# 2012 Kyoto mayoral election

The 2012 Kyoto mayoral election was held on February 5, 2012. The incumbent mayor Daisaku Kadokawa won over a candidate backed by the JCP with a margin of 31,794 votes. It was considered that his first term was generally appreciated by the voters.

## Results

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 221,765 | 53.86 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 189,971 | 46.14 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 419,217 | 36.77 % |

### Results per ward
#### Kita-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 18,314 | 51.21 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 17,451 | 48.79 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,765 | |

#### Kamigyō-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 14,081 | 53.94 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 12,023 | 46.06 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,104 | |

#### Sakyō-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 24545 | 48.26 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 26311 | 51.74 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,856 | |

#### Nakagyō-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 17,365 | 54.24 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 14,648 | 45.76 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,013 | |

#### Higashiyama-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 6,877 | 56.09 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 5,384 | 43.91 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,261 | |

#### Yamashina-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 20,723 | 56.17 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 16,168 | 43.83 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,891 | |

#### Shimogyō-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 12,253 | 55.74 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 9,731 | 44.26 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,984 | |

#### Minami-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 13,200 | 52.02 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 12,177 | 47.98 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25377 | |

#### Ukyō-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 30,832 | 53.79 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 26,484 | 46.21 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,316 | |

#### Nishikyō-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 23,688 | 56.87 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 17,963 | 43.13 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,651 | |

#### Fushimi-ku

Mayoral election 2012: Kyoto :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent, DPJ, LDP, Komeito, Your Party, SDP | Daisaku Kadokawa | 39,887 | 55.77 % |
| | Independent, JCP | Kazuo Nakamura | 31,631 | 44.23 % |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,518 | |