2004 Japanese House of Councillors election
Results
The opposition Democratic Party won a plurality of the popular vote and seats contested in the election, sweeping the liberal urban areas.

2004 Japanese House of Councillors election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: The opposition Democratic Party won a plurality of the popular vote and seats contested in the election, sweeping the liberal urban areas.

Alliances and parties	PR Votes	%	Prefectural seats 2004	Proportional seats 2004	elected in 2001	+/-	Total seats	+/-

Democratic Party (DPJ) Minshutō	21,138,032	37.8	31	19	32	+5	82	+12

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Jiyū Minshutō	16,797,684	30.0	34	15	66	2	115	1

New Komeito Party (NKP) Shin Kōmeitō	8,621,267	15.4	3	8	13	+1	24	+1

Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Nihon Kyōsantō	4,363,107	7.8	4	5	4	9	11

Social Democratic Party (SDP) Shakai Minshutō	2,990,667	5.2	2	3	0	5	0

Others	2,022,134	3.6	5	2	0	7	+4

Total (turnout 56.4 %)	73	48	121	242

Source: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive (2004) and [1] (2001)

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The House of Councillors consists of 242 members.

final_sentence: The House of Councillors consists of 242 members.