2013 Tokyo prefectural election
# 2013 Tokyo prefectural election

Prefectural elections for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly was held on 23 June 2013, one month before 2013 Japanese House of Councillors election.

The Liberal Democratic Party took majority control of the assembly from the Democratic Party of Japan after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated that the election had to be won "at any cost" in order to set the stage for an LDP victory in the House of Councillors election. Abe used the victory to claim popular backing for his "Abenomics" economic policies. The Japan Restoration Party performed poorly after controversial remarks by its leader Toru Hashimoto regarding comfort women, while Your Party made gains in the assembly after distancing itself from the JRP.

## Candidates

    Number of candidates Party Total (Women) Candidates Pre-election strength Incumbent Former members Newcomer Democratic Party 44(06) 39 0 5 43 Liberal Democratic Party 59(03) 34 6 19 39 New Komeito 23(03) 23 0 0 23 Japanese Communist Party 42(16) 6 5 31 8 Japan Restoration Party 34(07) 3 3 28 3 Tokyo Seikatsusha Network 5(05) 2 0 3 2 Your Party 20(07) 1 0 19 1 People's Life Party 3(01) 0 1 2 0 Social Democratic Party 1(00) 0 0 1 0 Green Wind 1(01) 0 0 1 0 Minor parties 4(00) 0 1 3 0 Independent 17(04) 3 0 14 6 253(53) 111 16 126 125

## Results

Summary of the 23 June 2013 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election results :

| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党, Jiyū Minshutō) | 59 | 1,633,303 | 36.04 | 59 |
| New Komeito Party (公明党, Kōmeitō) | 23 | 639,160 | 14.10 | 23 |
| Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō) | 42 | 616,721 | 13.61 | 17 |
| Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō) | 44 | 690,622 | 15.24 | 15 |
| Your Party (みんなの党 Minna no Tō) | 20 | 311,278 | 6.87 | 7 |
| Tokyo Seikatsusha Network (東京・生活者ネットワーク) | 5 | 94,239 | 2.08 | 3 |
| Japan Restoration Party (日本維新の会 Nippon Ishin no Kai) | 34 | 374,109 | 8.25 | 2 |
| Social Democratic Party (社民党 Shamin-tō) | 1 | 12,948 | 0.29 | 0 |
| People's Life First (生活の党 Seikatsu no Tō) | 3 | 9,563 | 0.21 | 0 |
| Green Wind (みどりの風 Midori no Kaze) | 1 | 6,463 | 0.14 | 0 |
| Others | 4 | 25,421 | 0.56 | 0 |
| Independents | 17 | 118,450 | 2.61 | 1 |
| Total (turnout 43.50%) | 253 | 4,532,279 | 100.00 | 127 |
| Source: Tokyo electoral commission |||||
