2019 Hokkaido prefectural election

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)
All 100 seats in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	56.63% (1.98pp)
First party Second party   Leader Takamori Yoshikawa Takahiro Sasaki Party Liberal Democratic CDP Last election 49 24 Seats won 51 24 Seat change 2 Popular vote 722,666 425,549 Percentage 42.50% 25.03%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Hisashi Inatsu Keiji Aoyama Party Komeito Communist Last election 8 4 Seats won 8 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 157,365 159,827 Percentage 9.25% 9.40%
Governor before election Harumi Takahashi Independent Elected Governor Naomichi Suzuki Independent

Prefectural elections were held in Hokkaido Prefecture on 7 April 2019 to elect the members of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly. It saw the election of Ayako Fuchigami, the first sexual minority politician to be elected to a Japanese prefectural assembly.^[1]

Overview

The election was held as the four year term of the members of Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly ended. There were 134 candidates running for the 100 seats in the assembly, with 35 candidates in 21 constituencies being elected unopposed, the highest number in the history of Hokkaido Prefectural elections.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party	722,666	42.50	51	+2
	Constitutional Democratic Party	425,549	25.03	24	0
	Japanese Communist Party	159,828	9.40	3	–1
	Komeito	157,365	9.25	8	0
	Democratic Party for the People	25,107	1.48	0	New
	Nippon Ishin no Kai	8,143	0.48	0	New
	Other parties	7,143	0.42	0	–
	Independents	194,640	11.45	14	–2
Total		1,700,441	100.00	100	–1
Source: Jichisoken

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