2021 Yokohama mayoral election
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The 2021 Yokohama mayoral election was held on 22 August 2021 to elect the next mayor of
integrated resort" IR featuring a casino.[1]
Incumbent mayor
Candidates
A total of 8 candidates registered candidacies for the election.[6]
| Name | Age | Title | Official website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masataka Ota （太田正孝） |
75 | Former Yokohama City Council member | Masataka Ota (Japanese) |
| Yasuo Tanaka （田中康夫） |
65 | Former Governor of Nagano Prefecture | Yasuo Tanaka (Japanese) |
| Hachiro Okonogi （小此木八郎） |
56 | Former Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission |
Hachiro Okonogi officialsite (Japanese) |
| Yoshikazu Tsubokura （坪倉良和） |
70 | Fisheries wholesaler president | Yoshikazu Tsubokura (A revolutionary grandfather who changes Japan from Yokohama!) Archived 2021-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (Japanese) |
| Mineyuki Fukuda （福田峰之） |
57 | Former Member of the House of Representatives | Mineyuki Fukuda Archived 2022-01-16 at the Wayback Machine (Japanese) |
| Takeharu Yamanaka （山中竹春） |
48 | Professor of public health at Yokohama City University | Takeharu Yamanaka OFFICIAL WEB SITE (Japanese) |
| Fumiko Hayashi （林文子） |
75 | Mayor of Yokohama（Current） | Fumiko Hayashi officialsite Archived 2021-12-06 at the Wayback Machine (Japanese) |
| Shigefumi Matsuzawa （松沢成文） |
63 | Former Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture | Shigefumi Matsuzawa (Japanese) |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (Supported by Communist Party of Japan, Social Democratic Party )
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Takeharu Yamanaka | 506,392 | 33.59% | N/A | |
| Independent (Supported by Liberal Democratic Party of Japan )
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Hachiro Okonogi | 325,947 | 21.62% | N/A | |
| Independent | Fumiko Hayashi (incumbent) | 196,926 | 13.06% |  39.43%
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| Independent | Yasuo Tanaka | 194,713 | 12.92% | N/A | |
| Independent (Supported by Ishin) | Shigefumi Matsuzawa | 162,206 | 10.76% | N/A | |
| Independent | Mineyuki Fukuda | 62,455 | 4.14% | N/A | |
| Independent | Masataka Ota | 39,802 | 2.64% | N/A | |
| Independent | Yoshikazu Tsubokura | 19,113 | 1.27% | N/A | |
References
- ^ "Suga backs anti-casino candidate in Yokohama mayoral race". Asahi. 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Opposition wins Yokohama mayor election in blow to Japan PM Suga". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Suga suffers blow as LDP-backed candidate loses Yokohama poll". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Johnston, Eric (22 August 2021). "In major blow to Suga, opposition party-backed Takeharu Yamanaka wins Yokohama mayoral election". The Japan Times. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Reynolds, Isabel; Nobuhiro, Emi (22 August 2021). "Japan's Premier Faces Fresh Blow as Ally Loses Election". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Record eight candidates confirmed to run in Yokohama mayoral election". Inside Asian Gaming(IAG). 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "横浜市長選挙候補者別得票数" (PDF). city.yokohama.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links
- Information: Elections - City of Yokohama (Japanese)
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