Results of Japan general election, 2003
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This article presents detail of the results in the Japan general election, 2003
, breaking down results by block district. The 11 block districts elected 180 members by proportional representation
(allocated to party lists in each block by the D'Hondt method
), and 300 members were elected from single-member districts distributed among the 47 prefectures
.
Five parties qualified to submit lists in each of the block districts. These were the New Clean Government Party, the Democratic Party of Japan
, the Japan Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party
, and the Social Democratic Party
. In addition, a number of candidates were elected in single-member districts who were independent or belonged to smaller parties. Some of these joined the major parties after the election—notably, the New Conservative Party
was subsumed into the LDP.
In each table, the second column shows the number of the seats the party won in a single-member district, the third does that in proportional representation along with the number of votes and the percentage, and the fourth does the total numbers of the seats for the party.
Party names are abbreviated as follows:
The source is at http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/j/japan/2003/japan20031.txt.
Hokkaidō
Tohoku
Kitakantō
Tokyo
Minamikantō
Hokuriku
Tōkai
Chūgoku
Shikoku
Kyūshū
Japan general election, 2003
A general election took place in Japan on November 9, 2003. Incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democrat Party won the election but with a reduced majority. The main opposition Democratic Party made considerable gains, winning 177 of the 480 seats in the House of...
, breaking down results by block district. The 11 block districts elected 180 members by proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
(allocated to party lists in each block by the D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
), and 300 members were elected from single-member districts distributed among the 47 prefectures
Prefectures of Japan
The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 subnational jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "circuit" , Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures , Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures . In Japanese, they are commonly referred to as...
.
Five parties qualified to submit lists in each of the block districts. These were the New Clean Government Party, the Democratic Party of Japan
Democratic Party of Japan
The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
, the Japan Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
, and the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Japan)
The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a...
. In addition, a number of candidates were elected in single-member districts who were independent or belonged to smaller parties. Some of these joined the major parties after the election—notably, the New Conservative Party
New Conservative Party
The New Conservative Party is a now-defunct political party in Japan originally led by Hiroshi Kumagai. Kumagai and 3 other disgruntled Democratic Party of Japan members defected in December 2002 and merged with the Conservative Party of Japan , forming the New Conservative Party...
was subsumed into the LDP.
| : | Hokkaidō - Tohoku - Kitakantō - Tokyo - Minamikantō - Hokuriku-shinetsu - Tōkai - Kinki - Chūgoku - Shikoku - Kyūshū |
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In each table, the second column shows the number of the seats the party won in a single-member district, the third does that in proportional representation along with the number of votes and the percentage, and the fourth does the total numbers of the seats for the party.
Party names are abbreviated as follows:
- LDP - Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
- DPJ - Democratic Party of JapanDemocratic Party of JapanThe is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
- Komei - New Clean Government Party
- JCP - Japan Communist Party
- SDP - Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Japan)The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a...
- Conservative - New Conservative PartyNew Conservative PartyThe New Conservative Party is a now-defunct political party in Japan originally led by Hiroshi Kumagai. Kumagai and 3 other disgruntled Democratic Party of Japan members defected in December 2002 and merged with the Conservative Party of Japan , forming the New Conservative Party...
National summary
| Party | Single member |
PR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
168 | 69 (20,660,185 / 34.9%) |
237 |
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
105 | 72 (22,095,606 / 37.4%) |
177 |
| Komei | 9 | 25 (8,733,444 / 14.8%) |
34 |
| JCP | 0 | 9 (4,586,172 / 07.7%) |
9 |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
1 | 5 (3,072,390 / 05.2%) |
6 |
| Others | 17 | 17 | |
| Totals | 300 | 180 (59,102,797) |
480 |
The source is at http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/j/japan/2003/japan20031.txt.
HokkaidōHokkaido, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
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| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
7 | 4 (1,153,471 / 40.82%) |
11 |  |
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
5 | 3 (876,653 / 31.02%) |
8 | |
| Komei | 0 | 1 (394,843 /13.97%) |
1 | |
| JCP | 0 | 0 (253,442 / 8.96%) |
0 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 0 (147,146 / 5.20%) |
0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 8 (2,825,555) |
20 |
TohokuTohoku regionThe is a geographical area of Japan. The region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region consists of six prefectures : Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata....
Block
| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
14 | 6 (1,784,768 / 37.43%) |
20 |  |
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
8 | 5 (784,768 / 37.43%) |
13 | |
| Komei | 0 | 1 (565,179 / 11.85%) |
1 | |
| JCP | 0 | 1 (313,290 / 6.57%) |
1 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 1 (310,187 / 6.50%) |
1 | |
| Independent | 3 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 25 | 14 (4,767,708) |
39 |
KitakantōKanto regionThe is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
Block
| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
23 | 8 (2,275,223 / 37.50%) |
31 |  |
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
9 | 8 (2,299,620 / 37.90%) |
17 | |
| Komei | 0 | 3 (857,490 / 14.13%) |
3 | |
| JCP | 0 | 1 (402,849 / 6.64%) |
1 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 0 (231,140 / 3.81%) |
0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 20 (6,066,322) |
52 |
TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
12 | 8 (2,291,124 / 39.88%) |
20 |  |
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
12 | 6 (1,867,544 / 32.51%) |
18 | |
| Komei | 1 | 2 (805,640 / 14.02%) |
3 | |
| JCP | 0 | 1 (532,376 / 9.26%) |
1 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 0 (247,10 / 4.30%) |
0 | |
| Totals | 25 | 17 (5,743,787) |
42 |
MinamikantōKanto regionThe is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
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| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
9 | 17 (2,819,165 / 39.97%) |
26 |  |
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
16 | 8 (2,441,590 / 34.62%) |
24 | |
| Komei | 1 | 3 (969,464 / 13.74%) |
4 | |
| JCP | 0 | 1 (521,309 / 7.39%) |
1 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 1 (300,599 / 4.26%) |
1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 22 (7,052,127) |
56 |
HokurikuHokurikuHokuriku may refer to:* Hokuriku , a sleeping car train in Japan* The Hokuriku region in Japan* ALO's Hokuriku, a Japanese football club based in Toyama, Japan...
shinetsu Block
| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
13 | 5 (1,502,822 / 38.88%) |
18 |  |
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
6 | 5 (1,424,537 / 36.86%) |
11 | |
| Komei | 0 | 1 (390,921 / 10.11%) |
1 | |
| JCP | 0 | 0 (278,939 / 7.21%) |
0 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 0 (267,096 / 6.91%) |
0 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 11 (3,864,315) |
31 |
TōkaiTokai regionThe is a sub-region of the Chūbu region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The name means "East sea" and comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes...
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| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
15 | 9 (2,872,501 / 40.76%) |
24 |  |
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
15 | 8 (2,436,791 / 34.58%) |
23 | |
| Komei | 0 | 3 (1,002,576 / 14.22%) |
3 | |
| JCP | 0 | 1 (474,414 / 6.73%) |
1 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 0 (259,831 / 3.68%) |
0 | |
| Conservative New Conservative Party The New Conservative Party is a now-defunct political party in Japan originally led by Hiroshi Kumagai. Kumagai and 3 other disgruntled Democratic Party of Japan members defected in December 2002 and merged with the Conservative Party of Japan , forming the New Conservative Party... |
2 | 2 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 21 (7,046,113) |
54 |
Kinki Block
| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
20 | 11 (3,425,342 / 37.10%) |
31 |  |
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
19 | 9 (2,833,181 / 30.69%) |
28 | |
| Komei | 6 | 5 (1,604,469 / 17.38%) |
11 | |
| JCP | 0 | 3 (992,142 / 10.74%) |
3 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 1 (75,228 / 4.06%) |
1 | |
| Conservative New Conservative Party The New Conservative Party is a now-defunct political party in Japan originally led by Hiroshi Kumagai. Kumagai and 3 other disgruntled Democratic Party of Japan members defected in December 2002 and merged with the Conservative Party of Japan , forming the New Conservative Party... |
2 | 2 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 48 | 29 (9,230,362) |
77 |
ChūgokuChugoku regionThe , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...
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| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
17 | 5 (1,388,768 / 37.41%) |
22 |  |
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
2 | 4 (1,254,880 / 33.80%) |
6 | |
| Komei | 0 | 2 (657,311 / 17.70%) |
2 | |
| JCP | 0 | 0 (234,359 / 6.31%) |
0 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 0 (176,942 / 4.76%) |
0 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 11 (3,712,260) |
31 |
ShikokuShikokuis the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
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| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
12 | 3 (708,051 / 38.22%) |
15 |  |
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
1 | 2 (587,828 / 31.73%) |
3 | |
| Komei | 0 | 1 (309,160 / 16.69%) |
1 | |
| JCP | 0 | 0 (148,953 / 8.04%) |
0 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
0 | 0 (98,243 / 5.30%) |
0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 6 (1,852,235) |
19 |
KyūshūKyushuis the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
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| Party | Single member |
PR | Total | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
22 | 8 (2,535,278 / 36.52%) |
30 |  |
| DPJ Democratic Party of Japan The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum... |
8 | 7 (2,182,400 / 31.43%) |
15 | |
| Komei | 1 | 3 (1,176,391 / 16.94%) |
4 | |
| SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
1 | 2 (613,875 / 8.84%) |
3 | |
| JCP | 0 | 1 (434,099 / 6.25%) |
1 | |
| Independent | 6 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 21 (6,942,043) |
59 |