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2024 Kyoto mayoral election

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2024 Kyoto mayoral election

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JCP
Candidate Koji Matsui Kazuhito Fukuyama
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 177,454 161,203
Percentage 37.92% 34.44%
Supported by LDP, CDP, Komeito, DPP JCP

 
IND
Candidate Shōei Murayama Shinji Ninoyu
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 72,613 54,430
Percentage 15.52% 11.63%

Results by Ward
Matsui:      30-40%      40-50%
Fukuyama:      30-40%

Mayor before election

Daisaku Kadokawa
Independent

Elected Mayor

Koji Matsui
Independent

The 2024 Kyoto mayoral election was held on 4 February 2024. Incumbent mayor Daisaku Kadokawa did not run for a fifth term. Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koji Matsui won by a slim margin of 3.48% against challengers Kazuhito Fukuyama, Shōei Murayama, and Shinji Ninoyu, two of which had run in the previous 2020 election.

Overview

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Daisaku Kadokawa opted against running for a fifth term.[1] This was the first time since the 2008 election that no incumbent had run for another term. Koji Matsui, who had previously served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Hatoyama Cabinet from 2009 to 2010, was supported by a coalition of governmental and non-governmental political groups, including the LDP, CDP, Komeito, and the DPP.[2] Kazuhito Fukuyama, who had run for mayor in 2020 with the JCPs backing, received support from the party again.[2] Also running was former 2020 and 2008 candidate Shōei Murayama, Independent and former Kyoto Prefectural Assembly member Shinji Ninoyu, and Heian Conservative Party candidate Yu Kouke.

Campaigning

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Campaigning centered around the overtourism of Kyoto and the financial crisis the city was facing. Matsui campaigned utilizing solutions to the tourism issue, including introducing a new two-tiered transportation system for tourists and non-tourists. He also advertised via using his advancements as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary. The LDP was heavily disengaged from his campaign, and he primarily utilized CDP opposition leaders, including Kenta Izumi, who served as a personal friend of Matsui. Fukuyama utilized the LDP endorsement of Matsui to attack him by highlighting the slush fund scandal the party had been facing, and also advertising the construction of a new social welfare system and attempting to deal with both the budget crisis and overtourism as well.[2][3]

Candidates

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In order of notification of candidacy:

Candidate Age Party Title
Kazuhito Fukuyama 62 Independent
(Backed by JCP)
Lawyer
Former candidate for Mayor
Shōei Murayama 45 Independent Former Kyoto City Councilor
Kyoto Party [ja] Policy Advisor
Shinji Ninoyu 44 Independent Former Kyoto Prefectural Assembly Member
Koji Matsui 63 Independent
(Backed by LDP, CDP, Komeito, DPP)
Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Former Member of the House of Councillors
Yu Kouke 35 Heian Conservative Party Businessman

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%+/–
Koji MatsuiIndependent, LDP, CDP, Komeito, DPP177,45437.92N/A
Kazuhito FukuyamaIndependent, JCP161,20334.44–0.16
Shōei MurayamaIndependent72,61315.52–4.79
Shinji NinoyuIndependent54,43011.63N/A
Yu KoukeHeian Conservative2,3160.49N/A
Total468,016100.00
Valid votes468,01698.64
Invalid/blank votes6,4551.36
Total votes474,471100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,138,56741.67+0.96
Source: Kyoto City Council, NHK
Votes by Ward[4]
Ward Koji Matsui Kazuhito Fukuyama Shōei Murayama Shinji Ninoyu Yu Kouke
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Total 177,454 37.92% 161,203 34.44% 72,613 15.52% 54,430 11.63% 2,316 0.49%
Kita 14,648 36.14% 15,184 37.46% 6,188 15.27% 4,355 10.75% 155 0.38%
Kamigyō 10,333 36.16% 10,558 36.95% 4,405 15.42% 3,160 11.06% 116 0.41%
Sakyō 18,733 31.70% 23,153 39.18% 12,661 21.43% 4,291 7.26% 253 0.43%
Nakagyō 15,315 38.55% 13,174 33.16% 6,333 15.94% 4,692 11.81% 211 0.53%
Higashiyama 4,331 37.61% 3,971 34.48% 1,926 16.72% 1,216 10.56% 72 0.63%
Yamashina 16,921 42.26% 12,974 32.40% 5,832 14.56% 4,109 10.26% 206 0.51%
Shimogyō 10,058 38.28% 8,527 32.45% 4,468 17.01% 3,099 11.79% 122 0.46%
Minami 11,686 40.99% 9,310 32.66% 4,172 14.63% 3,145 11.03% 195 0.68%
Ukyō 23,101 34.44% 21,804 32.50% 9,551 14.24% 12,358 18.42% 271 0.40%
Nishikyō 19,036 39.44% 15,766 32.67% 7,375 15.28% 5,840 12.10% 246 0.51%
Fushimi 33,292 42.46% 26,782 34.16% 9,702 12.37% 8,165 10.41% 469 0.60%

References

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  1. ^ "門川京都市長、不出馬の意向 来年の市長選 4期で退任へ 23日夕、正式表明|社会|地域のニュース|京都新聞". 京都新聞 (in Japanese). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Koji Matsui Wins 1st Term as Kyoto Mayor". Japan News. Jiji Press. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ Johnston, Eric. "New Kyoto mayor aims to tackle over-tourism with higher fares". japantimes. Japan Times. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ 京都市長選|地方選挙|NHK選挙WEB