2003 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election

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.

Koizumi easily won reelection, securing a majority of support. 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. After winning the election, Koizumi appointed a new cabinet, including future Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as Chief Cabinet Secretary. On October 10, Koizumi dissolved the House of Representatives and set the general election date for November 9.

Candidates

Declared Candidate(s) Date of birth Current position Party faction Electoral district Junichiro Koizumi Prime MinisterPresident of the Liberal Democratic PartyMember of the House of Representatives Kanagawa 11th Shizuka Kamei Member of the House of Representatives Shisuikai Hiroshima 6th Takao Fujii Member of the House of Representatives Heisei Kenkyūkai Tōkai block Masahiko Kōmura Member of the House of Representatives Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo Yamaguchi 1st

Declined

Tarō Asō, member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 8th district; former (1996–1997; 2001). Grandson of former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and brother of Princess Tomohito of Mikasa. 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). Akihiko Kumashiro, member of the House of Representatives for Okayama 2nd district. Takashi Sasagawa, member of the House of Representatives for Gunma 2nd district (endorsed Takao Fujii).

Supporters

Recommenders Party regulations require candidates to have the written support at least 20 Diet members, known as recommenders, to run.

Number of supporters by factions CandidatesJunichiro KoizumiShizuka KameiTakao FujiiMasahiko KōmuraBanchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo00012Heisei Kenkyūkai40200Daiyukai2002Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai4001Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai40001002Shisuikai020014000No faction1002

Debates

Official Date Participant  Invited Not invited Absent EliminatedHostLocationSourceKoizumiKameiFujiiKōmura11 SeptemberPPPPJapan National Press ClubJapan Press Center

Opinion polls

Polling

Fieldwork datePolling firmSample sizeJunichiroKoizumiShizukaKameiTakaoFujiiMasahikoKōmura//AsahiUnknown 81% 6% 2% 4% 7%

Results + Full results CandidateDiet membersParty membersTotal pointsVotes%Popular votes%Allocated votes%Total votes% Junichiro Koizumi 19454.34%555,77157.29%20568.33%399 60.73% Shizuka Kamei6618.49%240,79224.82%7324.33%139 21.16% Takao Fujii5014.01%104,15810.74%155.00%65 9.89% Masahiko Kōmura4713.17%69,3187.15%72.33%54 8.22% Total357100.00%970,039100.00%300100.00%657100.00%Valid votes357100.00%970,03999.76%300100.00%657100.00%Invalid and blank votes00.00%2,3800.24%00.00%00.00%Turnout357100.00%972,41969.33%300100.00%657100.00%Registered voters357100.00%1,402,621100.00%300100.00%657100.00%

Results of Party Members' Votes by Prefecture + Results of Party Members' Votes by PrefecturePrefectureJunichiro KoizumiShizuka KameiTakao FujiiMasahiko KōmuraVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Aichi23,62761.98%67,17618.83%24,97313.05%12,3426.14%0Akita6,28553.36%32,70222.94%11,92516.34%18667.35%0Aomori4,15044.66%31,81019.48%11,01610.93%02,31624.92%1Chiba10,46856.97%45,04627.46%28294.51%02,03011.05%0Ehime19,69555.81%610,27929.13%32,1566.11%03,1588.95%0Fukui8,83759.15%34,50730.17%29926.64%06044.04%0Fukuoka11,15159.84%54,01521.55%11,8569.96%01,6138.66%0Fukushima10,17363.69%44,12625.83%27424.65%09315.83%0Gifu7,29419.00%11,1523.00%029,27276.27%76631.73%0Gunma15,07460.22%56,07624.27%22,91911.66%09623.84%0Hiroshima11,75029.51%325,86564.95%65991.50%01,6074.04%0Hokkaido18,96050.40%511,74531.22%34,66412.40%12,2515.98%0Hyōgo15,24358.84%67,04727.20%21,5325.91%02,0848.04%0Ibaraki20,27753.57%613,21734.92%41,7524.63%02,6056.88%0Ishikawa19,61674.50%64,05015.38%11,2314.68%01,4325.44%0Iwate5,81061.22%42,34224.68%15956.27%07437.83%0Kagawa12,16868.47%54,11123.13%14722.66%01,0195.73%0Kagoshima16,58469.61%64,61419.37%11,5906.67%01,0364.35%0Kanagawa29,62177.78%84,69012.31%11,8364.82%01,9375.09%0Kōchi5,47555.54%32,10521.36%13863.92%01,89119.18%1Kumamoto8,15052.54%45,16133.27%21,4579.39%07444.80%0Kyoto8,64153.45%32,34514.50%14,33326.80%28485.25%0Mie8,63064.51%42,27016.97%11,72912.93%07485.59%0Miyagi8,44863.72%42,80721.17%17175.41%01,2879.71%0Miyazaki4,04339.39%25,33852.01%35175.04%03663.57%0Nagano10,75159.68%43,22217.89%12,89316.06%11,1496.38%0Nagasaki11,00857.94%55,50828.99%21,2086.36%01,2746.71%0Nara6,22763.63%41,81518.55%11,17412.00%05715.83%0Niigata10,49937.41%315,98456.96%44961.77%01,0843.86%0Ōita7,60260.90%43,59228.78%15284.23%07606.09%0Okayama7,85738.88%37,05034.89%24,31021.33%19894.89%0Okinawa1,22555.06%354324.40%137216.72%0853.82%0Osaka18,37565.53%65,92621.13%22,1837.78%01,5585.56%0Saga6,84656.29%42,82823.25%11,63813.47%08496.98%0Saitama16,39561.63%56,77925.48%21,8096.80%01,6206.09%0Shiga10,40665.71%52,92418.46%11,5179.58%09906.25%0Shimane12,35263.65%54,01320.68%12,17811.22%08624.44%0Shizuoka21,77169.63%75,41517.32%12,2077.06%01,8756.00%0Tochigi9,78660.24%53,46221.31%11,5479.52%01,4518.93%0Tokushima3,54546.98%21,92425.50%14696.22%01,60821.31%1Tokyo36,96772.41%88,01915.71%11,8443.61%04,2238.27%1Tottori4,20246.85%22,54028.32%11,67418.66%15546.18%0Toyama22,27565.32%66,63019.44%23,2689.58%01,9265.65%0Wakayama5,19674.46%41,02714.72%04616.61%02944.21%0Yamagata7,43668.64%42,47722.87%13343.08%05865.41%0Yamaguchi7,56741.21%32,33912.74%01680.91%08,29045.14%3Yamanashi7,31361.36%42,17918.28%11,79015.02%06375.34%0Total555,77157.29%205240,79224.82%73104,15810.74%1569,3187.15%7

References

External links Official election website (in Japanese) Masahiko Kōmura official website (in Japanese)