Higashi-osaka held a by-election on August 6 for two seats for the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. One seat went to Liberal Democratic Party candidate Kōichi Nishino and the second to Japanese Communist Party candidate Makoto Kuchihara.
Candidates
[edit]The candidates, who were all male, were as follows:[1]
- Yoshiaki Aono (青野 剛暁, Aono Yoshiaki), later Osaka Prefectural Assemblyman,[2] age 32
- Makoto Kuchihara (朽原 亮, Kuchihara Makoto), 2003 council candidate at Higashi-osaka,[3] age 46
- Kōichi Munekiyo (宗清 皇一, Munekiyo Kōichi), later member of the House of Representatives,[4] age 35
- Kōichi Nishino (西野 弘一, Nishino Kōichi), later member of the House of Representatives,[5] age 37
- Daisuke Tsukioka (月岡 大介, Tsukioka Daisuke), former councillor at Higashi-osaka,[6] age 33
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LDP | Kōichi Nishino | 21,726.6 | |||
JCP | Makoto Kuchihara | 21,563 | |||
Independent | Kōichi Munekiyo | 17,413.4 | |||
LDP | Yoshiaki Aono | 12,462 | |||
Independent | Daisuke Tsukioka | 8,385 | |||
Turnout | 20.83 |