2006 Higashiosaka by-election
# 2006 Higashiosaka by-election

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:

* Yoshiaki Aono (青野 剛暁, Aono Yoshiaki), later Osaka Prefectural Assemblyman, age 32
* Makoto Kuchihara (朽原 亮, Kuchihara Makoto), 2003 council candidate at Higashi-osaka, age 46
* Kōichi Munekiyo (宗清 皇一, Munekiyo Kōichi), later member of the House of Representatives, age 35
* Kōichi Nishino (西野 弘一, Nishino Kōichi), later member of the House of Representatives, age 37
* Daisuke Tsukioka (月岡 大介, Tsukioka Daisuke), former councillor at Higashi-osaka, age 33

## Results

2006 Higashiosaka by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democratic | Kōichi Nishino | 21,726.6 | |
| | Communist | Makoto Kuchihara | 21,563 | |
| | Independent | Kōichi Munekiyo | 17,413.4 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yoshiaki Aono | 12,462 | |
| | Independent | Daisuke Tsukioka | 8,385 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.83 |
