09 Tomorrow, April 9, is voting day for the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly election.
Here are the posters and official websites for the candidates in the Nishinomiya City electoral district.
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Election Update as of 2:19
According to NHK’s election results update, as of 02:19, the following candidates have been confirmed elected. Voter turnout was 37.53%.
In order of number of votes:
増山 誠さん
大前 春代さん
竹尾 智枝さん
脇田 周和さん
北川 泰寿さん
小西 宏典さん
久保田 健司さん
That’s all.
List of Candidates for the 2023 Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Election, Nishinomiya City District
Candidates are listed in the order their candidacies were filed.
*Official links and other information are from Senkyo.com as of 4/8.
For anyone wondering, “How do elections work?”, we recommend this article below ↓
小西 ひろのり（こにし ひろのり）
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, 47 years old (male), new candidate, former teacher
Official website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Youtube / LINE
北川 泰寿（きたがわ やすとし）
Liberal Democratic Party, 53 years old (male), incumbent, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member (5 terms), Chair of the Organization Committee, Liberal Democratic Party Hyogo Prefectural Federation
Official website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Youtube / LINE
久保田 けんじ（くぼた けんじ）
Japanese Communist Party, 44 years old (male), new candidate, director of a special nursing home for the elderly, care support specialist (care manager)
Official website/ Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Youtube / LINE
増山 誠（ますやま まこと）
Nippon Ishin no Kai, 44 years old (male), former officeholder, secretary to a House of Representatives member
Official website/ Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Youtube / LINE
大前 はるよ（おおまえ はるよ）
Independent, 39 years old (female), incumbent, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member
Official website/ Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Youtube / LINE
中野 ゆうご（なかの ゆうご）
Liberal Democratic Party, 40 years old (male), incumbent, Deputy General Affairs Section Chief, Liberal Democratic Party Hyogo Prefectural Federation
Official website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Youtube / LINE
脇田 のりかず（わきた のりかず）
Nippon Ishin no Kai, 41 years old (male), new candidate, former Nishinomiya City Council member, administrative scrivener and head of Aegis Legal Office, president and CEO of Athena Corporation
Official website/ Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Youtube / LINE
竹尾 ともえ（たけお ともえ）
Komeito, 59 years old (female), incumbent, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member
Official website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Youtube / LINE
Poster Board for the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly Election, Nishinomiya City District
Here’s the voting certificate you can get in Nishinomiya City ↓
(Photo provided by オカエルさん)
Apparently, they received it during early voting. It’s a pretty nice Miyatan design, isn’t it?
Finally
Voting day is tomorrow, Sunday, April 9, and voting hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. By the way, the number of early votes cast as of Friday is 24,281. Last time, the number through Friday was 22,597, so it’s slightly higher this time.
For anyone wondering, “How do I vote?”, we explain it in an easy-to-understand way here ↓
