2013 Tokyo prefectural election

2013 Tokyo prefectural election Tokyo parliamentary no 2009 Tokyo prefectural election 2009 2017 Tokyo prefectural election 2017 All 127 seats in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly 64 43.50%(10.99%) 14 June 2013 Nobuteru Ishihara cropped 2 Ishihara Nobuteru 2012 (cropped).jpg 100 90 120 0 0 Nobuteru Ishihara September 2005 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) 39 39 59 20 1,633,304 36.04% Takagi yousuke.jpg 100 90 120 20 5 Yōsuke Takagi September 2009 Komeito 23 23 23 0 639,160 14.10% 共産 Japanese Communist Party Yoshiharu Wakabayashi 1997 8 8 17 9 616,722 13.61% Nakayama Yoshikatsu.jpg 90 90 120 0 0 Yoshikatsu Nakayama October 2012 Democratic Party (Japan, 1998) 54 43 15 28 690,623 15.24% ネット Mitsuko Nishizaki Tokyo Seikatsusha Network 2 2 3 1 94,239 2.08% 2015 3 30 街頭演説をする松田公太氏.jpg 180 90 120 0 30 Kota Matsuda Your Party (Japan) New 1 7 6 311,278 6.87% Hiroshi Yamada.jpg 90 90 120 0 0 Hiroshi Yamada November 2012 Japan Restoration Party New 3 2 1 374,109 8.25% 350px Assembly President Akihiko Nakamura Democratic Party of Japan Toshiaki Yoshino Liberal Democratic Party of Japan Prefectural elections for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly was held on 23 June 2013, one month before 2013 Japanese House of Councillors election.東京都議会議員選挙･参議院議員選挙の執行計画について（概要） https://web.archive.org/web/20151105152327/http://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp/topics/togigaiyo.pdf 2015-11-05 (PDF) The Liberal Democratic Party took majority control of the assembly from the Democratic Party of Japan after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated that the election had to be won "at any cost" in order to set the stage for an LDP victory in the House of Councillors election.LDP cruises to victory in Tokyo assembly election http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/24/national/ldp-set-to-take-control-of-tokyo-assembly/#.UuhRg9KmodU 29 January 2014 The Japan Times 24 June 2013 Abe used the victory to claim popular backing for his "Abenomics" economic policies.McCurry Justin Japanese PM claims backing for policies after party wins Tokyo elections https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/24/japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-tokyo-elections 29 January 2014 The Guardian 24 June 2013 The Japan Restoration Party performed poorly after controversial remarks by its leader Toru Hashimoto regarding comfort women, while Your Party made gains in the assembly after distancing itself from the JRP.Warnock Eleanor LDP’s Tokyo Election Triumph Could Presage National Win https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/06/24/ldps-triumph-in-tokyo-election-could-foreshadow-national-win/ 29 January 2014 Wall Street Journal Japan Real Time 24 June 2013 Candidates {| class="wikitable" |- |+Number of candidates 253人が立候補＝維新、みんな参加で激戦－都議選告示 時事ドットコム 2013-06-14 http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?key=%c5%d4%b5%c4%c1%aa&k=201306/2013061400806 2013-06-21June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes 合計カッコ内の数字は女性候補者数。 !rowspan=2|Party !rowspan=2|Total (Women) !colspan=3|Candidates !rowspan=2|Pre-electionstrength |- !Incumbent !Former members !Newcomer |- |Democratic Party |align="right"|44(6) |align="right"|39 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|5 |align="right"|43 |- |Liberal Democratic Party | align="right" |59(3) |align="right"|34 |align="right"|6 |align="right"|19 |align="right"|39 |- |New Komeito | align="right" |23(3) |align="right"|23 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|23 |- |Japanese Communist Party |align="right"|42(16) |align="right"|6 |align="right"|5 |align="right"|31 |align="right"|8 |- |Japan Restoration Party | align="right" |34(7) |align="right"|3 |align="right"|3 |align="right"|28 |align="right"|3 |- |Tokyo Seikatsusha Network | align="right" |5(5) |align="right"|2 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|3 |align="right"|2 |- |Your Party | align="right" |20(7) |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|19 |align="right"|1 |- |People's Life Party | align="right" |3(1) |align="right"|0 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|2 |align="right"|0 |- |Social Democratic Party | align="right" |1(0) |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0 |- |Green Wind | align="right" |1(1) |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0 |- |Minor parties | align="right" |4(0) |align="right"|0 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|3 |align="right"|0 |- |Independent | align="right" |17(4) |align="right"|3 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|14 |align="right"|6 |- ! !253(53) !111 !16 !126 !1252 vacant seats |} Results Summary of the 23 June 2013 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election results |- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" |Candidates ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats |- | style="text-align:left;" |Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党, Jiyū Minshutō) | style="text-align:right;" | 59 | style="text-align:right;" | 1,633,303 | style="text-align:right;" | 36.04 | style="text-align:right;" | 59 |- | style="text-align:left;" |New Komeito Party (公明党, Kōmeitō) | style="text-align:right;" | 23 | style="text-align:right;" | 639,160 | style="text-align:right;" | 14.10 | style="text-align:right;" | 23 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō) | style="text-align:right;" | 42 | style="text-align:right;" | 616,721 | style="text-align:right;" | 13.61 | style="text-align:right;" | 17 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō) | style="text-align:right;" | 44 | style="text-align:right;" | 690,622 | style="text-align:right;" | 15.24 | style="text-align:right;" | 15 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Your Party (みんなの党 Minna no Tō) | style="text-align:right;" | 20 | style="text-align:right;" | 311,278 | style="text-align:right;" | 6.87 | style="text-align:right;" | 7 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Tokyo Seikatsusha Network (東京・生活者ネットワーク) | style="text-align:right;" | 5 | style="text-align:right;" | 94,239 | style="text-align:right;" | 2.08 | style="text-align:right;" | 3 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Japan Restoration Party (日本維新の会 Nippon Ishin no Kai) | style="text-align:right;" | 34 | style="text-align:right;" | 374,109 | style="text-align:right;" | 8.25 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Social Democratic Party (社民党 Shamin-tō) | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 12,948 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.29 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" |People's Life First (生活の党 Seikatsu no Tō) | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | 9,563 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.21 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" |Green Wind (みどりの風 Midori no Kaze) | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 6,463 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.14 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Others | style="text-align:right;" | 4 | style="text-align:right;" | 25,421 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.56 | style="text-align:right;" | 0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Independents | style="text-align:right;" | 17 | style="text-align:right;" | 118,450 | style="text-align:right;" | 2.61 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 |- |style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 43.50%) |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9" | 253 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 4,532,279 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 100.00 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 127 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan=5 |Source: Tokyo electoral commission |} References Category:2013 elections in Japan Category:Tokyo prefectural elections Category:June 2013 in Japan Category:2013 in Tokyo