id = candidate ID name = name (recorded in Japanese) prefid = prefecture code (1-47) pref = name of the prefecture distnum = district id within the prefecture party 1--LDP 2--DPJ 3--Komeito 4--JCP 5--SDP 33--Seikatsu no to (People's Life Party) 34--Jisedai no to (Party for Future Generations) 35--Ishin to to (Japan Innovation Party) 98--others 99--independents dual = also ran in PR (1) or not (0) win = 0 lost; 1 lost in the SMD but won in PR; 2 won in the SMD inc = incumbent (1) or not (0) votes = number of votes received tvotes = total votes in the district vshare = votes/tvotes*100 age = age Source: , accessed on December 15, 2014.