November 11, 2003	Tuesday	Ramazan 15, 1424

TOKYO, Nov 10: Following are the results of Japan’s general election for the 480-seat House of Representatives (lower house) on Sunday, according to the final returns released by the ministry of home affairs.

Results in brackets are based on candidates’ affiliation at the time of registration.

TOTAL SEATS WON PREVIOUS STRENGTH

LDP 244 247

New Komei Party 34 31

Ruling coalition 278 287

Democratic Party 177 137

Communist Party 9 20

Social Democratic Party 6 18

Others 10 13

—AFP