Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2003

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Gubernatorial elections were held in Tokyo on 13 April 2003. Incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara was re-elected with the support of the Liberal Democratic Party, which was riding a nationwide wave of popularity under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.[1] Opposition parties had billed the election as a referendum regarding Japanese support for the Iraq War. Although endorsed by the LDP, Ishihara's victory was partly owed to the popularity of policies he enacted in opposition to the national government, such as stricter pollution controls.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Shintaro Ishihara endorsed by LDP 3,087,190 70.2
Keiko Higuchi endorsed by DPJ, SDP 817,146 18.6
Yoshiharu Wakabayashi Japanese Communist Party 364,007 8.3
Yoshiro Nakamatsu (ドクター 中松) 109,091 2.5
Kazutomo Ikeda (池田 一朝) 19,860 0.4
Total (Turnout: 44.94% (-12.93%)) 4,397,294

References

  1. ↑ "Tokyo governor re-elected". BBC. 14 April 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tokyo Governor Easily Wins Re-Election". Edwardsville Intelligencer. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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