Election Name: | 1959 Hokkaido gubernatorial election |
Country: | Hokkaido |
Ongoing: | no |
Type: | presidential |
Turnout: | 80.94 |
Election Date: | 23 April 1959 |
Previous Election: | 1955 Hokkaido gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1955 |
Next Election: | 1963 Hokkaido gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1963 |
Time Zone: | +9 |
Image1: | Kingo Machimura.JPG |
Nominee1: | Kingo Machimura |
Party1: | Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,092,456 |
Nominee2: | Setsuo Yokomichi |
Party2: | Social Democratic Party (Japan) |
Popular Vote2: | 963,603 |
Nominee3: | Shun'yo Oda |
Party3: | Minor party |
Popular Vote3: | 13,370 |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Toshibumi Tanaka |
Before Party: | Social Democratic Party (Japan) |
After Election: | Kingo Machimura |
After Party: | Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) |
A gubernatorial election was held on 23 April 1959 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.