Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, September 2010

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A leadership election was held in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) on 14 September 2010 after the incumbent party President Naoto Kan who served the remain of Yukio Hatoyama's term came to an end at the same time Kan bets for his election. On August 26, 2010 the "Shadow Shogun" Ichirō Ozawa declared his candidacy to challenge Kan for leadership and premiership.^[1]

President Results

Party Election

Candidates	Members of Parliament	Local assembly members	party members & supporters	total
Naoto Kan 当	412 points (206 votes)	60 points (proportional)	249 points (majority in 249 districts)	721 points
Ichirō Ozawa	400 points (200 votes)	40 points (proportional)	51 points (majority in 51 districts)	491 points
Grand Total	812 points (3 invalid votes)	100 points (2.382 assembly members)	300 points (342.493 eligible voters in 300 districts)	1212 points

Party Parliamentary votes

Candidates	Votes
Naoto Kan 当	206
Ichirō Ozawa	200
Grand Total	411

3 invalid vote
2 abstention

References

↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE67Q03U20100827

External links

Democratic Party: presidential election 2010 (Japanese)

Democratic Party of Japan

Leaders	Kan Hatoyama Kan Okada Maehara Ozawa Hatoyama Kan Noda Kaieda Okada

Leadership elections	Jan 1999 Sep 1999 2000 Sep 2002 Dec 2002 May 2004 Sep 2004 2005 Apr 2006 Sep 2006 2008 2009 Jun 2010 Sep 2010 Sep 2011 Sep 2012 Dec 2012 2015

Preceding parties	Democratic Party of Japan (1996–98) Good Governance Party New Fraternity Party Democratic Reform Party (Japan)

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