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[edit]
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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] - ^ "
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投開票 速報 （一般 ＿知事 ＿候補者 別 得票 数 ）". Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
External links[edit]
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