Tokyo prefectural parliamentary election 2013

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The prefectural parliamentary elections in Tokyo 2013 ( jap. 2013 年 or 平 成 25 年 東京 都 議会 議員 選 挙 , 2013-nen / Heisei 25-nen Tōkyō-togikai giin sichyo ) took place on June 23, 2013; the mandate of the old parliament ended on July 22, 2013. The 127 members of the parliament of the Japanese prefecture Tokyo stood for election by non-transferable individual voting in seven single and 35 multi-mandate constituencies, including 16 two-mandate constituencies. As of June 2, 2013, there were 10,761,055 eligible voters in the prefecture, an increase of around 120,000 compared to 2009.

The Democratic Party (DPJ) had been the strongest party in Tokyo since the last regular parliamentary election in 2009 , despite losing seats through party converts and in by-elections - most recently in December 2012 . Governor has been Naoki Inose since December 2012 , who was elected in the early gubernatorial election 2012 with election recommendations only by LDP , Kōmeitō and Ishin , but with an overwhelming majority as the successor to the resigned Shintarō Ishihara .

The election was considered an important test of the mood for the national upper house election in July 2013, the national LDP chairman and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe characterized the parliamentary election in Tokyo prefecture as a "quasi national election" ( 「準 国 政 選 挙」 , jun-kokusei perpendicular ).

Candidates and nomination strategy

At the start of the election campaign there were a total of 253 candidates, more than in 2009. Of these, LDP 59 and Kōmeitō 23, DPJ 44, Ishin 34, Minna 20, KPJ 42, and the Tōkyō Seikatsusha Network five.

Former MPs (as of June 14) and candidates for the 2013 election
Political party Previous
MPs 		Candidates
previous
MPs 		former
MP 		New applicants total (Women)
Democratic Party (DPJ) 43 39 0 5 44 (6)
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) 39 34 6th 19th 59 (3)
Kōmeitō (Kōmei) 23 23 0 0 23 (3)
Communist Party of Japan (CPJ) 8th 6th 5 31 42 (16)
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Ishin) 3 3 3 28 34 (7)
Tōkyō Seikatsusha Network (Net) 2 2 0 3 5 (5)
Minna no Tō (Minna) 1 1 0 19th 20th (7)
Seikatsu no Tō (Seikatsu) 0 0 1 2 3 (1)
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 0 0 0 1 1 (0)
Midori no Kaze (Midori) 0 0 0 1 1 (1)
Others 0 0 1 3 4th (0)
Independent 6th 3 0 14th 17th (4)
total 125
(2 vacancies) 		111 16 126 253 (53)

Result

The turnout fell to 43.5%, the second lowest level in post-war history.

The election result resulted in the following distribution of seats LDP 59, Kōmei 23, KPJ 17, DPJ 15, Minna 7, Net 3, Ishin 2, Independent. 1. All 82 candidates of the governing parties at the national level, LDP and Kōmeitō, were elected and together achieve an absolute majority.

Numbers and proportions of votes by party
Political party Candidates be right proportion of Seats modification
Liberal Democratic Party 59 1,633,303.909 36.0% 59 +20
Democratic Party 44 690,622,746 15.2% 15th −28
Kōmeitō 23 639,160.495 14.1% 23 0
Communist Party of Japan 42 616,721,524 13.6% 17th +9
Nippon Ishin no Kai 34 374.109, 000 8.3% 2 −1
Minna no Tō 20th 311.278, 000 6.9% 7th +6
Tōkyō Seikatsusha Network 5 94,239, 000 2.1% 3 +1
Others 9 54,395,320 0.9% 0 0
Independent 17th 118,450, 000 2.6% 1 −5
total 253 4,532,279,994 100.0% 127 +2 (vacancies)

The gains and losses in mandates are given in comparison to the composition of parliament before the election. For an explanation of fractional votes, see Elections in Japan .

Constituencies

Election winners / candidates by constituency and party
Constituency Number of mandates
( magnitude ) 		Elected MPs / candidates
DPJ LDP Kōmei KPJ Ishin Net Minna Seikatsu SDP Midori Otherwise. Independent Sum of
candidates
Chiyoda-ku 1 1/1 0/1 0/2 4th
Chūō-ku 1 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Minato-ku 2 0/1 2/2 0/1 0/1 0/1 6th
Shinjuku-ku 4th 0/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 8th
Bunkyō-ku 2 0/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 4th
Taitō-ku 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Sumida-ku 3 0/1 2/2 1/1 0/1 0/1 6th
Kōtō-ku 4th 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 6th
Shinagawa-ku 4th 0/2 2/2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 8th
Meguro-ku 3 0/1 2/2 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 9
Ōta-ku 8th 1/2 3/3 2/2 1/1 1/2 0/1 0/1 0/1 13
Setagaya-ku 8th 0/2 3/3 2/2 1/1 0/2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 14th
Shibuya-ku 2 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 1/1 6th
Nakano-ku 4th 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 7th
Suginami-ku 6th 0/2 2/2 1/1 1/1 0/2 1/1 1/1 10
Toshima-ku 3 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 6th
Kita-ku 4th 0/2 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 7th
Arakawa-ku 2 0/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 5
Itabashi-ku 5 0/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/2 10
Nerima-ku 6th 1/1 3/3 1/1 1/1 0/2 0/1 0/1 10
Adachi-ku 6th 1/1 2/2 2/2 1/1 0/1 7th
Katsushika-ku 4th 0/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/2 10
Edogawa-ku 5 0/2 2/2 1/1 1/1 1/1 7th
Hachiōji-shi 5 0/1 2/2 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 8th
Tachikawa-shi 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 3
Musashino-shi 1 0/1 1/1 0/1 3
Mitaka-shi 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Ōme-shi 1 1/1 0/1 2
Fuchsu-shi 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Akishima-shi 1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Machida-shi 3 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 6th
Koganei-shi 1 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Kodaira-shi 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Hino-shi 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Nishitōkyō-shi 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 6th
Nishi-tama 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 5
Minami-tama 2 0/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 4th
Kita-Tama dai-1 3 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 6th
Kita-Tama dai-2 2 0/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 4th
Kita-Tama dai-3 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Kita-Tama dai-4 2 1/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 4th
Islands 1 1/1 0/1 0/1 3
total 127 15/44 59/59 23/23 17/42 2/34 3/5 7/20 0/3 0/1 0/1 0/4 1/17 253

Other:

  1. ↑ Gyōkaku hyakutō-ban ( 行 革 １１０ 番 , "Administrative Reform 110")
  2. ↑ Midori no Tō gurīnzu japan ("Green Party Greens Japan")
  3. ↑ Tōkyō Ishin no Kai ( 東京 維新 の 会 , without direct relationship to the faction of the same name, which consists of members of Nippon Ishin no Kai)
  4. ↑ Daitōryōkai ( 大 統領 会 , "Presidential Council")

Constituencies that are not congruent with municipalities:

  1. ↑ "West Tama"; consists of the following communities: Fussa-shi , Hamura-shi , Akiruno-shi , Hinohara-mura , Hinode-machi , Mizuho-machi , Okutama-machi
  2. ↑ "South Tama": Tama-shi , Inagi-shi
  3. ^ "North Tama 1": Higashi-Murayama-shi , Higashi-Yamato-shi , Musashi-Murayama-shi
  4. ↑ "North Tama 2": Kokubunji-shi , Kunitachi-shi
  5. ^ "North Tama 3": Chofu-shi , Komae-shi
  6. ^ "North Tama 4": Kiyose-shi , Higashi-Kurume-shi
  7. ↑ Aogashima-mura , Hachijō-machi , Mikurajima-mura , Miyake-mura , Ogasawara-mura , Kōzushima-mura , Niijima-mura , Ōshima-machi , Toshima-mura

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tokyo Prefectural Election Oversight Commission : 平 成 25 年 選 挙 執行 一 覧 (List of Heisei 25 = elections held in 2013), accessed on October 12, 2018
  2. ↑ Tokyo Prefectural Election Oversight Commission : 平 成 ２５ 年 ６ 月 の 選 挙 人 名簿 登録 者 数 等 に つ い て ( Memento from September 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ 都 議 選 で 政治 の 安定 訴 え ＝ 衆院 解散 「適 切 に 決断」 - 安 倍 首相 . In: Jiji Tsūshin . May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013 (Japanese).
  4. ↑ LDP's first test will be Tokyo metro assembly poll: Abe. In: The Japan Times . May 13, 2013, accessed May 18, 2013 .
  5. ↑ 【図 解 ・ 政治】 東京 都 議 選 で の 主 な 党派 の 立 候補 者 数 （2013 年 6 月） . In: Jiji Tsūshin . June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013 (Japanese).
  6. ^ Masaaki Kameda: Race begins for metro assembly. In: The Japan Times . June 15, 2013, accessed June 19, 2013 .
  7. ↑ ２５３ 人 が 立 候補 ＝ 維新 、 み ん な 参加 で 激 戦 - 都 議 選 告示 . In: Jiji Tsūshin . June 15, 2013, Retrieved June 22, 2013 (Japanese).
  8. ↑ Ayako Mie: LDP win mimics December election. Opposition camp unable to muster a viable force. In: The Japan Times . June 25, 2013, accessed June 25, 2012 .
  9. ↑ Tokyo Prefectural Election Oversight Commission : 党派 別 得票 率 , accessed October 12, 2018
  10. ↑ Tokyo Prefectural Election Oversight Commission : 党派 別 当選 人数 , accessed October 12, 2018
  11. ↑ Tokyo Prefectural Election Oversight Commission : 開票 結果 , accessed October 12, 2018