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Upper House Election Results for Fukuoka and Kyushu

Voting for the upper house election at eight constituencies in Kyushu and Yamaguchi was held on July 21 and the results gave the leading party a winning majority. In the Fukuoka constituency, nine candidates competed for three seats. Seiji Matsuyama (Liberal Democratic Party, incumbent) won a seat for his fourth term. Kuniyoshi Noda, (Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, incumbent) won a seat for his second term. Rokuta Shimono (Komeito, former junior high school teacher) won a seat for the first time. Heavy rain fell on northern Kyushu and affected the voting schedule in some areas. Source: Sankei News, 7/22/2019

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Politics
Fukuoka Prefecture
Published: Jul 23, 2019 / Last Updated: Jul 23, 2019

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