2019 Chiba prefectural election

2019 Chiba prefectural election

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)
All 94 seats in the Chiba Prefectural Assembly 47 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.26% (0.75%)
First party Second party   Leader Yoshitaka Sakurada Yukio Ubukata Party LDP Constitutional Democratic Seats before 51 8 Seats won 45 10 Seat change 6 2 Popular vote 446,987 192,983 Percentage 32.40% 13.96%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Shigeyuki Tomita Sōichirō Okuno Party Komeito Democratic Party for the People Seats before 8 9 Seats won 8 6 Seat change 3 Popular vote 137,461 84,206 Percentage 9.94% 6.09%
Post-election composition of the assembly by political parties
Governor before election Kensaku Morita Independent Elected Governor Kensaku Morita Independent

The 2019 Chiba Prefectural Assembly Election (Japanese: 2019年千葉県議会議員選挙, romanized: 2019-nen Chiba-ken Gikaigiin Senkyo) was held on 7 April, the first half voting day of the 19th Unified Local Elections of Japan.[1]

Overview

The election was carried out in conjunction with the expiration of the four-year term of the members of prefectural assembly. 130 candidates ran for 94 seats in 46 constituencies, with 25 of the candidates elected unopposed.[2]

Results

The Liberal Democratic Party had a total of 45 candidates elected. Along with 3 candidates that it endorsed, the party retained its majority in the assembly. All of Komeito's officially recognized candidates were elected.

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which is participating in elections for the first time, gained two seats. The Democratic Party for the People lost two seats. The Japanese Communist Party had its left-wing votes absorbed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and although it aimed to win two seats in the Funabashi constituency, it lost both and ended up with only two seats.[3]

Election results[4]

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	Change
	Liberal Democratic Party	447,987	32.40%	45	6
	Constitutional Democratic Party	192,983	13.96%	10	2
	Komeito	137,461	9.94%	8
	Democratic Party For the People	84,206	6.09%	6	3
	Japanese Communist Party	106,207	7.68%	2	3
	Other parties	18,608	1.35%	2
	Independent	395,209	28.58%	21	3
Total		1,382,661	100.00%	94

References

1. "１９統一地方選：道府県議選 低投票率止まらず 平均４４．０８％、８割最低" [19 unified local elections: Prefectural assembly elections Low voter turnout continues, average 44.08%, lowest at 80%]. 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
2. "千葉県議選に130人出馬 3割近くが無投票当選" [130 people ran for Chiba Prefectural Assembly election, nearly 30% won without voting]. 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
3. "千葉県議選 自民は初の女性県議誕生" [Chiba prefectural assembly election: Liberal Democratic Party has first female prefectural assembly member]. 産経ニュース (in Japanese). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
4. "平成31年4月7日執行千葉県議会議員一般選挙 開票結果" [7 April 2019 Chiba Prefectural Assembly member general election vote counting results] (PDF). Chiba Prefecture (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.