2019 Fukuoka prefectural election
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All 87 seats in the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly 44 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 43.32% ( 2.44pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 444,711 | 37.80 | 40 | –2 | |
| Democratic Party for the People | 150,573 | 12.80 | 12 | New | |
| Komeito | 130,278 | 11.07 | 10 | –1 | |
| Constitutional Democratic Party | 60,416 | 5.14 | 5 | New | |
| Japanese Communist Party | 52,095 | 4.43 | 2 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 1,185 | 0.10 | 1 | – | |
| Independents | 337,134 | 28.66 | 17 | +5 | |
| Total | 1,176,392 | 100.00 | 87 | +1 | |
| Source: Government of Fukuoka Prefecture, NHK | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
