Tokyo prefectural election, 2005

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Tokyo Prefecture held an election for the Tokyo 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.

Notice, the results are incomplete due to lack of sources.

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**Summary of the 3 July 2005 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党, Jiyū Minshutō)			48
Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō)			35
New Komeito party (公明党, Kōmeitō)			23
Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō)		15.6	13
Social Democratic Party (社民党 Shamin-tō)			-
Others			8
Total (turnout 43.99%)	N/A	100.00	127
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