1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
Election for Governor of Hokkaido
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A gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1947 and 16 April 1947 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. Toshibumi Tanaka defeated Eiji Arima after a six-candidate primary to become the prefecture's first democratically elected governor.
Candidates
- Toshibumi Tanaka – Chairman of the Hokkaido Government Employee Union, age 35.
- Eiji Arima [ja] – member of the House of Representatives, age 65.
- Hidetoshi Tomabechi [ja] – member of the House of Representatives, age 64.
- Chōji Hase [ja] – member of the House of Representatives, age 45.
- Tsuyoshi Iwasa (岩佐劯, Iwasa Tsuyoshi), age 46, represented the Japan Democratic Patriotic Labor Party (日本民主主義愛國労働党, ?)
- Kikukura Samo (佐茂菊藏, Samo Kikukura), age 53.
Results
Primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Social Democratic | Toshibumi Tanaka | 384,770 | |||
Democratic | Eiji Arima | 304,524 | |||
Independent | Hidetoshi Tomabechi | 259,126 | |||
Independent | Chōji Hase | 123,510 | |||
Japan Democratic Patriotic Labor Party | Tsuyoshi Iwasa | 35,783 | |||
Independent | Kikukura Samo | 11,286 | |||
Turnout | 1,203,017 | 68.20 |
Election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Social Democratic | Toshibumi Tanaka | 555,862 | |||
Democratic | Eiji Arima | 476,727 | |||
Turnout | 1,043,816 | 59.39 |
References
- ^ http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/file.jsp?id=1183532 [dead link]
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