2006 Shiga gubernatorial election
2 July 2006
Turnout44.94 Increase 6.27
Governor before election

Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu
LDP

 Elected Governor

Yukiko Kada
SDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 2 July 2006 to elect the next governor of Shiga (石川県, Shiga-ken), a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu island.

Candidates

  • Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu, 68, incumbent since 1998, former prefectural official in charge of general affairs and health and welfare matters. He was supported by the LDP, New Komeito, as well as the opposition DPJ.
  • Yoshinori Tsuji, 59, labor union leader, endorsed by JCP.
  • Yukiko Kada, 56, Kyoto Seika University Professor. She was backed by the SDP.

Source:[1]

Results

Shiga gubernatorial 2006[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Democratic Yukiko Kada 217,842 46.03 n/a
Liberal Democratic Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu * 185,344 39.16 Decrease 33,94
Communist Yoshinori Tsuji 70,110 14.81 Decrease 7,93
Turnout 477.661 44,94 Increase 6.27
Registered electors 1.062.792
Swing to Social Democratic from Liberal Democratic Swing 6.87

References

  1. ↑ "Incumbent, 2 challengers run in Shiga gubernatorial election".
  2. ↑ "平成18年7月2日執行滋賀県知事選挙 投開票情報". www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/.
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