2013 Tokyo prefectural election

Prefectural elections for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly was held on 23 June 2013, one month before 2013 Japanese House of Councillors election.[1]

2013 Tokyo prefectural election

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All 127 seats in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.50%(Decrease10.99%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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共産
LeaderNobuteru IshiharaYōsuke TakagiYoshiharu Wakabayashi
PartyLiberal DemocraticKomeitoCommunist
Leader sinceSeptember 2005September 20091997
Last election39238
Seats before39238
Seats won592317
Seat changeIncrease 20Steady 0Increase 9
Popular vote1,633,304639,160616,722
Percentage36.04%14.10%13.61%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
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ネット
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LeaderYoshikatsu NakayamaMitsuko NishizakiKota Matsuda
PartyDemocraticTokyo Seikatsusha NetworkYour
Leader sinceOctober 2012
Last election542New
Seats before4321
Seats won1537
Seat changeDecrease 28Increase 1Increase 6
Popular vote690,62394,239311,278
Percentage15.24%2.08%6.87%

 Seventh party
 
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LeaderHiroshi Yamada
PartyRestoration
Leader sinceNovenmber 2012
Last electionNew
Seats before3
Seats won2
Seat changeDecrease 1
Popular vote374,109
Percentage8.25%


Assembly President before election

Akihiko Nakamura
Democratic

Elected Assembly President

Toshiaki Yoshino
Liberal Democratic

The Liberal Democratic Party took majority control of the assembly from the Democratic Party of Japan after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated that the election had to be won "at any cost" in order to set the stage for an LDP victory in the House of Councillors election.[2] Abe used the victory to claim popular backing for his "Abenomics" economic policies.[3] The Japan Restoration Party performed poorly after controversial remarks by its leader Toru Hashimoto regarding comfort women, while Your Party made gains in the assembly after distancing itself from the JRP.[4]

Candidates

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Number of candidates[5]
PartyTotal (Women)CandidatesPre-election
strength
IncumbentFormer membersNewcomer
Democratic Party44(06)390543
Liberal Democratic Party59(03)3461939
New Komeito23(03)230023
Japanese Communist Party42(16)65318
Japan Restoration Party34(07)33283
Tokyo Seikatsusha Network5(05)2032
Your Party20(07)10191
People's Life Party3(01)0120
Social Democratic Party1(00)0010
Green Wind1(01)0010
Minor parties4(00)0130
Independent17(04)30146
253(53)11116126125[6]

Results

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Summary of the 23 June 2013 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党, Jiyū Minshutō)591,633,30336.0459
New Komeito Party (公明党, Kōmeitō)23639,16014.1023
Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō)42616,72113.6117
Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō)44690,62215.2415
Your Party (みんなの党 Minna no Tō)20311,2786.877
Tokyo Seikatsusha Network (東京・生活者ネットワーク)594,2392.083
Japan Restoration Party (日本維新の会 Nippon Ishin no Kai)34374,1098.252
Social Democratic Party (社民党 Shamin-tō)112,9480.290
People's Life First (生活の党 Seikatsu no Tō)39,5630.210
Green Wind (みどりの風 Midori no Kaze)16,4630.140
Others425,4210.560
Independents17118,4502.611
Total (turnout 43.50%)2534,532,279100.00127
Source: Tokyo electoral commission [1]

References

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  1. ^ 東京都議会議員選挙・参議院議員選挙の執行計画について(概要) Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine(PDF)
  2. ^ "LDP cruises to victory in Tokyo assembly election". The Japan Times. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ McCurry, Justin (24 June 2013). "Japanese PM claims backing for policies after party wins Tokyo elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ Warnock, Eleanor (24 June 2013). "LDP's Tokyo Election Triumph Could Presage National Win". Wall Street Journal Japan Real Time. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  5. ^ "253人が立候補=維新、みんな参加で激戦-都議選告示". 時事ドットコム. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-06-21.[permanent dead link]合計カッコ内の数字は女性候補者数。
  6. ^ 2 vacant seats