2019 Fukuoka prefectural election

Prefectural Assembly elections were held in Fukuoka Prefecture on 7 April 2019 to elect the members of Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. The elections took place on the first voting day of the 2019 Japanese unified local elections.^[1]

2019 Fukuoka prefectural election

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All 87 seats in the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly 44 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.32% (2.44pp)
First party Second party   Leader Isao Kurauchi Toshio Yoshimura Party LDP Democratic Party for the People Last election 42 – Seats won 40 12 Seat change 2 New Popular vote 444,711 150,573 Percentage 37.80 12.80%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Masakazu Hamachi Koichi Yamauchi Party Komeito CDP Last election 11 – Seats won 10 5 Seat change 1 New Popular vote 130,278 60,416 Percentage 11.07% 5.14%
Governor before election Hiroshi Ogawa Independent Elected Governor Hiroshi Ogawa Independent

Background

The election was held in conjunction with the end of the four-year term of the members of Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. It saw a total of 123 candidates running in 33 electoral districts, with 31 of the candidates running unopposed.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party	444,711	37.80	40	–2
	Democratic Party for the People	150,573	12.80	12	New
	Komeito	130,278	11.07	10	–1
	Constitutional Democratic Party	60,416	5.14	5	New
	Japanese Communist Party	52,095	4.43	2	0
	Other parties	1,185	0.10	1	–
	Independents	337,134	28.66	17	+5
Total		1,176,392	100.00	87	+1
Source: Government of Fukuoka Prefecture, NHK