The party also won 5 parliament seats at the national level.
After defeat he gave up his parliament seat and left politics.
They still have not gained any parliament seats so far.
Japanese parliament seats are usually filled with the older members from each party.
His political stock had fallen so low by 2000 that he failed to win a Parliament seat.
A surprising number of women were leading the race for Parliament seats.
He had been considered a favorite to win a Parliament seat on the reformers' list.
By the early 1980's, however, he was lured into politics, and won a Parliament seat in 1986.
"Stephen got his local Parliament seat last year, didn't he?"
Eight months later it turned out that holding the second spot on the ballot did indeed give a Parliament seat.
