The 2019 Okayama Prefectural Assembly election (Japanese: 2019年岡山県議会議員選挙, romanized: 2019-nen Okayama Kengikai Giin Senkyo) was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the 55 members of the Okayama Prefectural Assembly.
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All 55 seats in the Okayama Prefectural Assembly 28 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 42.30% ( 2.49%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Post-election composition of the assembly by political party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overview
editEvery four years, a total of 55 assembly members are elected to represent the 19 electoral districts of the prefecture.[1] The election coincides with the election for Okayama City Council. In 2019, 16 candidates in the Prefectural Assembly and City Assembly elections ran unopposed, and were elected without voting.[2]
Results
editThe Liberal Democratic Party lost one seat in the election, but still maintained its dominant position after five independent members aligned themselves with the party.[3]
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | Change | |
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| Liberal Democratic Party | 202,668 | 43.22% | 32 | 1
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| Komeito | 51,794 | 11.04% | 5 | 
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| Constitutional Democratic Party | 26,966 | 5.75% | 2 |
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| Japanese Communist Party | 18,423 | 3.93% | 2 | 1
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| Democratic Party For the People | 0 | 0% | 1 |
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| Other parties | 2,628 | 0.56% | 0 |
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| Independent | 166,491 | 35.50% | 13 |  5
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| Total | 468,970 | 100.00% | 55 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Organization Structure of the Prefectural Assembly". Okayama Prefectural Assembly (PDF). Okayama Prefectural Assemblu Secretariat. p. 3.
- ^ "岡山県議選、１６人が無投票当選 岡山市中区など１０選挙区" [Okayama prefectural assembly election, 16 elected without voting 10 electoral districts, including Naka Ward, Okayama City]. Sanyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "岡山県議会の会派勢力ほぼ固まる 自民３７議席確保、１６日臨時会" [Okayama Prefectural Assembly's party power almost solidifies LDP secures 37 seats, extraordinary session on 16th]. Sanyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "岡山県議会議員選挙 選挙区別・党派別得票数" [Okayama Prefectural Assembly Election Number of Votes by Election Division/Party] (PDF). Okayama Prefecture Election Administration Commission Secretariat (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2023.