The 2019 Saitama Prefectural Assembly Election (Japanese: 2019年埼玉県議会議員選挙, romanized: 2019-nen Saitama-ken Gikaigiin Senkyo) was held on 7 April to elect the 93 members of the Saitama Prefectural Assembly.[1]
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All 93 seats in the Saitama Prefectural Assembly 47 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 35.52% ( 2.16%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Post-election composition of the assembly by political parties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overview edit
The election was held due to the end of the current prefectural assembly members' terms. A total of 129 candidates ran for 93 seats in 52 electoral districts. 32 elections in 22 electoral districts saw no voting, as the candidates ran unopposed.[2]
Results edit
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | Change | |
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| Liberal Democratic Party | 644,222 | 40.50% | 48 | 3
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| Komeito | 177,099 | 11.13% | 9 |  1
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| Constitutional Democratic Party | 127,008 | 7.98% | 7 | 2
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| Japanese Communist Party | 193,130 | 12.14% | 6 | 1
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| Democratic Party For the People | 97,958 | 6.16% | 4 | 1
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| Party of Hope | 4,924 | 0.31% | 0 | 
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| Other parties | 10,127 | 0.64% | 1 | 1
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| Independent | 336,343 | 21.14% | 18 | 7
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| Total | 1,590,811 | 100.00% | 93 | ||
References edit
- ^ "埼玉県議会議員選挙（2019年4月7日投票） 結果" [Saitama prefectural assembly member election (April 7, 2019 vote) result]. Seijiyama (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "過去最高３２人が無投票当選 問われる議会改革" [A record high of 32 people were elected without voting.]. Asahi News (in Japanese). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "埼玉県議会議員一般選挙結果速報" [Saitama Prefectural Assembly Members General Election Results Bulletin]. Saitama Prefectural Government (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "埼玉県議選" [Saitama Prefectural Assembly Election]. Japan Broadcasting Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2023.