2006 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election

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2006 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election

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Candidate Shinzō Abe Tarō Asō Sadakazu Tanigaki
LDP MPs 267 69 66
Party members 197 67 36
Total 464 136 102

President before election

Junichiro Koizumi

Elected President

Shinzō Abe

A leadership election was held in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan on 20 September 2006 after the incumbent party leader and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced his intention to resign, a year after he led the party to victory in a snap election. Shinzō Abe won the election,[1] (only to resign a year later triggering another leadership election). His chief competitors for the position were Sadakazu Tanigaki and Taro Aso. Yasuo Fukuda was a leading early contender, but ultimately chose not to run. Former Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori, to whose faction both Abe and Fukuda belonged, stated that the faction strongly leant toward Abe.[2] Abe was subsequently elected Prime Minister with 339 of 475 votes in the Diet's lower house and a majority in the upper house.[3]

Results[]

Candidates Members Party Total
Shinzō Abe 267 197 464
Sadakazu Tanigaki 66 36 102
Tarō Asō 69 67 136
Grand Total 402 300 702

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