The 2019 Aichi Prefectural Assembly Election (Japanese: 2019年愛知県議会議員選挙, romanized: 2019-nen Aichi-ken Gikaigiin Senkyo) was held on 7 April to elect the 102 members of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly.[1]
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All 102 seats in the Aichi Prefectural Assembly 52 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 37.01% ( 1.49%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Post-election composition of the assembly by political party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overview edit
The election was held as the current prefectural assembly members' four year-terms came to end. 138 candidates ran for 102 seats in 55 constituencies. 41 seats in 26 constituencies were elected without voting, as the candidates face no opposition.[1] Voter turnout was 37.01%, marking the lowest record in four consecutive elections.[2]
Results edit
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | Change | |
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| Liberal Democratic Party | 606,349 | 44.14% | 57 |  1
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| Democratic Party For the People | 81,057 | 5.90% | 8 | 1
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| Constitutional Democratic Party | 102,546 | 7.46% | 7 | 
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| Komeito | 88,495 | 6.44% | 6 |
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| Genzei Nippon | 18,153 | 1.32% | 1 | 1
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| Japanese Communist Party | 96,918 | 7.06% | 0 | 2
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| Japan Innovation Party | 10,582 | 0.77% | 0 |
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| Other parties | 12,363 | 0.90% | 0 |
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| Independent | 357,265 | 26.01% | 23 | 2
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| Total | 1,373,728 | 100.00% | 102 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "愛知県議会議員一般選挙" [Aichi Prefectural Assembly General Election] (PDF). Aichi Prefectural Government (in Japanese). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "愛知県議会議員一般選挙 投票状況速報" [Aichi prefectural assembly member general election ballot situation bulletin] (PDF). Aichi Prefectural Government (in Japanese). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "愛知県議会議員選挙（2019年4月7日投票） 結果" [Aichi Prefectural Assembly Election (April 7, 2019 vote) Results]. Seijiyama (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "愛知県議選" [Aichi-ken Election]. Japan Broadcasting Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2023.