{"id":172299,"date":"2025-07-22T09:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T00:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&p=172299&lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-22T09:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T00:55:03","slug":"ldp-komeito-hold-two-seats-as-sanseito-wins-first","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/ldp-komeito-hold-two-seats-as-sanseito-wins-first\/","title":{"rendered":"LDP, Komeito Hold Two Seats as Sanseito Wins First in Fukuoka Upper House Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the July 20 Upper House election for Fukuoka\u2019s three-seat district, Masaji Matsuyama (LDP, incumbent) topped the poll with 419,082 votes, followed by newcomer Yuko Nakata (Sanseit\u014d) with 385,592 votes, and Rokuta Shimono (Komeito, incumbent) with 320,391 votes. These three candidates secured the available seats. The ruling coalition (LDP and Komeito) maintained its two-seat share, while the Constitutional Democratic Party lost its seat for the first time since the district\u2019s expansion to three seats in 2016. This marks Sanseit\u014d\u2019s first victory in the constituency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Full vote counts:
\n\u2022 Masaji Matsuyama (LDP, incumbent): 419,082
\n\u2022 Yuko Nakata (Sanseit\u014d, newcomer): 380,592
\n\u2022 Rokuta Shimono (Komeito, incumbent): 320,391
\n\u2022 Kenichi Kawamoto (DPFP, newcomer): 306,409
\n\u2022 Kuniyoshi Noda (CDP, incumbent): 303,624
\n\u2022 Rie Okizono (Reiwa, newcomer): 138,374
\n\u2022 Kentaro Mori (Conservative, newcomer): 111,196
\n\u2022 Hirofumi Ito (Ishin, newcomer): 102,557
\n\u2022 Yuto Yamaguchi (Communist, newcomer): 75,596
\n\u2022 Aoi Furukawa (Mirai, newcomer): 52,862
\n\u2022 Keiko Nasu (SDP, newcomer): 45,207
\n\u2022 Masahiro Tominaga (Seishin, newcomer): 21,690
\n\u2022 Naritoshi Murakami (N Party, newcomer): 13,767<\/p>\n

Key campaign issues included inflation relief measures such as subsidies and potential consumption tax cuts, social security and pension reform, declining birth rates, and immigration policies. Voter turnout reached 55.66%, up 6.9 points from the previous election. Early voting hit a record high with 1,074,958 ballots, over 25% of the electorate and the highest for any national election in Japan. <\/span>Source: <\/b>NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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