2019 Fukuoka prefectural election

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)

All 87 seats in the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly
44 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.32% (Increase2.44pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Isao Kurauchi Toshio Yoshimura
Party Liberal Democratic DPP
Last election 42
Seats won 40 12
Seat change Decrease 2 New
Popular vote 444,711 150,573
Percentage 37.80 12.80%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Masakazu Hamachi Koichi Yamauchi
Party Komeito CDP
Last election 11
Seats won 10 5
Seat change Decrease1 New
Popular vote 130,278 60,416
Percentage 11.07% 5.14%

Governor before election

Hiroshi Ogawa
Independent

Elected Governor

Hiroshi Ogawa
Independent

Prefectural Assembly elections were held in Fukuoka Prefecture on 7 April 2019 to elect the members of Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. The elections took place on the first voting day of the 2019 Japanese unified local elections.[1]

Background

The election was held in conjunction with the end of the four-year term of the members of Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. It saw a total of 123 candidates running in 33 electoral districts, with 31 of the candidates running unopposed.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party444,71137.8040–2
Democratic Party for the People150,57312.8012New
Komeito130,27811.0710–1
Constitutional Democratic Party60,4165.145New
Japanese Communist Party52,0954.4320
Other parties1,1850.101
Independents337,13428.6617+5
Total1,176,392100.0087+1
Source: Government of Fukuoka Prefecture, NHK

References

  1. "保守分裂の福岡県知事選 現職の小川氏が自民党推薦の新人を抑え当選" [Conservative-divided Fukuoka prefecture gubernatorial election: Incumbent Ogawa wins over newcomer recommended by Liberal Democratic Party]. Japan Broadcasting Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. "なり手不足?無投票増える~県議選など告示" [Shortage of qualified candidates?Increasing number of non-voters-Notice on prefectural assembly elections]. RKB News (in Japanese). 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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