Results of the Japanese House of Councillors election, 2007

This article presents detail of the results in the Japanese House of Councillors election, 2007, breaking down results by Prefectures of Japan.

Hokkaidō

The prefecture of Hokkaidō have two councillors in the Upper House. Democratic Party of Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party each won one seat.

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party = DPJ
candidate = Ogawa Katsuya
votes = 1,018,597
percentage =
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party = LDP, "Komeito"
candidate = Date Chuichi
votes = 757,463
percentage =
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party = Independent, "DPJ", "PNP", "NPN"
candidate = Tahara Kaori
votes = 621,497
percentage =
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party = JCP
candidate = Hatayama Kazuya
votes = 206,463
percentage =
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party = Independent
candidate = Hashiba Hideyoshi
votes = 103,282
percentage =
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party = SDP
candidate = Asano Takao
votes = 79,474
percentage =
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party = Independent
candidate = Arakawa Masayuki
votes = 22,154
percentage =
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party = 維新政党・新風
candidate = Sendai Nobuhito
votes = 18,234
percentage =
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votes = 2,907,078
percentage = 62.40 %
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Aomori

The prefecture of Aomori have one councillor in the Upper House. DPJ won the seat.

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party = DPJ, "PNP"
candidate = Hirayama Kouji
votes = 305,642
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party = LDP, "Komeito"
candidate = Yamazaki Tsutomu
votes = 248,782
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party = SDP
candidate = Watanabe Hidehiko
votes = 37,370
percentage =
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party = JCP
candidate = Takayagi Hiroaki
votes = 32,014
percentage =
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votes = 636,071
percentage = 53.88 %
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Akita

The prefecture of Akita has one councillor in the Upper House. An independent supported by the Democratic Party of Japan and Social Democratic Party won the seat.

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party = Independent, "DPJ", SDP
candidate = Matsuura Daigo
votes = 319,631
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party = LDP, "Komeito"
candidate = Kaneda Katsutoshi
votes = 276,694
percentage =
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party = JCP
candidate = Suzuki Satoshi
votes = 38,394
percentage =
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votes = 642,879
percentage = 67.70 %
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Iwate

The prefecture of Iwate has one councillor in the Upper House. The DPJ scored a major victory.

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party = DPJ, "PNP"
candidate = Hirano Tatsuo
votes = 437,814
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party = LDP, "Komeito"
candidate = Chida Shuichirou
votes = 176,096
percentage =
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party = SDP
candidate = Isawa Masahiro
votes = 47,425
percentage =
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party = JCP
candidate = Wakayama Akio
votes = 38,089
percentage =
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votes = 714,559
percentage = 63.40 %
change = Election box end

Miyagi

The prefecture of Miyagi have two councillors in the Upper House. The DPJ won the seat.

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party = DPJ
candidate =
votes = 549,183
percentage =
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party = LDP, "Komeito"
candidate =
votes = 359,099
percentage =
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party = JCP
candidate =
votes = 71,689
percentage =
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party = SDP
candidate =
votes = 61,349
percentage =
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votes = 1,064,543
percentage = 55.79 %
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Yamagata

The prefecture of Yamagata has one councillor in the Upper House. The DPJ won the seat.

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party = DPJ, "PNP"
candidate =
votes = 371,071
percentage =
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party = LDP, "Komeito"
candidate =
votes = 238,515
percentage =
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party = JCP
candidate =
votes = 38,008
percentage =
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votes = 659,023
percentage = 67.29 %
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