2005 Tokyo prefectural election
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2005 Tokyo prefectural election
All 127 seats in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
64 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 43.99%(Decrease6.09%)
All 127 seats in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
| First party | Second party | Third party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | Eita Yashiro | Banri Kaieda | Natsuo Yamaguchi |
| Party | LDP | Democratic | Komeito |
| Last election | 53 | 22 | 23 |
| Seats before | 53 | 22 | 22 |
| Seats won | 48 | 35 | 23 |
| Seat change | Decrease 5 | Increase 13 | Increase 1 |
| Popular vote | 1,339,548 | 1,070,893 | 786,292 |
| Percentage | 30.7% | 24.5% | 18.0% |
| Fourth party | Fifth party | ||
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| Leader | Yoshiharu Wakabayashi | Mitsuko Nishizaki | |
| Party | JCP | Tokyo Seikatsusha Network | |
| Last election | 15 | 6 | |
| Seats before | 15 | 6 | |
| Seats won | 13 | 3 | |
| Seat change | Decrease 2 | Decrease 3 | |
| Popular vote | 680,200 | 181,020 | |
| Percentage | 15.6% | 4.1% | |
Prefectural elections were held in Tokyo for the city's Metropolitan Assembly on 3 July 2005. The election was a great success for the Democratic Party of Japan which won 16 additional seats, closing in on the Liberal Democratic Party.
Results
[edit ]| Parties | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党, Jiyū Minshutō) | 57 | 1,339,548 | 30.7 | 48 |
| Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō) | 51 | 1,070,893 | 24.5 | 35 |
| New Komeito party (公明党, Kōmeitō) | 23 | 786,292 | 18.0 | 23 |
| Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō) | 43 | 680,200 | 15.6 | 13 |
| Social Democratic Party (社民党 Shamin-tō) | 1 | 10,165 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Tokyo Seikatsusha Network (東京・生活者ネットワーク) | 10 | 181,020 | 4.1 | 3 |
| Gyokaku 110-ban (行革110番) | 1 | 24,259 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Others | 4 | 27,784 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Independents | 30 | 248,999 | 5.7 | 4 |
| Total (turnout 43.99%) | 220 | 4,435,435 | 100.00 | 127 |
| Sources:Tokyo electoral commission: 投開票結果 Archived 9 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine, JANJAN: 東京都議会議員選挙, Asahi Shimbun: [1] | ||||
NB: Results are incomplete due to lack of sources.
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