2019 Osaka gubernatorial election
7 April 2019
Turnout49.49% Increase 4.02%
 
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Candidate Hirofumi Yoshimura Tadakazu Konishi
Party Restoration Independent
Popular vote 2,266,103 1,254,200
Percentage 64.37% 35.63%
Supported by — LDP, Komeito, DPFP
Voting results by municipality
  Yoshimura
Governor of Osaka Prefecture before election

Ichirō Matsui
Restoration

 Elected Governor of Osaka Prefecture

Hirofumi Yoshimura
Restoration

The 2019 Osaka gubernatorial election took place on April 7, 2019, to elect the next governor of Osaka Prefecture. Incumbent Governor Ichirō Matsui decided to not seek a third term so that he could run for mayor of Osaka city. The election resulted in a landslide victory for Hirofumi Yoshimura, the mayor of Osaka. Yoshimura received 64% of the vote, while Tadakazu Konishi, who was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and DPFP, received 35%.

Candidates

Results

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2019 Osaka gubernatorial
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Osaka Restoration Association Hirofumi Yoshimura 2,266,103[2] 64.37 + 0.30
Liberal Democratic Tadakazu Konishi 1,254,200 35.63 + 2.38
Turnout 3,569,907 49.49 + 4.02
Registered electors 7,213,730
Osaka Restoration Association hold Swing + 0.30

References

  1. ↑ "Conservative Landslide in Unified Local Elections". 13 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "大阪府知事選挙の投開票結果調". Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2022.


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