1947 Saga gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1947 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Former governor Gen'ichi Okimori defeated six other candidates to become the prefecture's first democratically elected governor.

1947 Saga gubernatorial election
5 April 1947
 
Nominee Gen'ichi Okimori Ryūzaburō Taku Junji Yanai
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 175,095 51,293 48,590
 
Nominee Morio Tozawa Hironobu Honjō Takuta Ikeda
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 45,276 23,322 11,794
 
Nominee Haruo Shinohara
Party Independent
Popular vote 4,848
Governor before election

Kuniharu Kanayama
Independent

 Elected Governor

Gen'ichi Okimori
Independent

Candidates
  • Gen'ichi Okimori - former Governor of Saga Prefecture (1945–1946), age 49[1]
  • Baron Ryūzaburō Taku of the Go-Taku clan - Member of the House of Peers, age 47[1]
  • Junji Yanai - former Governor of Taipei (later Member of the House of Representatives), age 51[1]
  • Morio Tozawa - former Governor of Saga Prefecture (1946–1947), age 47[1]
  • Hironobu Honjō (本城広信, Honjō Hironobu) - author with two works catalogued in the National Diet Library,[2][3] age 40[1]
  • Takuta Ikeda (池田沢太, Ikeda Takuta), age 53[1]
  • Haruo Shinohara (篠原 春雄, Shinohara Haruo), age 42[1]

Results
1947 Saga gubernationl election [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gen'ichi Okimori 175,095
Independent Ryūzaburō Taku 51,293
Independent Junji Yanai 48,590
Independent Morio Tozawa 45,276
Socialist Hironobu Honjō 23,322
Independent Takuta Ikeda 11,794
Independent Haruo Shinohara 4,848

References
  1. Saga Gubernational Election Results
  2. "金融の国営 : 国家統制の根本問題 - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. "今次の異動に見る陸軍の新動向と庶政革新 - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. "佐賀県知事選挙 - 1947年04月05日投票 | 佐賀県 | 選挙ドットコム". go2senkyo.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.


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