2019 Fukuoka prefectural election

← 2015

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07)

2023 →

All 87 seats in the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly
44 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

43.32% (

2.44pp)

	First party	Second party

Leader	Isao Kurauchi	Toshio Yoshimura
Party	Liberal Democratic	Democratic Party for the People
Last election	42	–
Seats won	40	12
Seat change	2	New
Popular vote	444,711	150,573
Percentage	37.80	12.80%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Masakazu Hamachi	Koichi Yamauchi
Party	Komeito	CDP
Last election	11	–
Seats won	10	5
Seat change	1	New
Popular vote	130,278	60,416
Percentage	11.07%	5.14%

Governor before election

Hiroshi Ogawa
Independent

Elected Governor

Hiroshi Ogawa
Independent

Prefectural Assembly elections were held in Fukuoka Prefecture on 7 April 2019 to elect the members of Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. The elections took place on the first voting day of the 2019 Japanese unified local elections.^[1]

Background

The election was held in conjunction with the end of the four-year term of the members of Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. It saw a total of 123 candidates running in 33 electoral districts, with 31 of the candidates running unopposed.^[2]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party	444,711	37.80	40	–2
	Democratic Party for the People	150,573	12.80	12	New
	Komeito	130,278	11.07	10	–1
	Constitutional Democratic Party	60,416	5.14	5	New
	Japanese Communist Party	52,095	4.43	2	0
	Other parties	1,185	0.10	1	–
	Independents	337,134	28.66	17	+5
Total		1,176,392	100.00	87	+1

Source: Government of Fukuoka Prefecture, NHK

References

^ "保守分裂の福岡県知事選現職の小川氏が自民党推薦の新人を抑え当選" [Conservative-divided Fukuoka prefecture gubernatorial election: Incumbent Ogawa wins over newcomer recommended by Liberal Democratic Party]. Japan Broadcasting Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ "なり手不足?無投票増える～県議選など告示" [Shortage of qualified candidates?Increasing number of non-voters-Notice on prefectural assembly elections]. RKB News (in Japanese). 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

Prefectural Assembly elections in Japan

Chūbu
region

Aichi	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 [ja] 1991 [ja] 1995 [ja] 1999 [ja] 2003 [ja] 2007 [ja] 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 2023 [ja]
Fukui	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Gifu	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Ishikawa	1947 [ja] 1951 [ja] 1955 [ja] 1959 [ja] 1963 [ja] 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 [ja] 2007 [ja] 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Nagano	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Niigata	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Shizuoka	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Toyama	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Yamanashi	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]

Chūgoku
region

Hiroshima	1947 ... 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Okayama	1947 ... 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 [ja]
Shimane	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Tottori	1947 ... 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Yamaguchi	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]

Hokkaido

Hokkaido	1947 [ja] 1951 [ja] 1955 [ja] 1959 [ja] 1963 [ja] 1967 [ja] 1971 [ja] 1975 [ja] 1979 [ja] 1983 [ja] 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 [ja] 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 2023 [ja]

Kansai
region

Hyōgo	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 [ja]
Kyoto	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 [ja] 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Mie	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Nara	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 [ja] 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Osaka	1947 [ja] 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 [ja] 2019 2023 [ja]
Shiga	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Wakayama	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]

Kantō
region

Chiba	1947 ... 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 2023 [ja]
Gunma	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Ibaraki	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 [ja] 2010 [ja] 2014 [ja] 2018 [ja] 2022 [ja] 2026 [ja]
Kanagawa	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 [ja] 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 2023 [ja]
Saitama	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 [ja] 2019 2023 [ja]
Tochigi	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Tokyo	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1965 [ja] 1969 [ja] 1973 [ja] 1977 [ja] 1981 [ja] 1985 [ja] 1989 [ja] 1993 [ja] 1997 [ja] 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025

Kyushu
region

Fukuoka	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 [ja]
Kagoshima	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Kumamoto	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Miyazaki	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Nagasaki	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Ōita	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 [ja] 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Okinawa	1952 [ja] 1954 [ja] 1956 [ja] 1958 [ja] 1960 [ja] 1962 1965 [ja] 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 [ja] 2012 [ja] 2016 2020 [ja] 2024 [ja]
Saga	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]

Shikoku
region

Ehime	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Kagawa	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Kōchi	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Tokushima	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]

Tōhoku
region

Akita	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Aomori	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Fukushima	1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Iwate	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Miyagi	1947 ... 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 [ja] 2015 [ja] 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]
Yamagata	1947 1951 1955 1956 1960 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 [ja] 2023 [ja]