2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Tokyo 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election Tokyo Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Gubernatorial no 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election 2014 31 July 2016 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election 2020 59.73% 13.59 pp Yuriko Koike 2016.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 008000 Yuriko Koike Independent (politician) 2,912,628 44.49% Supported by — Governor Yoichi Masuzoe Independent (politician) Yuriko Koike Independent (politician) Hiroya Masuda 200708.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Hiroya Masuda Independent (politician) 288B57 1,793,453 27.4% LDP, Komeito, Kokoro ShuntaroTorigoe cropped.jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Shuntaro Torigoe Independent (politician) 0000CD 1,346,103 20.56% DP, JCP, SDP, PLP, TSN 400px| Election results by municipality, winner vote share. Koike in dark green and Masuda in light green. 400px| Election results by municipality, margin of victory. Koike in green and Masuda in red. Koike swept all main island municipalities except Hinohara village, she won her largest margin in Toshima ward in her former lower house district, Masuda only carried Hinohara and a few towns and villages on the Izu islands. The 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on 31 July 2016 to elect the successor to Governor Yoichi Masuzoe, who submitted his resignation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on 15 June 2016.http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160615-00000043-jij-pol 舛添氏が辞職願＝21日付、政治資金流用で引責—都議会の不信任前に Masuzoe submits resignation dated 21st, takes responsibility for misuse of funds before no-confidence vote Yahoo Japan 15 June 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160615040058/http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160615-00000043-jij-pol 15 June 2016 By-elections in four of Tokyo's cities were held on the same day to fill vacancies in the Assembly. Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike won the election by a wide margin. Turnout increased sharply to 59% from 46% in the previous election.https://www.wsj.com/articles/yuriko-koike-elected-governor-of-tokyo-first-woman-in-post-1469967380 Yuriko Koike Elected Governor of Tokyo, First Woman in Post Landers Peter 2016-07-31 Wall Street Journal 0099-9660 2016-08-01 Background Yoichi Masuzoe, a former national Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare, was elected in the February 2014 election. At the election he was endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito and received more than 2.11 million votes, more than double his nearest opponent in the seven-candidate race. He replaced Naoki Inose, who had resigned in the second year of his four-year term due to a political funds scandal. In May 2016 reports surfaced concerning Masuzoe's misuse of public funds, including the use of his chauffeur-driven government car to travel to and from his holiday house on most weekends. As examination into his spending continued, it was found that he had misused funds to purchase items for personal use, including art, comics, and meals, as well as paying for his family to stay in hotels that were accounted as meeting-related expenses. An independent investigation ultimately determined that he had acted inappropriately but not illegally. Despite this, surveys showed that more than 90% of Tokyo residents were dissatisfied with how he handled the issue and the lack of a clear explanation. As pressure grew on Masuzoe to resign, a no-confidence motion jointly submitted by all of the parties represented in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly was to be put to a vote on the afternoon of 15 June. As the motion was likely to pass and wanting to avoid further disruption to the governing of the city, Masuzoe submitted his resignation to assembly President Shigeo Kawai on the morning of the 15th, to become effective as of 21 June. Candidates A total of 21 candidates were nominated for the election.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/14/national/politics-diplomacy/campaign-kicks-off-tokyo-governor-race/ Campaign kicks off for Tokyo governor race Japan Times Aoki Mizuho 14 July 2016 15 July 2016 Yuriko Koike, a former Minister of Defence and incumbent member for the Tokyo 10th district in the House of Representatives, announced her candidacy despite not receiving an endorsement from the Liberal Democratic Party. Instead, the LDP (along with Komeito and the Party for Japanese Kokoro) endorsed Hiroya Masuda, who is a former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and former governor of Iwate Prefecture.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/11/national/politics-diplomacy/ldps-masuda-gets-official-tokyo-gubernatorial-nod-former-commentator-koga-weighs-dp-bid/ LDP's Masuda gets official Tokyo gubernatorial nod as former commentator Koga weighs DP bid Aoki Mizuho Osumi Magdalena Japan Times 11 July 2016 15 July 2016 Actor Junichi Ishida was approached by the Democratic Party but ultimately declined to run. Ultimately, the Democratic Party and other opposition parties (including the Communist and Social Democratic parties) endorsed veteran journalist Shuntaro Torigoe. Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and a candidate in the two previous gubernatorial elections, announced his intention to run on 11 July but withdrew two days later.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/13/national/politics-diplomacy/tokyo-gubernatorial-candidates-name-nurseries-school-fees-cancer-key-issues/ Utsunomiya withdraws from Tokyo gubernatorial race to boost opposition-supported Torigoe Japan Times Osaki Tomohiro 13 July 2016 15 July 2016 The Guardian stated that the election "has piqued interest not only because of the size of the task which falls to its victor, but also for the mud slinging and misogyny which has characterised the fight between the candidates." Former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara made disparaging remarks regarding Koike's age and use of makeup, and characterized Torigoe as a "traitor to his country" for questioning Japanese protection of the Senkaku Islands. Torigoe was attacked in a tabloid magazine with allegations that he seduced a 20-year-old university student ten years earlier, in what some viewed as a deliberate smear campaign by his opposition.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/29/dirtiest-race-tokyo-governors-election-sex-scandal-misogny Tokyo turmoil: race to rule world's largest city mired in sex scandal and misogyny Foster Martin 2016-07-29 The Guardian 2016-08-01https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36901335 Tokyo's ill-tempered election – BBC News en-GB 2016-08-01 Candidateshttp://www.h28tochijisen.metro.tokyo.jp/pdf/candidates_tochijsen.pdf 平成28年7月31日執行東京都知事選挙 立候補者一覧 31 July 2016 Tokyo Gubernatorial Election – List of Candidates Tokyo Electoral Commission 14 July 2016 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714134048/http://www.h28tochijisen.metro.tokyo.jp/pdf/candidates_tochijsen.pdf 14 July 2016 dead dmy-all NameAgeParty(Endorsements)Notes Shōgo Takahashi 32 Independent Yujiro Taniyama 43 Independent Makoto Sakurai 44 Independent Founder of Zaitokukai. Shuntaro Torigoe 76 Independent(Democratic, Communist and Social Democratic, People's Life parties, Tokyo Seikatsusha Network) Hiroya Masuda 64 Independent(Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, Party for Japanese Kokoro) Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, former governor of Iwate Prefecture Mac Akasaka 67 Independent Perennial candidate Toshio Yamaguchi 75 People's Sovereignty Party Former Minister of Labour Masaaki Yamanaka 52 Future Creation Management Practice Party Teruki Gotō 33 Independent Known for his naked election posters Masatoshi Kishimoto 63 Independent Yuriko Koike 64 Independent Former Minister of Defence Takashi Uesugi 48 Independent Hiroko Nanami32 Happiness Realization Party Chōzō Nakagawa 60 Independent Former mayor of Kasai, Hyōgo Yasuhiro Sekiguchi 64 Independent Takashi Tachibana 48 NHK Party Former Funabashi city councillor Masahiro Miyazaki 61Independent Sadao Imao 76 Independent Yoshihiko Mochizuki 51 Independent Naoko Takei 51 Independent Hisao Naitō 59 Independent Results Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2016https://www.asahi.com/senkyo/tochijisen/2020/kaihyo/ 開票速報｜2020都知事選（東京都知事選挙）：朝日新聞デジタル 朝日新聞デジタルhttps://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/local/tochijisen2020/results/kouho17/ 市川浩司（いちかわ・ひろし） : 東京都知事選2020 候補者・結果 : 東京都知事選2020 : 地方選 : 選挙・世論調査（選挙） June 19, 2020 読売新聞オンライン Independent #008000 Yuriko Koike 2,912,628 44.49% N/A Independent (Supported by LDP, Komeito, Party for Japanese Kokoro) #288B57 Hiroya Masuda 1,793,453 27.40% N/A Independent (Supported by Democrats, Communist, Social Democrats, PLP, TSN) #0000CD Shuntaro Torigoe 1,346,103 20.56% N/A Independent #E5004F Takashi Uesugi 179,631 2.74% N/A Japan First Party Makoto Sakurai 114,171 1.74% N/A Smile #B51515 Mac Akasaka 43,912 0.72% N/A Happiness Realization Party Hiroko Nanami 28,809 0.44% N/A NHK Party Takashi Tachibana 27,242 0.42% N/A Independent Shōgo Takahashi 16,664 0.25% N/A Independent Chōzō Nakagawa 16,584 0.25% N/A People's Sovereignty Party #008C76 Toshio Yamaguchi 15,986 0.24% N/A Independent Masatoshi Kishimoto 8,056 0.12% N/A Independent Teruki Gotō 7,031 0.11% N/A Independent Yujiro Taniyama 6,759 0.1% N/A Independent Yoshihiko Mochizuki 4,605 0.07% N/A Independent Masahiro Miyazaki 4,010 0.06% N/A Independent Yoshihiko Mochizuki 3,332 0.05% N/A Future Creation Management Practice Party #1283CD Masaki Yamanaka 3,332 0.05% N/A Independent Sadao Imao 3,105 0.05% N/A Independent Hisao Naitō 2,695 0.04% N/A Independent Yasuhiro Sekiguchi 1,326 0.02% N/A 6,620,407 59.73% 13.59% References Category:Tokyo gubernatorial elections Category:2016 elections in Japan Category:July 2016 in Japan Category:2016 in Tokyo