Gubernatorial elections in Japan 2014

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In 2014, 13 gubernatorial elections were held in Japan : due to the regular expiry of the mandate in the prefectures of Nagasaki , Ishikawa , Kyōto , Shiga , Nagano , Kagawa , Fukushima , Ehime , Okinawa , Wakayama and in Miyazaki as well as due to resignation in Tokyo and Yamaguchi .

February 2: Nagasaki

In Nagasaki the election took place on February 2nd and the official announcement was made on January 16th. At the same time, by-elections to the prefectural parliament were held in three constituencies. Governor Hōdō Nakamura ran for a second term and was supported by LDP, Kōmeitō and DPJ Nagasaki. The only opposing candidate was Toshihiko Haraguchi, general secretary of the CPY prefecture association. Campaign issues included Nakamura's economic and employment policy and the land reclamation work in Isahaya Bay. 1.16 million citizens were entitled to vote.

Voter turnout fell by almost 20 points to 41% compared to 2010 - it was highest in the city ​​of Matsuura , where the mayoral election and the election of the city parliament took place at the same time, at almost 76% , and lowest in the city ​​of Nagasaki with under 34%. Nakamura was safely re-elected with over 80% of the vote.

Result of the gubernatorial election in Nagasaki
candidate be right proportion of
Hōdō Nakamura 375.112 81.6%
Toshihiko Haraguchi 84,704 18.4%
total 459.816 100.00%
Invalid votes u. Ä. 10,041 2.1%
voter turnout 469.857 40.7%

February 9: Tokyo

In Tokyo, Governor Naoki Inose resigned in December 2013 after only one year in office. The new election was scheduled for February 9th ( one day earlier on Hahajima : February 8th), so the election campaign started on January 23rd. About 10.8 million citizens were registered as eligible to vote (as of January 22nd), 7.4 million of them in the districts ( Tokyo ), 3.3 million in the independent cities and less than 0.1 million in the rural areas Parishes (Nishi-Tama county and islands) of the prefecture.

The 16 registered candidates were:

  • Yōichi Masuzoe (65), former LDP and Kaikaku senator on proportional representation and minister of social affairs, with support from the LDP , Kōmeitō and the trade union federation Rengō Tokyo
  • Morihiro Hosokawa (76), former conservative reformist (LDP / NPJ / NFP / DPJ) governor, senator and MP from Kumamoto, Prime Minister of the anti-LDP coalition organized by Ichirō Ozawa in 1993/94; the former LDP chairman Jun'ichirō Koizumi supports Hosokawa, as well as DPJ , Yui no Tō and Seikatsu no Tō .
  • Kenji Utsunomiya (67); the former chairman of the Japanese bar association had already run in the 2012 gubernatorial election with the support of left-wing parties. KPJ , SDP , Green Party and NSP support his candidacy in 2014.
  • Toshio Tamogami (65); the former chief of staff of the Air Self-Defense Forces was dismissed in 2008 after the publication of a revisionist article. His candidacy is supported by the former governor and current Ishin-no-Kai co-chair Shintarō Ishihara .
  • Yoshirō Nakamatsu (85), inventor and long-term candidate
  • Mac Akasaka [Makoto Tonami] (65), smile therapist and long-term candidate
  • Tomoharu Nakagawa (55), architect
  • Masaichi Igarashi (82)
  • Tatsuo Suzuki (73), lawyer
  • Hisao Naitō (56), former soldier in the Self-Defense Forces
  • Kenji Himeji (61)
  • Takashi Negami, 64, former Nakano local government official
  • Kazuma Ieiri (35)
  • Hiroshi Kaneko (84)
  • Eiichi Sako (64)
  • Chikanori Matsuyama (72)

Shigenobu Yoshida , former diplomat and candidate for governor in 2012, and Setsuo Yamaguchi, real estate appraiser and long-term candidate , have withdrawn previously declared candidacies .

Campaign topics included preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics, nuclear power, the national constitutional debate and disaster control.

The turnout was 46%, a decrease of more than 16 points compared to 2012. By parishes, it was highest in the village of Toshima , where it exceeded 82%, and lowest in the small town of Mizuho , where it was less than 36%; In the larger municipalities (independent cities and special districts), voter turnout ranged between 37% in the city of Musashi-Murayama and 56% in the Bunkyō district - the heaviest snowfalls in decades had reached the prefecture on the day before the election. Masuzoe won with more than 2.1 million votes.

Result of the gubernatorial election in Tokyo
candidate be right proportion of
Yōichi Masuzoe 2,112,979, 000 43.4%
Kenji Utsunomiya 982,594.767 20.2%
Morihiro Hosokawa 956.063, 000 19.6%
Toshio Tamogami 610,865, 000 12.5%
Kazuma Ieiri 88,936, 000 1.8%
Doctor Nakamatsu 64,774, 000 1.3%
Mac Akasaka 15,070, 000 0.3%
Tatsuo Suzuki 12,684, 000 0.3%
Tomoharu Nakagawa 4,352, 000 0.1%
Masaichi Igarashi 3,911, 000 0.1%
Kenji Himeji 3,727,207 0.1%
Hisao Naitō 3,575, 000 0.1%
Hiroshi Kaneko 3,398, 000 0.1%
Chikanori Matsuyama 2,968, 000 0.1%
Takashi Negami 1,904, 000 0.0%
Eiichi Sako 1,297, 000 0.0%
total 4,869,097.974 100.00%
Invalid votes u. Ä. 61,153, 000 1.2%
voter turnout 4,930,251, 000 46.14%

For an explanation of the decimal places, see Elections in Japan .

February 23: Yamaguchi

In Yamaguchi, Governor Shigetaro Yamamoto , who was elected in the summer of 2012, submitted his resignation for health reasons, which took effect at the special session of the prefectural parliament on January 14th. The election of a successor took place on February 23, the official announcement on February 6. At the same time, by-elections to the prefectural parliament took place. LDP and Kōmeitō supported the candidacy of the previous MIC official Tsugumasa Muraoka; In addition, with the support of Seikatsu no Tō, the former member of the House of Commons and candidate for governor in 2012 Tsutomu Takamura and communist Naoko Fujii, former city councilor in Shūnan, ran .

Political advisor Tetsunari Iida , who lost to Yamamoto in the 2012 gubernatorial election, was preparing to run again but decided not to run a few weeks before the election.

Around 1.18 million citizens were entitled to vote (as of February 22nd), a decrease of around 8,000 compared to 2012. Voter turnout fell by 6.5 points compared to 2012 to 38.8%; According to municipalities, it was highest with 67.2% in the small town of Kaminoseki (the planned location of the nuclear power plant of the same name), and lowest with 33.6% in the independent city of Shimonoseki , the largest city in the prefecture. Muraoka won by an absolute majority.

Result of the Yamaguchi gubernatorial election
candidate be right proportion of
Tsugumasa Muraoka 286.996 63.9%
Tsutomu Takamura 115,763 25.8%
Naoko Fujii 46.402 10.3%
total 449.161 100.00%
Invalid votes u. Ä. 7,813 1.7%
voter turnout 456.974 38.8%

March 16: Ishikawa

The election in Ishikawa took place on March 16, the election kicked off on February 27. Three candidates applied: Governor Masanori Tanimoto (68) was aiming for a sixth term in office with the support of the prefecture associations of LDP, DPJ, Kōmeitō and SDP, challengers were the former democratic prefectural member of parliament Yūichirō Kawa (42) and the CPJ-backed Yoshinobu Kimura (62) . A central election campaign topic was the planned restart of the Shika nuclear power plant .

The voter turnout fell compared to 2010 by 3.1 points to 45.0%; by parishes it was highest with 82.2% in Kawakita , the smallest parish in Ishikawa, and lowest with 37.2% in the capital Kanazawa . Governor Tanimoto prevailed with a two-thirds majority and thus became one of the current two governors nationwide in their sixth term - the other is the governor of Ibaraki, who has been in office since 1993, Masaru Hashimoto .

Ishikawa gubernatorial result
candidate be right proportion of
Masanori Tanimoto 285.242 68.91%
Yūichirō Kawa 94.212 22.76%
Yoshinobu Kimura 34,464 8.33%
total 413.918 100.00%
Invalid votes u. Ä. 6.217 1.48%
voter turnout 420.135 44.98%

April 6: Kyoto

In the gubernatorial election in Kyoto on April 6 (campaign opening March 20), Governor Keiji Yamada applied for a fourth term. His candidacy was supported by the major bourgeois parties. The only opposing candidate, with the support of the CPY, was pediatrician Nozomu Ozaki, chairman of Min'iren Kyōto. At the same time, by-elections to the prefectural parliament took place in three constituencies (Kyōto-shi Kita-ku, Uji-shi / Kuse-gun and Jōyō-shi), as well as local elections in Nantan (mayor), Ide (parliament) and Yosano (mayor and parliament).

After a sluggish election campaign - including promoting the local economy, the development of the rural north of the prefecture, disaster control and nuclear power - Yamada prevailed with a two-thirds majority. The turnout reached 34%, an all-time low for Kyoto; It was lowest at 31% in the city ​​of Kyoto , in the district of Fushimi it was even below 28%. It was highest in the two parishes in Yosa County, at over 73% . All three by-elections to the prefectural parliament were won by LDP candidates against CPJ candidates.

Result of the gubernatorial election in Kyoto
candidate be right proportion of
Keiji Yamada 481.195 69.04%
Nozomu Ozaki 215,744 30.96%
total 696.939 100.00%
Invalid votes u. Ä. 11,950 1.69%
voter turnout 708.889 34.45%

July 13: Shiga

Election winner (color) and amount of election victory in percentage points (color intensity) by municipality, Mikazuki blue, Koyari green; Koyari won in the independent cities of Ōtsu, Takashima and Nagahama on the northwest side of Lake Biwa and in most of the municipalities belonging to the county, but Mikazuki won all independent cities in the southeast.

In Shiga, Governor Yukiko Kada's second term expired on July 19. The gubernatorial election took place on July 13th, the official announcement was made on June 26th. Takashi Koyari, a former officer in the cabinet secretariat , ran with the support of LDP Shiga, Kōmeitō and Nippon Ishin no Kai Shiga. In early May, Kada announced that he would not run for another term. She now supported the candidacy of Taizō Mikazuki , previously a member of the House of Commons and chairman of the Shiga Democratic Party. The Communist Party supported Ikuo Tsubota, the defeated CPY candidate in Shiga in 2013 (15.1% of the vote) in the election for the national upper house.

The turnout was 50.15%, more than ten points lower than in 2010 , when the gubernatorial election coincided with the election to the national upper house. According to municipalities, it was lowest with 44.95% in Hikone -shi, highest in Taga -chō with 61.04%. Mikazuki prevailed by a narrow margin over Koyari.

Result of the Shiga gubernatorial election
candidate be right proportion of
Taizō Mikazuki 253.728 46.33%
Takashi Koyari 240,652 43.94%
Ikuo Tsubota 53,280 9.73%
total 547.660 100.00%
Invalid votes u. Ä. 6,418 1.16%
voter turnout 554.078 50.15%

August 10: Nagano

Nagano's governor Shuichi Abe's first term ended on August 31. The gubernatorial election in Nagano took place on August 10th, the election opening was on July 24th. Against the CPY-supported Shunpō Noguchi and another candidate Abe was confirmed with non-communist all-party support (LDP, DPJ, Kōmeitō, Jisedai, Yui, SDP) with over 80% of the votes in office. The turnout fell short of the historic low of 2010 by more than nine points and was 43.6%.

August 31: Kagawa

In Kagawa the official announcement was made on August 14th, election day was August 31st. Governor Keizō Hamada ran for a second term with the support of LDP, SDP, DPJ and Kōmeitō. The CPY supported Tadashi Kawamura, who had previously been a candidate for the CPY lower house in Kagawa in 2012 and was general secretary of the CPY Kagawa. Hamada clearly prevailed with over 80% of the vote. The turnout was 33.6%, the second lowest ever.

October 26: Fukushima

In Fukushima the gubernatorial election took place on October 26th, the official election campaign began on October 9th. Governor Yūhei Satō did not run despite the wish of supporters for a third candidacy. With voter turnout recovering slightly from the record low in 2010, the former lieutenant governor Masao Uchibori won through with broad support from the parties (LDP, DP, Kōmeitō, SDP) against Yoshihiro Kumasaka (KPJ, Shintō Kaikaku) and four other candidates.

November 16

On November 16, gubernatorial elections were held in Ehime and Okinawa, as well as mayoral elections in several prefecture capitals: Matsuyama (Ehime), Kumamoto (Kumamoto), Fukuoka (Fukuoka) and Naha (Okinawa).

Ehime

In Ehime, governor Tokihiro Nakamura (54), supported by the prefectural associations of LDP, DPJ and Minna no Tō, applied for a second term and clearly prevailed against the communist Kiyuki Kōji (71). The voter turnout reached an all-time low of 42.9%.

Okinawa

In Okinawa, LDP and Komeitō supported Governor Hirokazu Nakaima for a third term, the main rival candidate was Takeshi Onaga , previously mayor of the capital Naha, whose clear position against the US base Futenma remaining in the prefecture of the left prefecture opposition from Okinawa Shadaitō, CPJ and SDP, the DPJ split-off Seikatsu no Tō and some conservative MPs from prefecture and local parliaments was supported. In addition, the former NVP lower house member and minister Mikio Shimoji (supported by Sōzō and Ishin no Tō ) and the former DPJ upper house member Shōkichi Kina (without formal party recommendation) applied.

As in previous election campaigns, the US military presence was a major issue in the election campaign; In 2013, after many years of discussion and tough negotiations, Nakaima approved the restructuring plans of the US military agreed between the governments in Tokyo and Washington. The turnout increased by more than three points compared to 2010 to 64.13%. Onaga (360,820 votes) prevailed with a clear lead over Nakaima (261,076), Shimoji received almost 70,000 votes, Kina less than 8,000.

November 30th: Wakayama

In the gubernatorial election in Wakayama (announcement November 13th, election day November 30th) incumbent Yoshinobu Nisaka applied with non-communist all-party support (LDP, DPJ, Kōmeitō, SDP) for a third term, the only opposing candidate was Yoshimasa Hatanaka with CPJ support. The turnout fell below 40% and Nisaka clearly won.

December 21: Miyazaki

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In Miyazaki , the 2014 gubernatorial election took place one week after the national general election . Governor Shunji Kōno (LDP, DPJ, Kōmeitō, Jisedai, SDP) prevailed against former members of the House of Commons Hidesaburō Kawamura and Kōichi Hotta (KPJ) for a second term.

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  17. ↑ 弁 護士 ・ 鈴木 氏 が 都 知事 選出 馬 表明 . In: Yomiuri Shimbun Online. January 15, 2014, archived from the original on January 15, 2014 ; Retrieved January 11, 2014 (Japanese).
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  20. ↑ Tokyo Prefectural Election Commission : 平 成 26 年 東京 都 知事 選 挙 投票 結果 ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp
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  23. ↑ Tokyo Prefectural Election Oversight Commission : 東京 都 知事 選 挙 候補 者 別 得 票数 （全 候補） ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp
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  30. ↑ Yamaguchi Prefectural Election Oversight Commission : 当日 有 権 者 概 数
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  35. ↑ Ishikawa Prefectural Election Oversight Commission : 平 成 ２６ 年 ３ 月 １６ 日 執行 石川 県 知事 選 挙 投票 結果 調
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  45. ↑ 長野 県 知事 選 、 阿 部 氏 が 圧 勝 で 再 選 投票 率 は 過去 最低 最低 の ４３ ・ ５６ ％ . (No longer available online.) In: MSN / Sankei News. August 11, 2014, archived from the original on September 17, 2014 ; Retrieved September 1, 2014 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / sankei.jp.msn.com
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