 With its 223 seats in a 511-member house, the LDP had the opportunity to act as a real opposition, a very different situation from the past 38 years when the largest opposition party, the SDPJ, was unable to pass even the one-third mark.Komeito, DSP, USDP and JCP maintained their positions.On the other hand, the big loser was the SDPJ which lost almost half of its seats, while the big winner was the JNP.