2023 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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2023 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
Flag of Hokkaido Prefecture.svg
  2019 9 April 20232027 
Turnout51.7%
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Candidate Naomichi Suzuki Maki Ikeda
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote1,692,436479,678
Percentage75.6%21.4%
Supported by LDP, Komeito CDP, JCP, SDP, DPFP

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Governor before election

Naomichi Suzuki
Independent

Elected Governor

Naomichi Suzuki
Independent

The 2023 Hokkaido gubernatorial election was held on 9 April 2023, to elect the next governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. [1] It was held as part of the 2023 Japanese unified local elections. The incumbent governor of Hokkaido, independent candidate, Naomichi Suzuki, won his second landslide victory. This time against Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan candidate Maki Ikeda. [2]

Contents

Maki Ikeda, a newcomer candidate, attempted to position herself as a competent competitor to Suzuki. [3]

Candidates

Withdrawn candidates

Campaigning

The election saw heavy campaigning by both major candidates. [9]

Suzuki primarily campaigned near the Pacific coast, making most of his speeches in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hidaka Subprefecture, and Tokachi Subprefecture. Suzuki leaned heavily upon the interests of agricultural and fishing cooperatives.

Ikeda would campaign most heavily along the northern coast, near the Sea of Japan, though her campaign initially centered in Hiyama Subprefecture, she would later move further south, shifting her focus to Hakodate. Ikeda would primarily campaign under plans of expanding welfare in the prefecture. [10]

Results

Pie Chart

   Naomichi Suzuki (75.63%)
   Maki Ikeda (21.44%)
  Yoshio Monbetsu (1.81%)
  Daisuke Mihara (1.12%)
Hokkaido gubernatorial 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Naomichi Suzuki 1,692,436 75.6% +12.9%
Independent Maki Ikeda 479,67821.4%New
Independent (Politician) Yoshio Monbetsu40,5791.8%New
Independent (Politician) Daisuke Mihara24,9781.1%New
Turnout 2,237,67151.7%−6.7%

References

  1. Shimbun, Yomiuri. "LDP Wins Showdown with Opposition". Japan News.
  2. Kyodo (10 April 2023). "Key gubernatorial victories boost Kishida's ruling bloc". Japan Times.
  3. "Japan Gubernatorial Campaigns Kick Off". The Japan News.
  4. 中野龍三. "北海道知事選、門別氏が出馬表明 前回衆院選で比例立候補". 朝日新聞.
  5. "出雲の男性が出馬へ 北海道知事選". 山陰中央新報.
  6. "札幌の投資家女性、道知事選出馬を表明". 北海道新聞.
  7. "来月9日投票の道知事選挙 新人・みくま氏は立候補見送りへ". NHKニュース.
  8. 石井昇. "江別の自営業和田貴志氏、道知事選出馬の意向". 北海道新聞.
  9. "Visualizing the campaign activities of Naomichi Suzuki and Maki Ikeda in the Hokkaido gubernatorial election". NHK. NHK. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  10. "Positions and Opinions of the Four candidates competing in the Hokkaido gubernatorial election". NHK. NHK. Retrieved 25 March 2024.