2023 Osaka mayoral election
April 9, 2023
Turnout48.33
 
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Candidate Hideyuki Yokoyama Taeko Kitano
Party Restoration Independent
Popular vote 655,802 268,227
Percentage 64.6% 26.4%
Supported by — LDP, Komeito
Mayor of Osaka before election

Ichiro Matsui
Restoration

 Elected Mayor of Osaka

Hideyuki Yokoyama
Restoration

The 2023 Osaka mayoral election was held on 9 April 2023 as part of the 20th unified local elections.[1]

Election information

The election was scheduled to in response to the expiration of the term of mayor Ichiro Matsui on April 8, 2023. The incumbent expressed his intention to retire from politics at the end of his term due to the rejection of his proposal to abolish Osaka City and establish an Osaka Metropolis.[2]

Announcements

  • Date of official announcement: 26 March 2023[3]
  • Election date: 9 April 2023

To be held in conjunction with elections for the Osaka City Assembly, and the Osaka Prefectural Gubernatorial and Prefectural Assembly.

Declared candidates

Name Age Affiliation Incumbent Occupation/Office
Yokoyama Hideyuki 41 Osaka Restoration Association

(Osaka Ishin no Kai)

 No Osaka Prefectural Councillor

Osaka Restoration Party, General Secretary Former Osaka Prefectural employee

Kitano Taeko 63 Independent Osaka City Councillor

Former Liberal Democratic Party Osaka City Councillors' Caucus, General Secretary

Yamazaki Toshihiko 44 Independent Physical therapist
Aramaki Yasuhiko 58 Independent Restaurant owner
Nepe Nsa

aka. Adachi Shin

 48 Independent Author/Writer

Potential candidates

Primaries

Fujita, Honda, Matsunami, and Okazaki were primary candidates. Fujita, Honda, and Matsunami were defeated in the first round of voting, while Okazaki was eliminated in the final round, leading to the victory of Yokoyama [4]

  • Fujita Satoru - Osaka City Councillor (Joto Minato)
  • Honda Rie - Osaka City Councillor (Joto Ward)
  • Okazaki Futoshi - Osaka City Councillor (Higashinari Ward)
  • Kenta Matsunami - Osaka Prefectural Councillor for Takatsuki and Mishima cities), and former member of the House of Representatives.

Timeline

2022

  • September 30 - The Osaka Restoration Association announced its candidate.
  • December 10 - The Osaka Restoration Association announced that Hideyuki Yokoyama, the candidate who received the most votes in the preliminary election for mayor, would be its candidate.

2023

  • February 5 - It was reported that the political group "Update Osaka" intended to field Taeko Kitano, an Osaka City Councilor and former Secretary General of the LDP Osaka City Council. In order to gain broad support, Kitano is reportedly planning to leave the LDP and run as an independent candidate. On February 8, she officially announced her candidacy.[5]
  • February 21 - Toshihiko Yamazaki announced his candidacy.[6]
  • February 27 - Yasuhiko Aramaki announced his candidacy.
  • March 7 - Makoto Adachi announced his candidacy.
  • April 9 - Election held

Election results

The mayoral election was held on 9 April, 2023 and was won by Yokoyama Hideyuki of the Osaka Ishin (Restoration) Party. 2,214,966 Osaka City residents turned out to vote which included 1,059,525 male voters, and 1,155,441 female voters. Voter turnout was 48.33%, which was a drop from 52.7% in the previous 2019 election.[7]

City wide results

Candidate Affiliation Number of votes received
Yokoyama Hideyuki Osaka Ishin (Restoration) Party 655,802
Kitano Taeko Independent

(backed by Liberal Democratic Party and Constitutional Democratic Party)[8]

 268,227
Yamazaki Toshihiko Independent 45,369
Aramaki Yasuhiko Independent 30,960
Nepenza Independent 15,408

Election results from 選挙ドットコム.[9]

Ward results

ward nameHideyuki YokoyamaTaeko KitanoToshihiko YamazakiYasuhiko AramakiNepensa
Osaka City total655,802268,22745,36930,96015,408
Kita Ward34,79511,2102,5151,730821
Toshima Ward28,60710,4852,0971,632583
Fukushima Ward20,3036,7831,335783380
Konohana Ward16,0576,557925639404
Chuo Ward23,8499,3931,3561,396518
Nishi Ward23,6228,6531,2511,198501
Minato Ward19,4228,7321,338852474
Taisho District15,6976,336986820394
Tennoji Ward20,0738,1341,0301,064430
Naniwa Ward10,8894,593768662281
Nishiyodogawa Ward22,66110,1891,3851,328596
Yodogawa Ward41,71520,1091,9861,678884
Higashiyodogawa Ward39,86815,7922,4501,767923
Higashinari Ward20,7028,1301,773914532
Ikuno Ward23,51710,5081,8661,370643
Asahi Ward22,73410,4442,7941,102559
Joto Ward46,11516,9424,4021,7091,076
Tsurumi Ward29,3699,5852,4851,125618
Abeno Ward28,69713,7192,5951,286502
Suminoe Ward30,19112,7711,7731,700754
Sumiyoshi Ward37,08017,6452,3131,748899
Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward32,51514,1821,7251,311769
Hirano Ward46,73317,4903,0632,2491,283
Nishinari Ward20,5919,8451,158897584

All results published by Osaka City.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (March 9, 2023). "980 Races Expected in Japan's Upcoming Local Elections". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp.
  2. ↑ "Osaka rejects plan to break up city in referendum for 2nd time". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. ↑ "大阪府大阪市長の選挙一覧 ｜ 選挙ドットコム". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  4. ↑ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (2023-01-15). "LDP to Field Own Candidates to Take on Ishin for Osaka Governor, Mayor in April". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  5. ↑ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (2023-01-15). "LDP to Field Own Candidates to Take on Ishin for Osaka Governor, Mayor in April". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  6. ↑ "大阪市長選挙、理学療法士の山崎敏彦氏が無所属で出馬表明". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  7. ↑ "大阪市長選挙 - 2023年04月09日投票 | 大阪府大阪市". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ↑ "Poll: Osaka Ishin leads elections despite casino opposition | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. ↑ "大阪市長選挙 - 2023年04月09日投票 | 大阪府大阪市". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  10. ↑ "大阪市長選挙 開票速報∥大阪市選挙管理委員会". www.city.osaka.lg.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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