A contactless power receiving apparatus, comprising: a plurality of contactless power receiving apparatus sections each including a resonance element (41(a), 41(b), 41(c)) adapted to receive supply of alternating-current power in a contactless fashion by resonance from a resonance element of a power supplying source, an excitation element (42(a), 42(b), 42(c)) adapted to receive supply of the alternating-current power by electromagnetic induction from said resonance element (41(a), 41(b), 41(c)), the resonance and excitation elements being separated elements, a rectification circuit (24, 34) adapted to generate direct-current power from the alternating-current power from said excitation element (42(a), 42(b), 42(c)) and output the direct-current power, and a changeover circuit (43(a), 43(b), 43(c)) adapted to change over the alternating-current power between a supplied state and a non-supplied state to said rectification circuit (44(a), 44(b), 44(c)); acceptance means for accepting a priority degree of power reception for each of said contactless power receiving apparatus sections; and a control means (45(a), 45(b), 45(c)), common to all the power receiving apparatus sections, for controlling the changeover timing of said changeover circuit (43(a), 43(b), 43(c)) of each of said contactless power receiving apparatus sections in response to the priority degree of power reception of the contactless power receiving apparatus section accepted through said acceptance means. a plurality of contactless power receiving apparatus sections each including a resonance element (41(a), 41(b), 41(c)) adapted to receive supply of alternating-current power in a contactless fashion by resonance from a resonance element of a power supplying source, an excitation element (42(a), 42(b), 42(c)) adapted to receive supply of the alternating-current power by electromagnetic induction from said resonance element (41(a), 41(b), 41(c)), the resonance and excitation elements being separated elements, a rectification circuit (24, 34) adapted to generate direct-current power from the alternating-current power from said excitation element (42(a), 42(b), 42(c)) and output the direct-current power, and a changeover circuit (43(a), 43(b), 43(c)) adapted to change over the alternating-current power between a supplied state and a non-supplied state to said rectification circuit (44(a), 44(b), 44(c)); a resonance element (41(a), 41(b), 41(c)) adapted to receive supply of alternating-current power in a contactless fashion by resonance from a resonance element of a power supplying source, an excitation element (42(a), 42(b), 42(c)) adapted to receive supply of the alternating-current power by electromagnetic induction from said resonance element (41(a), 41(b), 41(c)), the resonance and excitation elements being separated elements, a rectification circuit (24, 34) adapted to generate direct-current power from the alternating-current power from said excitation element (42(a), 42(b), 42(c)) and output the direct-current power, and a changeover circuit (43(a), 43(b), 43(c)) adapted to change over the alternating-current power between a supplied state and a non-supplied state to said rectification circuit (44(a), 44(b), 44(c)); acceptance means for accepting a priority degree of power reception for each of said contactless power receiving apparatus sections; and a control means (45(a), 45(b), 45(c)), common to all the power receiving apparatus sections, for controlling the changeover timing of said changeover circuit (43(a), 43(b), 43(c)) of each of said contactless power receiving apparatus sections in response to the priority degree of power reception of the contactless power receiving apparatus section accepted through said acceptance means.