July 11, 2004 2007 → 115 82 | 111 59 +4 +23 | |
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16,797,684
(result for 48 PR seats) 21,138,032
(result for 48 PR seats) 30.0%
(result for 48 PR seats) 37.8%
(result for 48 PR seats) | ||
Elections to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the legislature of Japan, were held on July 11, 2004. The House of Councillors consists of 242 members who serve six-year terms. Approximately half the members are elected every three years. At these elections 121 members were elected. Of these 73 were elected from the 47 prefectural districts and 48 were elected from a nationwide list by proportional representation.
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Parties
Results
The opposition Democratic Party won a plurality of the popular vote and seats contested in the election, sweeping the liberal urban areas. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party failed to win in its strongholds but once more received most of its support from the agrarian areas. New Komeito did well, reaching its goals, as did the Social Democratic Party. The Japanese Communist Party did not reach its goals, while independents won the rest of the seats. The Liberal League and Midori no kaigi failed to win any seats.
Complete list of prefectural races
Elected candidates in bold
Compiled from JANJAN's "The Senkyo" and MIC official results.
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