September 2017 Democratic Party (Japan, 2016) leadership election

The September 2017 Democratic Party held a presidential election on 1 September 2017 to choose a replacement for the previous president Renho, who resigned on 27 July 2017.^[1]

Seiji Maehara was elected as the new president.

Candidates

Seiji Maehara, former party president (2005–06) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010-11).^[2]
Yukio Edano, former Chief Cabinet Minister (2011) and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2012-12).^[3]

Results

Voting was held on 1 September, following a campaign period from 21 August.

Voting results^[4]
Candidates	Total points	Caucus	Endorsed candidates	Local councillors	Party members & supporters
Seiji Maehara	502pts (60.19%)	83 (166pts)	84 (84pts)	724 (115pts)	51,692 (137pts)
Yukio Edano	332pts (39.81%)	51 (102pts)	42 (42pts)	590 (94pts)	38,409 (94pts)
Invalid votes	-	8	0	5	1,084
Total	834pts (100%)	142 (268pts)	126 (126pts)	1,319 (209pts)	91,185 (231pts)

References

^ "Japan's Main Opposition Leader Resigns Amid Turmoil in Her Party". Bloomberg.com. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
^ "Veterans Edano, Maehara to run for Democratic Party presidency". The Japan Times Online. 2017-07-28. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
^ "Edano officially throws hat into DP leadership race". The Japan Times Online. 2017-07-29. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
^ "2017年民進党代表選出選挙開票結果" (PDF). 民進党. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-08.

[1] "Japan's Main Opposition Leader Resigns Amid Turmoil in Her Party". Bloomberg.com. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-10-10.

[2] "Veterans Edano, Maehara to run for Democratic Party presidency". The Japan Times Online. 2017-07-28. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-09.

[3] "Edano officially throws hat into DP leadership race". The Japan Times Online. 2017-07-29. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-09.

[4] "2017年民進党代表選出選挙開票結果" (PDF). 民進党. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-08.

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