2019 Osaka gubernatorial election
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The 2019 Osaka gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 2019, to elect the next governor of Osaka Prefecture. Incumbent Governor Ichirō Matsui decided to not seek a third term so that he could run for mayor of Osaka city. The election resulted in a landslide victory for Hirofumi Yoshimura, the mayor of Osaka. Yoshimura received 64% of the vote, while Tadakazu Konishi, who was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and DPFP, received 35%.
Candidates
[edit]- Hirofumi Yoshimura, for Restoration.
- Tadakazu Konishi, backed by the LDP, Komeito, and the DPFP.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Osaka Restoration Association | Hirofumi Yoshimura | 2,266,103[2] | 64.37 | + 0.30 | |
| LDP | Tadakazu Konishi | 1,254,200 | 35.63 | + 2.38 | |
| Turnout | 3,569,907 | 49.49 | + 4.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,213,730 | ||||
| Osaka Restoration Association hold | Swing | + 0.30 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Conservative Landslide in Unified Local Elections". 13 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "大阪府知事選挙の投開票結果調". Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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