2019 Osaka prefectural election
{{Short description|Election for prefectural assembly members held in 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_date = {{Start date|2019|04|07|df=yes}}
| election_name = 2019 Osaka prefectural election
| country = Osaka
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Osaka prefectural election
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 2023 Osaka prefectural election
| next_year = 2023
| seats_for_election = All 88 seats in the Osaka Prefectural Assembly
| majority_seats = 45
| turnout = 50.44% ({{increase}}5.26%)
| image1 = 75px
| leader1 = Ichirō Matsui
| party1 = One Osaka
| seats_before1 = 40
| seats_after1 = 51
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}11
| popular_vote1 = 1,530,336
| percentage1 = 50.72%
| image2 = 75px
| leader2 = Akira Satō
| party2 = Liberal Democratic
| seats_before2 = 24
| seats_after2 = 15
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}9
| popular_vote2 = 697,404
| percentage2 = 23.11%
| map_image = Osaka Prefectural Assembly election, 2019.svg
| map_caption = Post-election composition of the assembly by political party
| title = Governor
| before_election = Ichirō Matsui
| before_party = One Osaka
| after_election = Hirofumi Yoshimura
| after_party = One Osaka
| image4 = 75px
| leader4 = Shigeki Sato
| party4 = Komeito
| seats_before4 = 15
| seats_after4 = 15
| seat_change4 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote4 = 311,332
| percentage4 = 10.32%
| leader5 = Toshiaki Yanagi
| party5 = Communist
| seats_before5 = 2
| seats_after5 = 2
| seat_change5 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote5 = 243,270
| percentage5 = 8.06%
}}The 2019 Osaka Prefectural Assembly Election ({{Langx|ja|2019年大阪府議会議員選挙|translit=2019-nen Osaka-fu Gikaigiin Senkyo}}) was held on 7 April to elect the 88 members of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly.{{Cite web |title=橋下徹"なぜ大阪維新はこんなに強いのか" |trans-title=Toru Hashimoto "Why is the Osaka Restoration so strong?" |url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/16293945/ |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=Livedoor News |language=ja}}
Overview
The 88 seats of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly are up for election in every four years.{{Cite web |title=選挙制度の基本 |trans-title=Basics of the Electoral System |url=http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/senkan/seido/seido-01seido.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=Osaka Prefectural Government |language=ja}} For this election, a total of 146 candidates ran for the 88 seats in 53 electoral districts. No voting took place in 13 elections of 8 districts, as candidates in these races face no opposition.{{Cite web |last= |title=大阪府議選、無投票増加 少数会派が擁立絞る 自民も対抗馬用意できず |trans-title=Osaka Prefectural Assembly Elections Increase in Unvoted Minority Factions Squeeze Back LDP Is no Match For Its Competitors |url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20190329/k00/00m/010/354000c |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=毎日新聞 |language=ja}}
Results
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Party !Votes !Percentage !Seats !Change |
| style="background:#36C200;" width="5" |
|Osaka Restoration Association |1,530,336 |50.72% |51 |{{Increase}}11 |
| style="background:#3CA324;" width="5" |
|697,403 |23.11% |15 |{{Decrease}}9 |
| style="background:#F55881;" width="5" |
|311,332 |10.32% |15 |{{Steady}} |
| style="background:#DB001C;" width="5" |
|243,270 |8.06% |2 |{{Steady}} |
| style="background:#184589;" width="5" |
|Constitutional Democratic Party |58,695 |1.95% |1 |{{Increase}}1 |
| style="background:#F8BC00;" width="5" |
|Democratic Party For the People |2,806 |0.09% |0 |{{Decrease}}1 |
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" width="5" |
|173,507 |5.75% |4 |{{Steady}} |
| colspan="2" |Total
!3,017,349 !100.00% !88 ! |
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References
{{Reflist}}{{Japanese prefectural assembly elections}}
Category:Prefectural assembly elections in Japan