Election Name: | 2019 Osaka Mayoral election |
Country: | Osaka City |
Type: | presidential |
Turnout: | 52.70% |
Previous Election: | 2015 Osaka Mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2023 Osaka mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Election Date: | April 7, 2019 |
Candidate1: | Ichiro Matsui |
Party1: | One Osaka |
Popular Vote1: | 660,819 |
Percentage1: | 58.11% |
Image2 Size: | x150px |
Candidate2: | Akira Yanagimoto |
Party2: | Independent |
Colour2: | 009933 |
Popular Vote2: | 476,351 |
Percentage2: | 41.89% |
Map Size: | 280px |
Mayor of Osaka | |
Before Election: | Hirofumi Yoshimura |
Before Party: | One Osaka |
After Election: | IchirÅ Matsui |
After Party: | One Osaka |
The 2019 Osaka mayoral election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next mayor of Osaka. Incumbent mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura decided to not seek a second term as mayor of Osaka in order to run as Governor of Osaka. The result of the election was a victory for Governor of Osaka Prefecture Ichiro Matsui. He received 58% of the vote. [1]