2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
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The 2019 Hokkaido gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. After serving four terms, incumbent Governor Harumi Takahashi decided not to seek re-election. The election resulted in a landslide victory for Naomichi Suzuki, the former mayor of Yūbari, who won 62% of the popular vote. His opponent, Tomohiro Ishikawa, had the support of CDP, JCP, SDP and DPFP, but only managed to secure 37% of the vote.
Candidates
[edit]- Tomohiro Ishikawa, backed by the opposition parties CDP, JCP, SDP, DPFP - former member of the House of Representatives.
- Naomichi Suzuki backed by LDP and Komeito - former mayor of Yūbari, Hokkaido
Declined
[edit]- Seiji Osaka - member of the House of Representatives[1][2]
- Noriyuki Satō (broadcaster) - broadcaster[3]
- Iehiro Tokugawa - 19th head of the Tokugawa clan[4]
- Akihiro Izumi - director of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Bureau.[5][6]
- Seiko Hashimoto - member of the House of Councillors[7]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Naomichi Suzuki | 1,621,171 | 62.71 | ||
| Independent | Tomohiro Ishikawa | 963,942 | 37.29 | ||
| Turnout | 2.613.522 | 58.34 | −1.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 4.479.708 | ||||
References
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- ^ "和泉氏擁立申し入れへ 自民道議有志、道連執行部へ反発か（どうしん電子版会員記事）". 北海道新聞. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "鈴木氏に公明が先行推薦 道知事選 和泉氏は不出馬表明（どうしん電子版会員記事）". 北海道新聞. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "橋本聖子氏 北海道知事選不出馬を表明". 毎日新聞. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "H31投開票速報（一般_知事_候補者別得票数） | 北海道選挙管理委員会". www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp.
- ^ "投開票速報（一般_知事_候補者別得票数）". Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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