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

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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

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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)

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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

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大前 はるよ(おおまえ はるよ)
Independent, 39 years old (female), incumbent, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member

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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

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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

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竹尾 ともえ(たけお ともえ)
Komeito, 59 years old (female), incumbent, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member

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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 ↓




















