  42.0
Satoshi Inoe                  JCP          14,143  06.7   -01.0
Takaaki Wani                  LDP          55,432  26.2   -30.8
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Total                                     211,425  07.9
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Furuya was elected as an LDP candidate in 2003. He had a majority of 
11.0 over the DP.

GIFU PREFECTURE SUMMARY
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Party                               Votes       %     Change   Seats
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Democratic Party                      317,911   26.4  -10.2     -
Japan Communist Party                  68,840   05.7  -01.3     -
Liberal Democratic Party              532,057   44.2  -12.2     3   -2
Others                                284,278   23.6            2   +2
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Total                               1,203,086                   5
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