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A presidential election was held on 26 September 2012 to elect the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party for a new 3-year term.
The leadership election was held on September 26, 2012, when Sadakazu Tanigaki's term of office expired.Three years after last general election, support for the ruling Democratic Party had been weak, and this election had attracted a lot of attention as it was expected to change power in the upcoming general election.
At first, it seemed to be a battle centered on the incumbent Tanigaki who showed strong desire for re-election, but as mentioned earlier, it became a presidential election to elect a leading candidate for "next prime minister," so many lawmakers showed their willingness. It was described as a different aspect from the previous factional elections, and "the decline in the power of factions was highlighted". [1] [2]
| Candidate(s) | Date of birth | Current position | Party faction | Electoral district | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 21 September 1954 (age 58) | Member of the House of Representatives (since 1993) Previous offices held
| Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (Machimura) |  | |
 | 4 February 1957 (age 55) | Member of the House of Representatives (since 1986) Previous offices held
| None |  | |
 | 17 April 1957 (age 55) | Member of the House of Representatives (since 1990) Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (since 2010) Previous offices held
| Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (Yamasaki) |  | |
 | 17 October 1944 (age 67) | Member of the House of Representatives (since 1983) Previous offices held
| Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (Machimura) |  | |
 | 19 January 1961 (age 51) | Member of the House of Councillors (since 1995) Previous offices held
| Kōchikai (Koga) | | |
| Candidate(s) | Date of birth | Current positions | Party faction | Electoral District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 7 March 1945 (age 67) | President of the Liberal Democratic Party (since 2009) Member of the House of Representatives (since 1983) Other offices
| Kōchikai (Koga) |  | |
| Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet members | Party members | Total | Diet members | ||||||||
| Votes | % | Popular votes | Allocated votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Shinzo Abe 当 | 54 | 27.41 | 140,668 | 87 | 29.00 | 141 | 28.37 | 108 | 54.82 | ||
| Shigeru Ishiba | 34 | 17.26 | 233,376 | 165 | 55.00 | 199 | 40.04 | 89 | 45.18 | ||
| Nobuteru Ishihara | 58 | 29.44 | 74,552 | 38 | 12.67 | 96 | 19.32 | Eliminated | |||
| Nobutaka Machimura | 27 | 13.71 | 26,463 | 7 | 2.33 | 34 | 6.84 | Eliminated | |||
| Yoshimasa Hayashi | 24 | 12.18 | 16,246 | 3 | 1.00 | 27 | 5.43 | Eliminated | |||
| Total | 197 | 100.00 | 491,305 | 300 | 100.00 | 497 | 100.00 | 197 | 100.00 | ||
Ishiba overtook the other candidates to take first place, but failed to win a majority of the votes and ended up in a runoff vote with Abe, the runner-up. As a result of the runoff vote, Abe reversed Ishiba and was elected. [3]
