09Tomorrow, April 9th, is the election day for the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly.
Here are the candidate posters and official websites for the Nishinomiya City electoral district.
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Election Results as of 2:19 AM
According to NHK’s election bulletin, the following candidates have been confirmed elected as of 2:19 AM. The voter turnout was 37.53%.
In order of votes received:
Makoto Masuyama
Haruyo Omae
Tomoe Takeo
Norikazu Wakita
Yasutoshi Kitagawa
Hironori Konishi
Kenji Kubota
That is all.
List of Candidates for the 2023 Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Election – Nishinomiya City District
Candidates are listed in order of candidacy registration.
*Official links were sourced from Senkyo.com (as of April 8th).
Not sure how voting works? Check out the article below ↓
Hironori Konishi(小西 ひろのり)
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan — Age 47 (Male) — Newcomer — Former Teacher

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Yasutoshi Kitagawa(北川 泰寿)
Liberal Democratic Party — Age 53 (Male) — Incumbent — Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Member (5th term) — Organization Committee Chair, LDP Hyogo Prefectural Chapter

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Kenji Kubota(久保田 けんじ)
Japanese Communist Party — Age 44 (Male) — Newcomer — Director of a Special Nursing Home for the Elderly, Certified Care Manager

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Makoto Masuyama(増山 誠)
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) — Age 44 (Male) — Former Member — Secretary to a House of Representatives Member

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Haruyo Omae(大前 はるよ)
Independent — Age 39 (Female) — Incumbent — Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Member

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Yugo Nakano(中野 ゆうご)
Liberal Democratic Party — Age 40 (Male) — Incumbent — Deputy General Affairs Director, LDP Hyogo Prefectural Chapter

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Norikazu Wakita(脇田 のりかず)
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) — Age 41 (Male) — Newcomer — Former Nishinomiya City Council Member, Representative of Aegis Administrative Scrivener Office, CEO of Athena Corporation

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Tomoe Takeo(竹尾 ともえ)
Komeito — Age 59 (Female) — Incumbent — Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Member

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Candidate Poster Board for the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Election – Nishinomiya City District

Here’s the proof-of-voting card you can get in Nishinomiya ↓

(Photo courtesy of Okaeru-san)
They received this through early voting. It’s a pretty nice design featuring Miyatan, isn’t it!
In Closing
Election day is tomorrow, Sunday, April 9th. Polling hours are from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. By the way, the number of early votes cast as of Friday was 24,281. The count through Friday last time was 22,597, so there’s been a slight increase.
Not sure how to vote? We’ve put together an easy-to-follow guide ↓




















