Tokyo prefectural election, 2005

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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

 Summary of the 3 July 2005 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election results
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, JANJAN: 東京都議会議員選挙, Asahi Shimbun:

NB: Results are incomplete due to lack of sources.

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