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The 2023 Japanese unified local elections were held across the country on 9 and 23 April 2023. In total 15,047 candidates were elected in 1,008 races with a high of 1,685 in Hokkaido and a low of 1 in Okinawa. [1] The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) scored a comfortable victory. Six LDP (and Komei) endorsed candidates won the governorship.
On 23 April 2023, 5 by-elections were held together with the second phase of the unified local elections (municipal elections except designated major cities), including Yamaguchi 4th district, the seat of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinaed on 8 July 2022. [2]
The mayoral election was held on 9 April, 2023 and was won by Yokoyama Hideyuki of the Osaka Ishin (Restoration) Party. 2,214,966 Osaka City residents turned out to vote which included 1,059,525 male voters, and 1,155,441 female voters. Voter turnout was 48.33%, which was a drop from 52.7% in the previous 2019 election. [7]
This local electoral calendar for 2023 lists the subnational elections held in 2023. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included. Part of the Politics series
Adachi announced his candidacy for Ōita Prefecture gubernatorial election and resigned as a member of the House of Councillors on March 10, 2023. [3] With Adachi's resignation, by-elections will be held on April 28, 2023, under the Election Law. The LDP has nominated Aki Shirasaka, the owner of Inaba, a club in Ginza, as its candidate. [4]
The 2023 Hokkaido gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 2023, to elect the next governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. [1] It was held as part of the 2023 Japanese unified local elections . The incumbent governor of Hokkaido, independent candidate, Naomichi Suzuki , won a landslide victory against Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan ...
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The 2023 Sapporo Mayoral Election was held on 1 May 2023 as part of the 2023 Japanese unified local elections to elect the mayor of Sapporo. Incumbent Katsuhiro Akimoto won with a 56% majority. A major issue of the election included Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. [1] Akimoto was a firm supporter of holding the olympic games in ...