2019_Hokkaido_prefectural_election

2019 Hokkaido prefectural election

2019 Hokkaido prefectural election

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Prefectural elections were held in Hokkaido Prefecture on 7 April 2019 to elect the members of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly. It saw the election of Ayako Fuchigami, the first sexual minority politician to be elected to a Japanese prefectural assembly.[1]

Quick Facts All 100 seats in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly 51 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

Overview

The election was held as the four year term of the members of Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly ended. There were 134 candidates running for the 100 seats in the assembly, with 35 candidates in 21 constituencies being elected unopposed, the highest number in the history of Hokkaido Prefectural elections.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Shirai, Nobuhiro (10 April 2019). "トランスジェンダー公表し道議に初当選「多様性の風を」" [Announced as transgender and elected to local government council for the first time ``Give the wind of diversity]. Asahi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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    "北海道議選、134人立候補 21選挙区で無投票" [Hokkaido assembly election, 134 candidates, no votes in 21 constituencies]. Nikkei News (in Japanese). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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