2003 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election
20 September 2003
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The 2003 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 20 September 2003 to elect the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, as the term of incumbent LDP president and Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi, was ending at the end of that month. Voting among party members of the prefectural chapters was held from September 8 to 19.[1]
Koizumi easily won reelection, securing a majority of support.[2] Successful to Koizumi's win were his support from the prefectural chapter members and members of the Mitsuo Horiuchi and Ryutaro Hashimoto factions. The election was mainly seen as a choice of who would be the party "face" in the upcoming House of Representatives election and House of Councillors election.[3] After winning the election, Koizumi appointed a new cabinet, including future Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as Chief Cabinet Secretary.[4] On October 10, Koizumi dissolved the House of Representatives and set the general election date for November 9.[5]
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Tarō Asō, member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 8th district; former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (1996–1997; 2001). Grandson of former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and brother of Princess Tomohito of Mikasa.[6]
- Takeo Hiranuma, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; member of the House of Representatives for Okayama 3rd district; former Minister of International Trade and Industry (2001), Minister of Transport (1995–1996).[6]
- Akihiko Kumashiro, member of the House of Representatives for Okayama 2nd district.[7]
- Takashi Sasagawa, member of the House of Representatives for Gunma 2nd district (endorsed Takao Fujii).[7]
Supporters
Recommenders
Party regulations require candidates to have the written support at least 20 Diet members, known as recommenders, to run.
Takao Fujii[8]
- Leader of recommenders
- Campaign Manager
- Recommenders
- Kōki Hagino
- Masahiro Imamura
- Hirofumi Iwakura
- Takahide Kimura
- Ryuji Koizumi
- Masatoshi Kurata
- Iwao Matsuda
- Masahiro Morioka
- Jin Murai
- Nobuko Okashita
- Hiroshi Ōki
- Shigehiko Okuyama
- Jūrō Saitō
- Toshitsugu Saito
- Osamu Takatori
- Hiromichi Watanabe
- Taimei Yamaguchi
- Takamori Yoshikawa
Shizuka Kamei[9]
- Leader of recommenders
- Campaign Manager
- Recommenders
- Hiroyuki Arai
- Keishirō Fukushima
- Hiroko Gotō
- Shōnosuke Hayashi
- Eisuke Hinode
- Ikuo Kamei
- Takeaki Kashimura
- Hirohisa Kurihara
- Yoshitake Masuhara
- Isao Matsumiya
- Kenta Matsunami
- Yōji Nagaoka
- Yoshio Nakagawa
- Toshiya Nakamichi
- Yoshihide Sakaue
- Kazuyasu Shiina
- Hirohide Uozumi
- Yukihiro Yoshida
Junichiro Koizumi[10]
- Leader of recommenders
- Campaign Manager
- Recommenders
- Masatoshi Abe
- Akira Amari
- Mikio Aoki
- Kōki Chūma
- Nobuyuki Hanashi
- Shigeru Ishiba
- Nobuteru Ishihara
- Yozo Ishikawa
- Shozaburo Jimi
- Toranosuke Katayama
- Kimitaka Kuze
- Hajime Morita
- Sadatoshi Ozato
- Katsutsugu Sekiya
- Kōsei Ueno
- Shigeo Uetake
- Masaaki Yamazaki
- Eita Yashiro
Masahiko Kōmura[11]
- Leader of recommenders
- Campaign Manager
- Recommenders
- Number of supporters by former factions
| Candidates | Junichiro Koizumi | Shizuka Kamei | Takao Fujii | Masahiko Kōmura |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Heisei Kenkyūkai | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shikōkai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shin Zaisei Kenkyūkai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shisuikai | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Yūrinkai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No faction | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Debates
Official
| Date | P Participant I Invited N Not invited A Absent E Eliminated | Host | Location | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koizumi | Kamei | Fujii | Kōmura | ||||
| 11 September | P | P | P | P | Japan National Press Club | Japan Press Center | [12] |
Opinion polls
Polling
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | Junichiro Koizumi |
Shizuka Kamei |
Takao Fujii |
Masahiko Kōmura |
NOT/ UD/NA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–10 Sep | Asahi[13] | Unknown | 81% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 7% |
Results
| Candidate | Diet members | Party members | Total points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Popular votes | % | Allocated votes | % | Total votes | % | |||
| Junichiro Koizumi 当 | 194 | 54.34% | 555,771 | 57.29% | 205 | 68.33% | 399 | 60.73% | ||
| Shizuka Kamei | 66 | 18.49% | 240,792 | 24.82% | 73 | 24.33% | 139 | 21.16% | ||
| Takao Fujii | 50 | 14.01% | 104,158 | 10.74% | 15 | 5.00% | 65 | 9.89% | ||
| Masahiko Kōmura | 47 | 13.17% | 69,318 | 7.15% | 7 | 2.33% | 54 | 8.22% | ||
| Total | 357 | 100.00% | 970,039 | 100.00% | 300 | 100.00% | 657 | 100.00% | ||
| Valid votes | 357 | 100.00% | 970,039 | 99.76% | 300 | 100.00% | 657 | 100.00% | ||
| Invalid and blank votes | 0 | 0.00% | 2,380 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Turnout | 357 | 100.00% | 972,419 | 69.33% | 300 | 100.00% | 657 | 100.00% | ||
| Registered voters | 357 | 100.00% | 1,402,621 | 100.00% | 300 | 100.00% | 657 | 100.00% | ||
Results of Party Members' Votes by Prefecture
| Prefecture | Junichiro Koizumi | Shizuka Kamei | Takao Fujii | Masahiko Kōmura | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Aichi | 23,627 | 61.98% | 7,176 | 18.83% | 4,973 | 13.05% | 2,342 | 6.14% |
| Akita | 6,285 | 53.36% | 2,702 | 22.94% | 1,925 | 16.34% | 866 | 7.35% |
| Aomori | 4,150 | 44.66% | 1,810 | 19.48% | 1,016 | 10.93% | 2,316 | 24.92% |
| Chiba | 10,468 | 56.97% | 5,046 | 27.46% | 829 | 4.51% | 2,030 | 11.05% |
| Ehime | 19,695 | 55.81% | 10,279 | 29.13% | 2,156 | 6.11% | 3,158 | 8.95% |
| Fukui | 8,837 | 59.15% | 4,507 | 30.17% | 992 | 6.64% | 604 | 4.04% |
| Fukuoka | 11,151 | 59.84% | 4,015 | 21.55% | 1,856 | 9.96% | 1,613 | 8.66% |
| Fukushima | 10,173 | 63.69% | 4,126 | 25.83% | 742 | 4.65% | 931 | 5.83% |
| Gifu | 7,294 | 19.00% | 1,152 | 3.00% | 29,272 | 76.27% | 663 | 1.73% |
| Gunma | 15,074 | 60.22% | 6,076 | 24.27% | 2,919 | 11.66% | 962 | 3.84% |
| Hiroshima | 11,750 | 29.51% | 25,865 | 64.95% | 599 | 1.50% | 1,607 | 4.04% |
| Hokkaido | 18,960 | 50.40% | 11,745 | 31.22% | 4,664 | 12.40% | 2,251 | 5.98% |
| Hyōgo | 15,243 | 58.84% | 7,047 | 27.20% | 1,532 | 5.91% | 2,084 | 8.04% |
| Ibaraki | 20,277 | 53.57% | 13,217 | 34.92% | 1,752 | 4.63% | 2,605 | 6.88% |
| Ishikawa | 19,616 | 74.50% | 4,050 | 15.38% | 1,231 | 4.68% | 1,432 | 5.44% |
| Iwate | 5,810 | 61.22% | 2,342 | 24.68% | 595 | 6.27% | 743 | 7.83% |
| Kagawa | 12,168 | 68.47% | 4,111 | 23.13% | 472 | 2.66% | 1,019 | 5.73% |
| Kagoshima | 16,584 | 69.61% | 4,614 | 19.37% | 1,590 | 6.67% | 1,036 | 4.35% |
| Kanagawa | 29,621 | 77.78% | 4,690 | 12.31% | 1,836 | 4.82% | 1,937 | 5.09% |
| Kōchi | 5,475 | 55.54% | 2,105 | 21.36% | 386 | 3.92% | 1,891 | 19.18% |
| Kumamoto | 8,150 | 52.54% | 5,161 | 33.27% | 1,457 | 9.39% | 744 | 4.80% |
| Kyoto | 8,641 | 53.45% | 2,345 | 14.50% | 4,333 | 26.80% | 848 | 5.25% |
| Mie | 8,630 | 64.51% | 2,270 | 16.97% | 1,729 | 12.93% | 748 | 5.59% |
| Miyagi | 8,448 | 63.72% | 2,807 | 21.17% | 717 | 5.41% | 1,287 | 9.71% |
| Miyazaki | 4,043 | 39.39% | 5,338 | 52.01% | 517 | 5.04% | 366 | 3.57% |
| Nagano | 10,751 | 59.68% | 3,222 | 17.89% | 2,893 | 16.06% | 1,149 | 6.38% |
| Nagasaki | 11,008 | 57.94% | 5,508 | 28.99% | 1,208 | 6.36% | 1,274 | 6.71% |
| Nara | 6,227 | 63.63% | 1,815 | 18.55% | 1,174 | 12.00% | 571 | 5.83% |
| Niigata | 10,499 | 37.41% | 15,984 | 56.96% | 496 | 1.77% | 1,084 | 3.86% |
| Ōita | 7,602 | 60.90% | 3,592 | 28.78% | 528 | 4.23% | 760 | 6.09% |
| Okayama | 7,857 | 38.88% | 7,050 | 34.89% | 4,310 | 21.33% | 989 | 4.89% |
| Okinawa | 1,225 | 55.06% | 543 | 24.40% | 372 | 16.72% | 85 | 3.82% |
| Osaka | 18,375 | 65.53% | 5,926 | 21.13% | 2,183 | 7.78% | 1,558 | 5.56% |
| Saga | 6,846 | 56.29% | 2,828 | 23.25% | 1,638 | 13.47% | 849 | 6.98% |
| Saitama | 16,395 | 61.63% | 6,779 | 25.48% | 1,809 | 6.80% | 1,620 | 6.09% |
| Shiga | 10,406 | 65.71% | 2,924 | 18.46% | 1,517 | 9.58% | 990 | 6.25% |
| Shimane | 12,352 | 63.65% | 4,013 | 20.68% | 2,178 | 11.22% | 862 | 4.44% |
| Shizuoka | 21,771 | 69.63% | 5,415 | 17.32% | 2,207 | 7.06% | 1,875 | 6.00% |
| Tochigi | 9,786 | 60.24% | 3,462 | 21.31% | 1,547 | 9.52% | 1,451 | 8.93% |
| Tokushima | 3,545 | 46.98% | 1,924 | 25.50% | 469 | 6.22% | 1,608 | 21.31% |
| Tokyo | 36,967 | 72.41% | 8,019 | 15.71% | 1,844 | 3.61% | 4,223 | 8.27% |
| Tottori | 4,202 | 46.85% | 2,540 | 28.32% | 1,674 | 18.66% | 554 | 6.18% |
| Toyama | 22,275 | 65.32% | 6,630 | 19.44% | 3,268 | 9.58% | 1,926 | 5.65% |
| Wakayama | 5,196 | 74.46% | 1,027 | 14.72% | 461 | 6.61% | 294 | 4.21% |
| Yamagata | 7,436 | 68.64% | 2,477 | 22.87% | 334 | 3.08% | 586 | 5.41% |
| Yamaguchi | 7,567 | 41.21% | 2,339 | 12.74% | 168 | 0.91% | 8,290 | 45.14% |
| Yamanashi | 7,313 | 61.36% | 2,179 | 18.28% | 1,790 | 15.02% | 637 | 5.34% |
| Total | 555,771 | 57.29% | 240,792 | 24.82% | 104,158 | 10.74% | 69,318 | 7.15% |
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External links
- Official election website (in Japanese)
- Masahiko Kōmura official website (in Japanese)