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.
Overview 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.「共産勝ったら責任とれるか」京都党が市長選候補擁立を断念したウラ 女性市議「不信離党」の〝お家騒動〟 - 産経新聞 Both parties chose to support neither candidate afterwards. Takashi Mikami also ran as an independent.
Candidates Three candidates ran, two of which were backed by national parties. NameAgePartyTitleDaisaku Kadokawa65Independent自由民主党・公明党・民主党・社会民主党京都府連推薦Incumbent Mayor of KyotoFormer Superintendent of Education in KyotoTakashi Mikami85IndependentFormer Kyoto Prefectural Assembly MemberKumiko Honda66Independent日本共産党推薦Kyoto Education Center Executive DirectorFormer City Teachers Union Executive Committee Chairman
Results
By ward +Ward Counting Results平成28年2月7日執行京都市長選挙速報開票速報 - 京都市選挙管理委員会WardDaisaku KadokawaKumiko HondaTakashi MikamiVotes%Votes%Votes%Total254,54563.80%129,11932.36%15,3343.84%Kita20,45360.06%12,27636.05%1,3283.90%Kamigyō15,26362.49%8,19033.53%9723.98%Sakyō26,71555.65%19,16739.92%2,1264.43%Nakagyō20,00963.66%10,01631.87%1,4064.47%Higashiyama6,55861.19%3,62133.79%5385.02%Yamashina24,37067.16%10,62529.28%1,2893.55%Shimogyō13,45464.42%6,42930.78%1,0014.79%Minami16,00764.53%7,85931.68%9413.79%Ukyō35,53063.58%18,37332.88%1,9793.54%Nishikyō27,57166.92%12,15329.50%1,4753.58%Fushimi48,61568.18%20,41028.62%2,2793.20%
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