2006 Higashiosaka by-election

Higashi-osaka held a by-election on August 6 for two seats for the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. One seat went to Liberal Democratic Party candidate Kōichi Nishino and the second to Japanese Communist Party candidate Makoto Kuchihara. Candidates The candidates, who were all male, were as follows: Yoshiaki Aono 青野 剛暁 Aono Yoshiaki, later Osaka Prefectural Assemblyman,https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/46846 青野剛暁（アオノヨシアキ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム age 32 Makoto Kuchihara 朽原 亮 Kuchihara Makoto, 2003 council candidate at Higashi-osaka,https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/46845 朽原亮（クチハラマコト）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム age 46 Kōichi Munekiyo 宗清 皇一 Munekiyo Kōichi, later member of the House of Representatives,https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/46842 宗清皇一（ムネキヨコウイチ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム age 35 Kōichi Nishino 西野 弘一 Nishino Kōichi, later member of the House of Representatives,https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/46844 西野弘一（ニシノコウイチ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム age 37 Daisuke Tsukioka 月岡 大介 Tsukioka Daisuke, former councillor at Higashi-osaka,https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/46843 月岡大介（ツキオカダイスケ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム age 33 Results 2006 Higashiosaka by-electionhttps://go2senkyo.com/local/senkyo/12164 大阪府議会議員補欠選挙(補欠選挙) - 2006年08月06日投票 | 大阪府 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Kōichi Nishino 21,726.6 Japanese Communist Party Makoto Kuchihara 21,563 Independent (politics) Kōichi Munekiyo 17,413.4 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Yoshiaki Aono 12,462 Independent (politics) Daisuke Tsukioka 8,385 20.83 References Category:Higashiōsaka Category:Local elections in Japan Category:2006 elections in Japan Category:2006 in Japan Category:August 2006 in Japan Category:Elections in Osaka Prefecture