2019 Osaka 12th district by-election

A by-election for the Osaka 12th district in the Japanese House of Representatives was held on 21 April 2019.[1] The by-election was called following the death of the incumbent member Tomokatsu Kitagawa, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), from peritonitis on 26 December 2018. Kitagawa had served the district almost continuously since 2005 (except between 2009–12) and defended the seat by a narrow 4.4% margin in the 2017 election, making the seat a potential battleground. The by-election was held on the same day with the second round of the unified local elections and another House by-election for the Okinawa 3rd district.

2019 Osaka 12th district by-election

21 April 2019

Osaka 12th district
Turnout47.00%

Representative before election

Tomokatsu Kitagawa
Liberal Democratic

Elected Representative

Fumitake Fujita
Innovation

The by-election was won by Nippon Ishin no Kai's Fumitake Fujita, marking a gain for the party.[2]

Candidates

Campaign

Results

House of Representatives: Osaka 12th district by-election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Innovation Fumitake Fujita 60,341 38.5
Liberal Democratic Shinpei Kitagawa 47,025 30.0
Independent Shinji Tarutoko 35,358 22.6
Communist Takeshi Miyamoto 14,027 8.9
Total votes 156,751
Turnout 47.00 -0.50
Innovation gain from Liberal Democratic Swing

Footnotes

    References

    1. "北川知克・衆院議員が死去、67歳 元環境副大臣" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
    2. "LDP loses both by-elections in Okinawa, Osaka prefectures". Asahi Shimbun. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
    3. Kyodo News (4 February 2019). "北川氏おいが出馬表明 自民擁立、衆院大阪12区" (in Japanese). The Nikkei. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
    4. Okamura, Natsuki; Nakazaki, Taro (10 April 2019). "Lower House by-elections seen as trial run for Upper House poll". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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