September 2017 Democratic Party (Japan, 2016) leadership election

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September 2017 Democratic Party leadership election
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Candidate Seiji Maehara Yukio Edano
Points 502
(60.19%) 		332
Caucus 83
(166pts) 		51
President before election

Renho

 Elected President

Seiji Maehara

The September 2017 Democratic Party held a presidential election on 1 September 2017 to choose a replacement for the previous president Renho, who resigned on 27 July 2017.[1]

Seiji Maehara was elected as the new president.

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Voting was held on 1 September, following a campaign period from 21 August.

Voting results[4]
Candidates Total points Caucus Endorsed candidates Local councillors Party members & supporters
Seiji Maehara 502pts (60.19%) 83 (166pts) 84 (84pts) 724 (115pts) 51,692 (137pts)
Yukio Edano 332pts (39.81%) 51 (102pts) 42 (42pts) 590 (94pts) 38,409 (94pts)
Invalid votes - 8 0 5 1,084
Total 834pts (100%) 142 (268pts) 126 (126pts) 1,319 (209pts) 91,185 (231pts)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Japan's Main Opposition Leader Resigns Amid Turmoil in Her Party". Bloomberg.com. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. ^ "Veterans Edano, Maehara to run for Democratic Party presidency". The Japan Times Online. 2017-07-28. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  3. ^ "Edano officially throws hat into DP leadership race". The Japan Times Online. 2017-07-29. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  4. ^ "2017年 民進党代表選出選挙 開票結果" (PDF). 民進党. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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