1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Hokkaido August 2021 November 2019 1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election Hokkaido no presidential 1951 Hokkaido gubernatorial election 1951 +9 Toshibumi Tanaka Social Democratic Party (Japan) 555,862 Eiji Arima Democratic Party (Japan, 1947) 476,727 Governor Toshibumi Tanaka Social Democratic Party (Japan) A gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1947 and 16 April 1947 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. Toshibumi Tanaka defeated Eiji Arima after a six-candidate primary to become the prefecture's first democratically elected governor. Candidates Toshibumi Tanaka – Chairman of the Hokkaido Government Employee Union, age 35. Eiji Arima ja 有馬英二 – member of the House of Representatives, age 65. Hidetoshi Tomabechi ja 苫米地英俊 – member of the House of Representatives, age 64. Chōji Hase ja 長谷長次 – member of the House of Representatives, age 45. Tsuyoshi Iwasa 岩佐劯 Iwasa Tsuyoshi, age 46, represented the Japan Democratic Patriotic Labor Party 日本民主主義愛國労働党 Kikukura Samo 佐茂菊藏 Samo Kikukura, age 53. Results Primary 1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election: primary Social Democratic Party (Japan) Toshibumi Tanaka 384,770 Democratic Party (Japan, 1947) Eiji Arima 304,524 Independent (politician) Hidetoshi Tomabechi 259,126 Independent (politician) Chōji Hase 123,510 Japan Democratic Patriotic Labor Party Tsuyoshi Iwasa 35,783 Independent (politician) Kikukura Samo 11,286 1,203,017 68.20 Election 1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election finalhttp://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/file.jsp?id=1183532 February 2022 Social Democratic Party (Japan) Toshibumi Tanaka 555,862 Democratic Party (Japan, 1947) Eiji Arima 476,727 1,043,816 59.39 References Category:Hokkaido gubernatorial elections Category:1947 elections in Japan