2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election
{{Short description|Gubernatorial election in Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election
| country = Tokyo
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2003 Tokyo gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2003
| next_election = 2011 Tokyo gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2011
| election_date = April 8, 2007
| turnout = 54.35%
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Shintarō Ishihara 2003.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| candidate1 = Shintarō Ishihara
| party1 = Independent
| popular_vote1 = 2,811,486
| percentage1 = 50.52%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| candidate2 = Shirō Asano
| party2 = Independent
| popular_vote2 = 1,693,323
| percentage2 = 30.43%
| title = Governor
| before_election = Shintarō Ishihara
| before_party = Independent
| after_election = Shintarō Ishihara
| after_party = Independent
}}
The 2007 Tokyo Gubernatorial elections were held on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. Most candidates, with the exception of Kurokawa and Yamaguchi, ran as independents,Results from [http://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp/h19tijisen/tiji_kekka/h19chi_kai.html Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115143338/http://www.senkyo.metro.tokyo.jp/h19tijisen/tiji_kekka/h19chi_kai.html |date=2014-01-15 }} {{in lang|ja}} but some were supported by various parties.
Results
{{Election box begin | title=Gubernatorial election 2007: Tokyo}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = LDP
|candidate = Shintarō Ishihara
|votes = 2,811,486
|percentage = 50.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Shirō Asano
|votes = 1,693,323
|percentage = 30.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = JCP
|candidate = Manzō Yoshida
|votes = 629,549
|percentage = 11.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Symbiosis New Party
|candidate = Kisho Kurokawa
|votes = 159,126
|percentage = 2.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Yoshiro Nakamatsu
|votes = 85,946
|percentage = 1.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Shigeki Satō
|votes = 69,526
|percentage = 1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kumiko Uchikawa
|votes = 21,626
|percentage = 0.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kōichi Toyama
|votes = 15,059
|percentage = 0.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Mitsuru Takahashi
|votes = 5558
|percentage = 0.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Osamu Ogami
|votes = 4020
|percentage = 0.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Setsuo Yamaguchi
|votes = 3589
|percentage = 0.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ryūhō Takashima
|votes = 3240
|percentage = 0.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sutoku Sasaki
|votes = 2845
|percentage = 0.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kōichirō Mariko
|votes = 1373
|percentage = 0.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5565127
|percentage = 54.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
{{Portal|Tokyo}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200703080036.html Asahi News Editorial]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070315234647/http://www.transpacificradio.com/category/tpr-news/ Trans-Pacific Radio coverage]
External links
- [http://www.citymayors.com/politics/japan-elections-07.html CityMayors coverage]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070403074917/http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/03/27/kouichi-toyama-candidate-governor-tokyo-youtube/ Video of candidate Koichi Toyama]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070403075122/http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/03/23/japan-april-elections-campaigns-abe-comfort-women/ Discussion of 2007 Gubernatorial campaign]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070315234647/http://www.transpacificradio.com/category/tpr-news/ Regular updates on 2007 Gubernatorial campaign and Japanese politics]
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Category:2007 elections in Japan
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