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Election for prefectural assembly members held in 2019

2019 Aichi prefectural election

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All 102 seats in the Aichi Prefectural Assembly
52 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.01% (Decrease1.49%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Masahito Fujikawa Motohisa Furukawa
Party Liberal Democratic Democratic Party for the People
Seats before 56 9
Seats after 57 8
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 606,349 81,057
Percentage 44.14% 5.90%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Shoichi Kondo Wataru Ito
Party Constitutional Democratic Komeito
Seats before 7 6
Seats after 7 6
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 102,546 88,495
Percentage 7.46% 6.44%

Post-election composition of the assembly by political party

Governor before election

Hideaki Ōmura
Independent

Elected Governor

Hideaki Ōmura
Independent

The 2019 Aichi Prefectural Assembly Election (Japanese: 2019年愛知県議会議員選挙, romanized2019-nen Aichi-ken Gikaigiin Senkyo) was held on 7 April to elect the 102 members of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly.

Overview

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. Voter turnout was 37.01%, marking the lowest record in four consecutive elections.

Results

Election results
Party Votes Percentage Seats Change
Liberal Democratic Party 606,349 44.14% 57 Increase1
Democratic Party For the People 81,057 5.90% 8 Decrease1
Constitutional Democratic Party 102,546 7.46% 7 Steady
Komeito 88,495 6.44% 6 Steady
Genzei Nippon 18,153 1.32% 1 Increase1
Japanese Communist Party 96,918 7.06% 0 Decrease2
Japan Innovation Party 10,582 0.77% 0 Steady
Other parties 12,363 0.90% 0 Steady
Independent 357,265 26.01% 23 Increase2
Total 1,373,728 100.00% 102

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "愛知県議選" [Aichi-ken Election]. Japan Broadcasting Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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