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A gubernatorial election was held on 23 April 1959 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.
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A gubernatorial election was held on 23 April 1959 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democratic | Kingo Machimura | 1,092,456 | |||
| Social Democratic | Setsuo Yokomichi | 963,603 | |||
| Minor party | Shun'yo Oda | 13,370 | |||
| Turnout | 2,120,389 | 80.94 | |||
Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures, which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper, two urban prefectures, one regional prefecture and one metropolis. In 1868, the Meiji Fuhanken sanchisei administration created the first prefectures to replace the urban and rural administrators in the parts of the country previously controlled directly by the shogunate and a few territories of rebels/shogunate loyalists who had not submitted to the new government such as Aizu/Wakamatsu. In 1871, all remaining feudal domains (han) were also transformed into prefectures, so that prefectures subdivided the whole country. In several waves of territorial consolidation, today's 47 prefectures were formed by the turn of the century. In many instances, these are contiguous with the ancient ritsuryō provinces of Japan.
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