Tokyo prefectural election, 2001

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Prefectural elections were held in Tokyo for the city's Metropolitan Assembly on June 24, 2001. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito Party secured their positions as ruling parties. Japanese Communist Party (JCP) lost almost half its seats while Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) saw an increase by ten seats.

Results

**Summary of the June 24, 2001 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election results**
Parties	Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党, Jiyū Minshutō)	55	1,721,603	35.96	53
New Komeito party (公明党, Kōmeitō)	23	722,464	15.09	23
Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō)	33	647,572	13.53	22
Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō)	44	748,085	15.63	15
Tokyo Seikatsusha Network (東京・生活者ネットワーク)	6	137,489	2.87	6
Social Democratic Party (社民党 Shamin-tō)	6	68,055	1.42	0
Liberal Party (自由党, Jiyū-tō)	13	132,719	2.77	0
Others	3	49,224	1.03	1
Independents	61	560,245	11.7	7
Total (turnout 50.08%)	244	4,862,229	100.00	127
Source:Tokyo electoral commission,

References

JCP secures 15 seats in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election Japan Press Weekly

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