September 2017 Democratic Party (Japan, 2016) leadership election

The 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]

September 2017 Democratic Party leadership election

1 September 2017
 
Candidate Seiji Maehara Yukio Edano

President before election

Renho

Elected President

Seiji Maehara

Seiji Maehara was elected as the new president.

Candidates

Results

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

Voting results[4]
CandidatesTotal pointsCaucusEndorsed candidatesLocal councillorsParty 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-8051,084
Total834pts (100%)142 (268pts)126 (126pts)1,319 (209pts)91,185 (231pts)

References

  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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