1959 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

1959 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

23 April 1959
Turnout	80.94
Nominee Kingo Machimura Setsuo Yokomichi Shun'yo Oda Party LDP Social Democratic Minor party Popular vote 1,092,456 963,603 13,370
Governor before election Toshibumi Tanaka Social Democratic Elected Governor Kingo Machimura LDP

A gubernatorial election was held on 23 April 1959 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.

Candidates

• Kingo Machimura - former Governor of Niigata and Toyama prefectures, age 58.^[1]
• Setsuo Yokomichi - member of the House of Representatives, age 48.^[1]
• Shun'yo Oda [ja] - artist and perennial candidate, age 52.^[1]

Results

1959 Hokkaido gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Kingo Machimura	1,092,456
	Social Democratic	Setsuo Yokomichi	963,603
	Minor party	Shun'yo Oda	13,370
Turnout			2,120,389	80.94

References

1. http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/file.jsp?id=1183532 ^{[dead link‍]}