2019 Saitama prefectural election

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]

2019 Saitama prefectural election

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All 93 seats in the Saitama Prefectural Assembly 47 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.52% (2.16%)
First party Second party   Leader Yoshitaka Shindō Makoto Nishida Party Liberal Democratic Komeito Seats before 51 8 Seats after 48 9 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 644,222 177,099 Percentage 40.50% 11.13%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Yukio Edano Hatsuo Hagiwara Party Constitutional Democratic Communist Seats before 5 5 Seats after 7 6 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 127,008 193,130 Percentage 7.98% 12.14%
Post-election composition of the assembly by political parties
Governor before election Kiyoshi Ueda Independent Elected Governor Kiyoshi Ueda Independent

Overview

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

Election results^[3][4]

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	Change
	Liberal Democratic Party	644,222	40.50%	48	3
	Komeito	177,099	11.13%	9	1
	Constitutional Democratic Party	127,008	7.98%	7	2
	Japanese Communist Party	193,130	12.14%	6	1
	Democratic Party For the People	97,958	6.16%	4	1
	Party of Hope	4,924	0.31%	0
	Other parties	10,127	0.64%	1	1
	Independent	336,343	21.14%	18	7
Total		1,590,811	100.00%	93