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The 2020 Kyoto mayoral election was held on February 2, 2020. Incumbent mayor Daisaku Kadokawa ran for a forth term, against JCP-backed independent Kazuto Fukuyama and former Kyoto Party [ja] Independent Shōei Murayama. Kadokawa won by a margin of nearly ten points, making him one of the longest serving mayors of Kyoto.

Overview

The election was held after the incumbent, Daisaku Kadokawa, term expired.[1] On October 14, 2019, local Kyoto Party representative Shōei Murayama announced his intention to leave the party and run as an independent.[2] On October 17, Kadokawa announced his intention to run for a fourth term.[3] A few weeks later, on November 8, lawyer Kazuto Fukuyama announced his candidacy with the intention of receiving support from the Democratic City Government Association, an organization made up of citizens groups working with opposition parties, labor unions, and the JCP.[4] Hirohiko Terada, a representative of a local volunteer group, also announced his intention to receive support from the group, but ultimately decided against running for office.[5]

All candidates were technically independent, though only one, Shōei Murayama, did not receive any outside support from a political party or organization, claiming to be a "citizens candidate".[6] Incumbent Mayor Kadokawa was backed by a union of opposition and governmental forces, including the LDP, CDP, Komeito, the DPP, and the SDP.[6] Meanwhile, Fukuyama was backed by newly founded party Reiwa Shinsengumi and the JCP.[6] Nippon Ishin no Kai had originally planned, in 2016, to field Murayama as a candidate, but Murayama fell through with the party. Initially planning to run its own candidate, the party faced difficulty in finding a candidate, eventually letting supporters independently vote for their own candidate.[6]

Candidates

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

Name Age Party Title
Shōei Murayama 41 Independent[7] Former Kyoto City Councilor
Daisaku Kadokawa 65 Independent
(Backed by LDP, CDP, Komeito, DPP, SDP)[8]		 Incumbent Mayor of Kyoto
Former Superintendent of Education in Kyoto
Kazuto Fukuyama 58 Independent
(Backed by JCP, Reiwa)[7]		 Kyoto Education Center Executive Director
Former City Teachers Union Executive Committee Chairman

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Daisaku KadokawaIndependent, LDP, CDP, Komeito, DPP, SDP210,64045.09–18.71
Kazuto FukuyamaIndependent, JCP, Reiwa161,61834.60N/A
Shōei MurayamaIndependent94,85920.31N/A
Total467,117100.00–
Valid votes467,11798.94
Invalid/blank votes4,9881.06
Total votes472,105100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,159,61540.71+5.03
Source: Kyoto City Council, Eonet

By ward

Ward Counting Results
Ward Daisaku Kadokawa Kazuto Fukuyama Shōei Murayama
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Total 210,640 45.09% 161,618 34.60% 94,859 20.31%
Kita 16,859 41.86% 14,994 37.23% 8,424 20.92%
Kamigyō 12,025 42.35% 10,635 37.45% 5,735 20.20%
Sakyō 19,159 32.03% 22,558 37.72% 18,091 30.25%
Nakagyō 16,184 42.33% 13,542 35.42% 8,507 22.25%
Higashiyama 5,093 41.67% 4,493 36.76% 2,635 21.56%
Yamashina 21,770 52.61% 12,908 31.20% 6,699 16.19%
Shimogyō 11,260 44.09% 8,479 33.20% 5,799 22.71%
Minami 13,831 49.00% 9,562 33.88% 4,833 17.12%
Ukyō 29,528 45.39% 22,846 35.12% 12,675 19.49%
Nishikyō 23,248 48.37% 15,691 32.65% 9,121 18.98%
Fushimi 41,683 52.15% 25,910 32.41% 12,340 15.44%

References

  1. ^ 京都市長が4選出馬表明、来年2月の市長選 日本経済新聞社 2019年11月8日配信 2019年11月8日閲覧
  2. ^ "京都市長選に村山市議が出馬へ ２極構図が変わる公算も". 京都新聞. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  3. ^ "京都市長選、門川氏４選立候補の意向 与党会派対応検討へ". 京都新聞. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. ^ "京都市長選に前回知事選出馬の福山氏立候補へ ３極の争い軸に". 京都新聞. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  5. ^ "村山氏、市議を自動失職 京都市長選、寺田氏は不出馬". 京都新聞. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  6. ^ a b c d "三つどもえ激戦必至 京都市長選19日告示 与野党相乗りvs共産vs地域政党". 毎日新聞. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  7. ^ a b 日本共産党推薦
  8. ^ 自由民主党・公明党・民主党・社会民主党京都府連推薦
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