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2019 Osaka 12th district by-election
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A by-election for the Osaka 12th district in the Japanese House of Representatives was held on 21 April 2019.[1] The by-election was called following the death of the incumbent member Tomokatsu Kitagawa, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), from peritonitis on 26 December 2018. Kitagawa had served the district almost continuously since 2005 (except between 2009–12) and defended the seat by a narrow 4.4% margin in the 2017 election, making the seat a potential battleground. The by-election was held on the same day with the second round of the unified local elections and another House by-election for the Okinawa 3rd district.
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The by-election was won by Nippon Ishin no Kai's Fujita Fumitake, marking a gain for the party.[2]
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Candidates
- Shinji Tarutoko (Independent), former Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and representative for the district.[3]
- Shinpei Kitagawa (LDP), event organiser and nephew of Tomokatsu Kitagawa.[3]
- Fumitake Fujita (Ishin), company president.[3]
- Takeshi Miyamoto (Independent - JCP), former member of the House of Representatives.[4]
Campaign
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Results
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