2016 Kyoto mayoral election

The 2016 Kyoto mayoral election was held on February 7, 2016. Incumbent mayor Daisaku Kadokawa ran for a third term, opposed by Independent and JCP politician Kumiko Honda and Independent Takashi Mikami. The total votes in the election were 398,988, a slight decrease in turnout compared to 2012. Kadokawa won by a wide margin compared to his 2012 election.

2016 Kyoto mayoral election

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JCP
Candidate Daisaku Kadokawa Kumiko Honda
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 254,545 129,119
Percentage 63.8% 32.36%
Supported by LDP, DPJ, Komeito, SDP JCP

Results by Ward
Kadokawa:      50-60%      60-70%

Mayor before election

Daisaku Kadokawa
Independent

Elected mayor

Daisaku Kadokawa
Independent

Overview

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The election was held upon the expiration of the term of incumbent Daisaku Kadokawa. Kadokawa ran for another term, and was backed by the LDP, DPJ, Komeito, and SDP. The Japanese Communist Party supported Kumiko Honda. There was thought briefly that Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Kyoto Party, a smaller regional conservative group, would run Kyoto City Councilor Yoshie Murayama on a joint-ticket, but the two parties split and the candidacy was aborted.[1] Both parties chose to support neither candidate afterwards. Takashi Mikami also ran as an independent.

Candidates

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Three candidates ran, two of which were backed by national parties.

Name Age Party Title
Daisaku Kadokawa 65 Independent[2] Incumbent Mayor of Kyoto
Former Superintendent of Education in Kyoto
Takashi Mikami 85 Independent Former Kyoto Prefectural Assembly Member
Kumiko Honda 66 Independent[3] Kyoto Education Center Executive Director
Former City Teachers Union Executive Committee Chairman

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Daisaku KadokawaIndependent, LDP, DPJ, Komeito, SDP254,54563.80+9.94
Kumiko HondaIndependent, JCP129,11932.36N/A
Takashi MikamiIndependent15,3343.84N/A
Total398,998100.00
Valid votes398,99898.00
Invalid/blank votes8,1232.00
Total votes407,121100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,141,06035.68–1.09
Source: Kyoto City Council, Eonet

By ward

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Ward Counting Results[4]
Ward Daisaku Kadokawa Kumiko Honda Takashi Mikami
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Total 254,545 63.80% 129,119 32.36% 15,334 3.84%
Kita 20,453 60.06% 12,276 36.05% 1,328 3.90%
Kamigyō 15,263 62.49% 8,190 33.53% 972 3.98%
Sakyō 26,715 55.65% 19,167 39.92% 2,126 4.43%
Nakagyō 20,009 63.66% 10,016 31.87% 1,406 4.47%
Higashiyama 6,558 61.19% 3,621 33.79% 538 5.02%
Yamashina 24,370 67.16% 10,625 29.28% 1,289 3.55%
Shimogyō 13,454 64.42% 6,429 30.78% 1,001 4.79%
Minami 16,007 64.53% 7,859 31.68% 941 3.79%
Ukyō 35,530 63.58% 18,373 32.88% 1,979 3.54%
Nishikyō 27,571 66.92% 12,153 29.50% 1,475 3.58%
Fushimi 48,615 68.18% 20,410 28.62% 2,279 3.20%

References

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