Japanese upper house election, 2004
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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 247 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.
[edit] Parties
- JMt (Jiyu Minshu-to) Liberal Democrat Party (conservative)
- Mt (Minshu-to) Democrat Party (social-democratic/liberal)
- Kt (Komei-to) New Clean Government Party (Komeito) (theocratic Buddhist, conservative)
- NKt (Nihon Kyosan-to) Japanese Communist Party (communist)
- SMt (Shakai Minshu-to) Social Democrat Party (social-democratic)
[edit] Results
In the elections, the oppositional Democrat Party won a majority of the seats contested in the election, sweeping the liberal urban areas. The Liberal Democrat Party, the ruling party, failed to win in its strongholds and yet again, received most of its support from the agrarian areas. The New Clean Government Party (New Komeito) did well, reaching its goals, as did the Social Democrat Party. The Japanese Communist Party did not reach its goals at all, while Non-partisans won the rest of the seats. The Liberal League and Midori no kaigi failed to win any seats.
| Alliances and parties | Votes | % | Prefectural seats 2004 | Proportional seats 2004 | elected in 2001 | +/- | Total seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Minshutō | 21,138,032 | 37.8 | 31 | 19 | +5 | 79 | +12 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Jiyū Minshutō | 16,797,684 | 30.0 | 34 | 15 | -2 | 114 | -1 | |
| New Komeito Party (NKP) Shin Kōmeitō | 8,621,267 | 15.4 | 3 | 8 | +1 | 24 | +1 | |
| Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Nihon Kyōsantō | 4,363,107 | 7.8 | - | 4 | -4 | 9 | -11 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SDP) Shakai Minshutō | 2,990,667 | 5.2 | - | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Others | 2,022,134 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 13 | +4 | |
| Total (turnout 56.4 %) | 73 | 48 | 121 | 242 | ||||
| Source: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive (2004) and [1] (2001) | ||||||||
