Japanese general election, 2005

The Shūgiin - election in 2005 was held on 11 September 2005. She was the 44th election to Shūgiin, the Japanese House of Commons. In the dispute over the privatization of Japan Post deputies of the Liberal Democratic Party had been excluded (LDP ) led by Prime Minister Koizumi Jun'ichirô and founded the New People's Party and the New Party Japan. Koizumi dissolved the Parliament, and put the new elections strong, loyal candidates, so-called " assassin " against these " rebels " on. He regarded the elections as a referendum on its reform path.

Participation and earnings

The turnout was 67.51 % for the direct election and 67.46 % in the proportional representation.

(*) Of the 18 independent candidates were elected 13 postal privatization opponents / "rebels"

For explanation of decimal places in the election results, see Elections in Japan: " proportional fraction of votes ".

Regional summary

Effects

The landslide victory of the Liberal Democratic Party and Regierungskoaltition from Kōmeitō strengthened Prime Minister Koizumi, who was able to perform as planned postal privatization. In addition, the coalition won a two-thirds majority of the seats, which gives her the opportunity, if necessary, to overrule the House of Lords. The Democratic Party leader Katsuya Okada resigned after the high losses of his party.

When selecting 43 women received seats, that is, nearly 9 %, surpassing for the first time the proportion of women Shūgiin - election in 1946, when women's suffrage was introduced and many ( male ) politicians were subject to a ban offices.