2023 Osaka mayoral election

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2023 Osaka mayoral election
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Turnout48.33
 
Hideyuki Yokoyama 20240417.jpg
Candidate Hideyuki Yokoyama Taeko Kitano
Party Restoration Independent
Popular vote 655,802 268,227
Percentage 64.6% 26.4%
Supported by — LDP, Komeito
Mayor of Osaka before election

Ichiro Matsui
Restoration

Elected Mayor of Osaka

Hideyuki Yokoyama
Restoration

The 2023 Osaka mayoral election was held on 9 April 2023 as part of the 20th unified local elections.[1]

Election information[edit]

The election was scheduled to in response to the expiration of the term of mayor Ichiro Matsui on April 8, 2023. The incumbent expressed his intention to retire from politics at the end of his term due to the rejection of his proposal to abolish Osaka City and establish an Osaka Metropolis.[2]

Announcements[edit]

  • Date of official announcement: 26 March 2023[3]
  • Election date: 9 April 2023

To be held in conjunction with elections for the Osaka City Assembly, and the Osaka Prefectural Gubernatorial and Prefectural Assembly.

Declared candidates[edit]

Name Age Affiliation Incumbent Occupation/Office
Yokoyama Hideyuki 41 Osaka Restoration Association

(Osaka Ishin no Kai)

No Osaka Prefectural Councillor

Osaka Restoration Party, General Secretary Former Osaka Prefectural employee

Kitano Taeko 63 Independent Osaka City Councillor

Former Liberal Democratic Party Osaka City Councillors' Caucus, General Secretary

Yamazaki Toshihiko 44 Independent Physical therapist
Aramaki Yasuhiko 58 Independent Restaurant owner
Nepe Nsa

aka. Adachi Shin

48 Independent Author/Writer

Potential candidates[edit]

Primaries[edit]

Fujita, Honda, Matsunami, and Okazaki were primary candidates. Fujita, Honda, and Matsunami were defeated in the first round of voting, while Okazaki was eliminated in the final round, leading to the victory of Yokoyama [4]

  • Fujita Satoru - Osaka City Councillor (Joto Minato)
  • Honda Rie - Osaka City Councillor (Joto Ward)
  • Okazaki Futoshi - Osaka City Councillor (Higashinari Ward)
  • Kenta Matsunami - Osaka Prefectural Councillor for Takatsuki and Mishima cities), and former member of the House of Representatives.

Timeline[edit]

2022[edit]

  • September 30 - The Osaka Restoration Association announced its candidate.
  • December 10 - The Osaka Restoration Association announced that Hideyuki Yokoyama, the candidate who received the most votes in the preliminary election for mayor, would be its candidate.

2023[edit]

  • February 5 - It was reported that the political group "Update Osaka" intended to field Taeko Kitano, an Osaka City Councilor and former Secretary General of the LDP Osaka City Council. In order to gain broad support, Kitano is reportedly planning to leave the LDP and run as an independent candidate. On February 8, she officially announced her candidacy.[5]
  • February 21 - Toshihiko Yamazaki announced his candidacy.[6]
  • February 27 - Yasuhiko Aramaki announced his candidacy.
  • March 7 - Makoto Adachi announced his candidacy.
  • April 9 - Election held

Election results[edit]

The mayoral election was held on 9 April, 2023 and was won by Yokoyama Hideyuki of the Osaka Ishin (Restoration) Party. 2,214,966 Osaka City residents turned out to vote which included 1,059,525 male voters, and 1,155,441 female voters. Voter turnout was 48.33%, which was a drop from 52.7% in the previous 2019 election.[7]

City wide results[edit]

Candidate Affiliation Number of votes received
Yokoyama Hideyuki Osaka Ishin (Restoration) Party 655,802
Kitano Taeko Independent

(backed by Liberal Democratic Party and Constitutional Democratic Party)[8]

268,227
Yamazaki Toshihiko Independent 45,369
Aramaki Yasuhiko Independent 30,960
Nepenza Independent 15,408

Election results from 選挙ドットコム.[9]

Ward results[edit]

ward name Hideyuki Yokoyama Taeko Kitano Toshihiko Yamazaki Yasuhiko Aramaki Nepensa
Osaka City total 655,802 268,227 45,369 30,960 15,408
Kita Ward 34,795 11,210 2,515 1,730 821
Toshima Ward 28,607 10,485 2,097 1,632 583
Fukushima Ward 20,303 6,783 1,335 783 380
Konohana Ward 16,057 6,557 925 639 404
Chuo Ward 23,849 9,393 1,356 1,396 518
Nishi Ward 23,622 8,653 1,251 1,198 501
Minato Ward 19,422 8,732 1,338 852 474
Taisho District 15,697 6,336 986 820 394
Tennoji Ward 20,073 8,134 1,030 1,064 430
Naniwa Ward 10,889 4,593 768 662 281
Nishiyodogawa Ward 22,661 10,189 1,385 1,328 596
Yodogawa Ward 41,715 20,109 1,986 1,678 884
Higashiyodogawa Ward 39,868 15,792 2,450 1,767 923
Higashinari Ward 20,702 8,130 1,773 914 532
Ikuno Ward 23,517 10,508 1,866 1,370 643
Asahi Ward 22,734 10,444 2,794 1,102 559
Joto Ward 46,115 16,942 4,402 1,709 1,076
Tsurumi Ward 29,369 9,585 2,485 1,125 618
Abeno Ward 28,697 13,719 2,595 1,286 502
Suminoe Ward 30,191 12,771 1,773 1,700 754
Sumiyoshi Ward 37,080 17,645 2,313 1,748 899
Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward 32,515 14,182 1,725 1,311 769
Hirano Ward 46,733 17,490 3,063 2,249 1,283
Nishinari Ward 20,591 9,845 1,158 897 584

All results published by Osaka City.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (March 9, 2023). "980 Races Expected in Japan's Upcoming Local Elections". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp.
  2. ^ "Osaka rejects plan to break up city in referendum for 2nd time". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. ^ "大阪府大阪市長の選挙一覧 ｜ 選挙ドットコム". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  4. ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (2023-01-15). "LDP to Field Own Candidates to Take on Ishin for Osaka Governor, Mayor in April". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  5. ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (2023-01-15). "LDP to Field Own Candidates to Take on Ishin for Osaka Governor, Mayor in April". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  6. ^ "大阪市長選挙、理学療法士の山崎敏彦氏が無所属で出馬表明". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  7. ^ "大阪市長選挙 - 2023年04月09日投票 | 大阪府大阪市". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ^ "Poll: Osaka Ishin leads elections despite casino opposition | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. ^ "大阪市長選挙 - 2023年04月09日投票 | 大阪府大阪市". 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  10. ^ "大阪市長選挙 開票速報∥大阪市選挙管理委員会". www.city.osaka.lg.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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