2022 Nagasaki gubernatorial election

The 2022 Nagasaki gubernatorial election was a gubernatorial election held on 20 February 2022 to elect the next governor of Nagasaki (山口県, Nagasaki-ken), a prefecture of Japan in the north-west of Kyushu.

2022 Nagasaki gubernatorial election
20 February 2022
Turnout47.83% Increase 11.80%
 
Nominee Kengo Oishi Hōdō Nakamura Yoshihiko Miyazawa
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 239,415 238,874 46,794
Percentage 45.60% 45.49% 8.91%
Supported by Ishin
LDP (officially)		 CDP
DPFP
LDP (faction)		 JCP
Results by municipality
Governor before election

Hōdō Nakamura
Independent

 Elected Governor

Kengo Oishi
Independent

Three-term incumbent Hōdō Nakamura ran for re-election for a fourth four-year term, announcing his intentions on the final session of the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly for 2021 on 21 December.[1] Whether he would run was the subject of speculation and confusion, as he had made comments in late 2021 suggesting that he would not run and instead "pass the baton to the next leader".[2][3] Nakamura had attempted to recruit a successor; but decided to run himself after those efforts fell through.[4] LDP Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly Secretary-General Keisuke Yamamoto offered to run as a successor, but reportedly had policy disagreements with Nakamura, and decided not to run with Nakamura running. Nakaumura faced medical doctor Kengo Oishi and businessman Yoshihiko Miyazawa.

After previously endorsing Nakamura in 2010, 2014, and 2018, the prefectural Liberal Democratic Party federation instead voted to endorse the political newcomer Oishi in this election, due to dissatisfaction in Nakamura's governing.[5][6] This caused a split in support amongst local LDP politicians, with two Nagasaki LDP Diet members and nearly half of the LDP's prefectural assembly members supporting Nakamura despite the federation's endorsement of Oishi.[7]

Oishi narrowly defeated Nakamura by a margin of 541 votes (0.10%). He took office on 2 March. At 39 years old, Oishi became the youngest governor in Japan.[6][8]

Candidates

Withdrew candidacy

  • Hirohiko Terada, 60 year-old civic group representative
  • Ryuji Tanaka, 78 year-old former Kobe University assistant professor[9]

Issues

Issues in the election included COVID-19-related policies amidst the pandemic, extending the then-upcoming Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen through Saga Prefecture, construction of the Ishiki Dam, and a potential integrated resort facility in the prefecture.[1][10]

Endorsements
Kengo Oishi
Cabinet members
National Diet members
Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly members
  • Keisuke Yamamoto, Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly member for Iki City (2011–2022), Secretary-General of LDP Nagasaki Prefectural Federation (LDP)[7]
Political parties
Organizations
Hōdō Nakamura
National Diet members
Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly members
  • Toshiharu Yae, Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly member for Isahaya City (1987–2023), President of Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly (2003–2005, 2017–2018) (LDP)[13]
Local municipality mayors
Political parties
Organizations
Yoshihiko Miyazawa
Political parties
Declined to endorse
Political parties

Results
2022 Nagasaki gubernatorial election[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (supported by Ishin, LDP (officially)) Kengo Oishi 239,415 45.60 N/A
Independent (supported by CDP, DPFP, LDP (faction)) Hōdō Nakamura (incumbent) 238,874 45.49 Decrease 31.27
Independent (supported by JCP) Yoshihiko Miyazawa 46,794 8.91 Decrease 14.33
Turnout 529,162 47.83 Increase 11.80
Rejected ballots 4,073 0.77
Registered electors 1,106,436
Election results by municipality [20]
Municipality Kengo Oishi Hōdō Nakamura Yoshihiko Miyazawa
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Total 239,41545.60%238,87445.49%46,7948.91%
Nagasaki City 79,75451.67%58,68838.02%15,91210.31%
Sasebo 40,62947.45%36,43642.56%8,5529.99%
Shimabara 4,31025.46%11,45167.63%1,1706.91%
Isahaya 22,88643.24%25,28247.77%4,7619.00%
Omura 16,75545.67%16,28244.38%3,6479.94%
Hirado 5,99142.50%7,13550.62%9696.87%
Matsuura 3,71941.55%4,53350.65%6987.80%
Tsushima 4,34329.05%9,98366.78%6224.16%
Iki 5,02941.58%6,36752.65%6985.77%
Goto 12,46066.40%5,65030.11%6563.50%
Saikai 5,35843.70%5,97648.74%9277.56%
Unzen 6,32136.00%10,31058.72%9275.28%
Minamishimabara 4,33021.59%14,79973.80%9254.61%
Nagayo 8,48349.75%6,63538.91%1,93211.33%
Togitsu 5,48350.38%4,41940.60%9819.01%
Higashisonogi 1,28535.35%1,94353.45%40711.20%
Kawatana 1,81532.81%2,46444.54%1,25322.65%
Hasami 2,24136.94%3,12751.54%69911.52%
Ojika 42727.57%1,03066.49%925.94%
Saza 2,19843.75%2,32146.20%50510.05%
Shinkamigoto 5,59855.41%4,04340.02%4614.56%

References
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