2006 Higashiosaka by-election explained

Higashi-osaka held a by-election on August 6 for two seats for the Osaka Prefectural Assembly. One seat went to Liberal Democratic Party candidate Kōichi Nishino and the second to Japanese Communist Party candidate Makoto Kuchihara.

Candidates

The candidates, who were all male, were as follows:

• , later Osaka Prefectural Assemblyman,^[1] age 32
• , 2003 council candidate at Higashi-osaka,^[2] age 46
• , later member of the House of Representatives,^[3] age 35
• , later member of the House of Representatives,^[4] age 37
• , former councillor at Higashi-osaka,^[5] age 33

Notes and References

1. Web site: 青野剛暁（アオノヨシアキ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム.
2. Web site: 朽原亮（クチハラマコト）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム.
3. Web site: 宗清皇一（ムネキヨコウイチ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム.
4. Web site: 西野弘一（ニシノコウイチ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム.
5. Web site: 月岡大介（ツキオカダイスケ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム.