2001 Tokyo prefectural election

Prefectural elections were held in Tokyo for the city's Metropolitan Assembly on June 24, 2001. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito Party secured their positions as ruling parties. Japanese Communist Party (JCP) lost almost half its seats while Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) saw an increase by ten seats.

2001 Tokyo prefectural election

26 June 2001
All 127 seats in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	50.08%(9.28%)
First party Second party Third party   公明 民主 Leader Eita Yashiro Yatsujiro Hashimoto Tetsundo Iwakuni Party LDP Komeito Democratic Last election 54 24 12 Seats before 54 24 12 Seats won 53 22 22 Seat change 1 1 10 Popular vote 1,721,603 722,464 748,085 Percentage 35.96% 15.09% 13.53%   Fourth party Fifth party   共産 ネット Leader Yoshiharu Wakabayashi Mitsuko Nishizaki Party JCP Tokyo Seikatsusha Network Leader's seat 1997 Last election 26 2 Seats before 26 2 Seats won 15 6 Seat change 11 4 Popular vote 680,200 137,489 Percentage 15.63% 2.87%
Assembly President before election Morio Shibuya LDP Elected Assembly President Toshiya Mita LDP

Results

Summary of the June 24, 2001 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election results

Parties	Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党, Jiyū Minshutō)	55	1,721,603	35.96	53
New Komeito party (公明党, Kōmeitō)	23	722,464	15.09	23
Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō)	33	647,572	13.53	22
Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō)	44	748,085	15.63	15
Tokyo Seikatsusha Network (東京・生活者ネットワーク)	6	137,489	2.87	6
Social Democratic Party (社民党 Shamin-tō)	6	68,055	1.42	0
Liberal Party (自由党, Jiyū-tō)	13	132,719	2.77	0
Others	3	49,224	1.03	1
Independents	61	560,245	11.7	7
Total (turnout 50.08%)	244	4,862,229	100.00	127
Source:Tokyo electoral commission[1] Archived 2003-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, [2] Archived 2003-04-23 at the Wayback Machine

References

• JCP secures 15 seats in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election Japan Press Weekly