Summary
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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Osaka 12th district | |||
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| Turnout | 47.00% | ||
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The by-election was won by Nippon Ishin no Kai's Fumitake Fujita, marking a gain for the party.[2]
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Innovation | Fumitake Fujita | 60,341 | 38.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratic | Shinpei Kitagawa | 47,025 | 30.0 | ||
| Independent | Shinji Tarutoko | 35,358 | 22.6 | ||
| Communist | Takeshi Miyamoto | 14,027 | 8.9 | ||
| Total votes | 156,751 | ||||
| Turnout | 47.00 | -0.50 | |||
| Innovation gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | ||||
Footnotes edit
References edit
- ^ "北川知克・衆院議員が死去、６７歳 元環境副大臣" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "LDP loses both by-elections in Okinawa, Osaka prefectures". Asahi Shimbun. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Kyodo News (4 February 2019). "北川氏おいが出馬表明 自民擁立、衆院大阪12区" (in Japanese). The Nikkei. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ Okamura, Natsuki; Nakazaki, Taro (10 April 2019). "Lower House by-elections seen as trial run for Upper House poll". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 10 April 2019.