Prefectural elections was held in Hyōgo Prefecture on 7 April 2019 to elect the members of Hyogo Prefectural Assembly. The elections took place on the first day of the 2019 Japanese unified local elections.[1]
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All 86 seats in the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly 44 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 32.56% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overview edit
The election was held as the members of the prefectural assembly reached the end of their term in office. A total of 112 candidates ran for the 86 seats in 39 constituencies, with candidates in 15 of the races running unopposed.[2]
Results edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 386,471 | 26.61 | 27 | –13 | |
| Komeito | 196,653 | 13.54 | 12 | –1 | |
| Nippon Ishin no Kai | 157,414 | 10.84 | 9 | 0 | |
| Japanese Communist Party | 156,355 | 10.76 | 5 | 0 | |
| Constitutional Democratic Party | 111,160 | 7.65 | 5 | New | |
| Democratic Party for the People | 29,414 | 2.02 | 1 | New | |
| Japan Restoration Party | 7,604 | 0.52 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 407,516 | 28.05 | 27 | +20 | |
| Total | 1,452,587 | 100.00 | 86 | –1 | |
| Source: Jichisoken | |||||
References edit
- ^ "1府2県、109市区町村の「統一地方選挙」開票速報を「J:COMチャンネル」で生放送". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 概 要 選挙の期日 [Overview Election date] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hyogo Prefecture. p. 16.