2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election

The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election was held on 29 September 2021 to elect the next President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. The winner of the election is expected to lead the party in the upcoming 2021 Japanese general election. Current party President and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on September 3 that he would not run for re-election. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida was elected party leader and became Prime Minister on 4 October.

Candidates
Declared
 Candidate(s) Notable positions Party faction(s) District(s) AnnouncedReference(s) center|x120px Fumio Kishida  Member of the House of Representatives Minister of Foreign Affairs Acting Defense Minister  Kōchikai center|x30px Hiroshima 1st district 26 August center|x120px Sanae Takaichi Member of the House of Representatives Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications   center|x30px Nara 2nd district 26 August  center|x120px Taro Kono Member of the House of Representatives Chair of the National Public Safety Commission Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister of Defense Minister for Administrative Reform & Regulatory Reform  Shikōkai center|x30px Kanagawa's 15th district 3 September center|x120px Seiko Noda Member of the House of Representatives Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications   center|x30px Gifu 1st district 5 September

Withdrawn
 Candidate(s) Notable positions Party faction(s) District(s) Announced WithdrewReference(s) center|x120px Yoshihide Suga Prime MinisterMember of the House of Representatives  center|x30px Kanagawa 2nd district 17 July 3 September

Results

+ Results Candidate1st Round2nd RoundDiet membersParty membersTotal pointsDiet membersPrefectural chaptersTotal pointsVotes cast%Popular votes%Allocated votes%Total votes%Votes cast%Votes cast%Total votes% Fumio Kishida 146 38.42 219,338 28.86 110 28.80 256 33.60 249 65.53 8 17.02 257 60.19 Taro Kono 86 22.63 335,046 44.08 169 44.24 255 33.46 131 34.47 39 82.98 170 39.81 Sanae Takaichi 114 30.00 147,764 19.44 74 19.37 188 24.67colspan="6"  Seiko Noda 34 8.95 57,927 7.62 29 7.59 63 8.27colspan="6"  Total 380 100 760,075 100 382 100 762 100 380 100 47 100 427 100

References

Category:September 2021 events
Category:2021 in Japan
Category:2021 elections in Asia
Category:2020s elections in Japan
Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Category:Sanae Takaichi
Category:Fumio Kishida