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{{Infobox election
| election_name     = Akashian general election, 1999
| country           = Akashi
| type              = parliamentary
| vote_type         = Popular
| ongoing           = no
| election_date     = 25 December 1999
| elected_members   = 
| previous_election = Akashian general election, 1998
| previous_year     = 1998
| next_election     = Akashian general election, 2002
| next_year         = 2002
| seats_for_election= 400 seats in the [[National Assembly (Akashi)|National Assembly]]
| majority_seats    = 201
| turnout           = 84,2%
| party_colour      = no
| party_name        = no
| alliance_name     = no

| 1blank = {{wpl|Party-list proportional representation|PR}} vote
| 2blank = % and swing
| 3blank = {{wpl|Single transferable vote|STV}} vote
| 4blank = % and swing

| image1            = [[File:RanTsukuda-small.jpg|125x125px]]
| colour1           = 007CDA
| leader1           = [[Ran Tsukuda]]
| party1            = {{A-MPP/meta/shortname}}
| last_election1    = 84 seats<br>22,0% {{wpl|Party-list proportional representation|PR}}<br>20,5% {{wpl|Single transferable vote|STV}}
| seats1            = 100
| seat_change1      = {{increase}} 16
| 1data1 = 1.328.546
| 2data1 = 21,0%<br><small>{{decrease}} 1,0%</small>
| 3data1 = 1.319.079
| 4data1 = 20,9%<br><small>{{increase}} 0,4%</small>

| image2            = [[File:Morihiro Hosokawa cropped 2 Morihiro Hosokawa 19930809.jpg|125x125px]]
| colour2           = E60000
| leader2           = [[Kōsaku Ayuzawa]]
| party2            = {{A-SP/meta/shortname}}
| last_election2    = 72 seats<br>16,7% {{wpl|Party-list proportional representation|PR}}<br>14,4% {{wpl|Single transferable vote|STV}}
| seats2            = 77
| seat_change2      = {{increase}} 5
| 1data2 = 999.573
| 2data2 = 15,8%<br><small>{{decrease}} 0,9%</small>
| 3data2 = 1.319.079
| 4data2 = 13,3%<br><small>{{decrease}} 1,1%</small>

| image3            = [[File:ShinobuFurukawa-small.jpg|125x125px]]
| colour3           = CC222C
| leader3           = [[Shinobu Furukawa]]
| party3            = {{A-CP/meta/shortname}}
| last_election3    = 69 seats<br>12,2% {{wpl|Party-list proportional representation|PR}}<br>12,7% {{wpl|Single transferable vote|STV}}
| seats3            = 43
| seat_change3      = {{decrease}} 26
| 1data3 = 702.232
| 2data3 = 11,1%<br><small>{{decrease}} 1,1%</small>
| 3data3 = 751.055
| 4data3 = 11,9%<br><small>{{decrease}} 0,8%</small>

| image4            = [[File:LianaFerrari-2000(small).png|125x125px]]
| colour4           = 1CA9E9
| leader4           = [[Liana Ferrari]]
| party4            = {{A-URP/meta/shortname}}
| last_election4    = 32 seats<br>9,8% {{wpl|Party-list proportional representation|PR}}<br>8,8% {{wpl|Single transferable vote|STV}}
| seats4            = 41
| seat_change4      = {{increase}} 9
| 1data4 = 676.926
| 2data4 = 10,7%<br><small>{{increase}} 0,9%</small>
| 3data4 = 738.432
| 4data4 = 11,7%<br><small>{{increase}} 2,9%</small>

| image5            = 
| colour5           = 8000FF
| leader5           = Toshizaku Imai
| party5            = {{A-NCP/meta/shortname}}
| last_election5    = 43 seats<br>10,8% {{wpl|Party-list proportional representation|PR}}<br>11,1% {{wpl|Single transferable vote|STV}}
| seats5            = 38
| seat_change5      = {{decrease}} 5
| 1data5 = 607.335
| 2data5 = 9,6%<br><small>{{decrease}} 1,2%</small>
| 3data5 = 643.761
| 4data5 = 10,2%<br><small>{{decrease}} 0,9%</small>

| image6            = 
| colour6           = 008000
| leader6           = Ei Katsuragi
| party6            = {{A-GP/meta/shortname}}
| last_election6    = 38 seats<br>10,2% {{wpl|Party-list proportional representation|PR}}<br>8,9% {{wpl|Single transferable vote|STV}}
| seats6            = 32
| seat_change6      = {{decrease}} 6
| 1data6 = 556.724
| 2data6 = 8,8%<br><small>{{decrease}} 1,4%</small>
| 3data6 = 504.911
| 4data6 = 8,0%<br><small>{{decrease}} 0,9%</small>

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| map_image         = Akashi-election-general-1999.png
| map_caption       = Most voted party by [[Akashi#Administrative divisions|province]]

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| title            = [[Prime Minister of Akashi|Prime Minister]]
| before_election  = [[Shinobu Furukawa]]
| before_party     = {{A-CP/meta/shortname}}
| posttitle        = [[Prime Minister of Akashi|Prime Minister]] after election
| after_election   = [[Ran Tsukuda]]
| after_party      = {{A-MPP/meta/shortname}}
}}

A '''general election''' was held in [[Akashi]] on 25 December 1999. This was a {{wpl|snap election}} caused by the [[Shinobu Furukawa]] government losing a budget vote. According to the [[Politics of Akashi#Constitution|Constitution]], the new [[National Assembly (Akashi)|National Assembly]] was only elected to complete the term of its predecessor. It is Akashi's last snap election, and the last not held in June.

The [[Shinobu Furukawa]] had tenuously held onto power since the [[Akashian general election, 1998|previous general election]], but the parliamentary mathematics and increasingly fractious relations within the coalition made it unlikely to secure re-election. The {{A-SP}} was also emerging from its eclipse period, causing a simultaneous decline in the {{A-CP}}'s support after it had seized the mantle of left leadership for most of the decade.

With the snap election coming so soon after the last election, [[Ran Tsukuda]] led a centre-right campaign focused on the theme of stable government. Ran asked voters to give the {{A-MPP}} and its ally the {{A-URP}} the support necessary for it to govern with centrist support, and to vigorously oppose the far-right. In one campaign speech, Ran said, "Tonight, I ask all Akashians to make sure that our country is not held hostage by the lunatics of the right."

The {{A-NFP}} suffered a loss in support as a result of its realignment to the [[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|light yellow bloc]], and faced competition from the newly-founded {{A-FP}}.

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:right; font-size: 100%;"
|-style="background:#e9e9e9;"
|+
!colspan=10|General election, 25 December 1999
|-
!style="background-color:white;" colspan=10|[[File:Akashi-election-gen-1999.svg]]
|-
!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Party
!colspan=3|Party list
!colspan=3|Constituency
!rowspan=2|Total<br>seats
!rowspan=2|+/-
|-
!{{wpl|Party-list proportional representation|PR}}
!%
!+/−
!{{wpl|Single transferable vote|STV}}
!%
!+/−
|-
|style="background:{{A-MPP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-MPP}}
|1.328.546
|21,0%
| -1,0%
|1.319.079
|20,9%
| +0,4%
|100
| +16
|-
|style="background:{{A-SP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-SP}}
|999.573
|15,8%
| -0,9%
|839.414
|13,3%
| -1,1%
|77
| +5
|-
|style="background:{{A-CP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-CP}}
|702.232
|11,1%
| -1,1%
|751.055
|11,9%
| -0,8%
|43
| -26
|-
|style="background:{{A-URP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-URP}}
|676.926
|10,7%
| +0,9%
|738.432
|11,7%
| +2,9%
|41
| +9
|-
|style="background:{{A-NCP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-NCP}}
|607.335
|9,6%
| -1,2%
|643.761
|10,2%
| -0,9%
|38
| -5
|-
|style="background:{{A-GP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-GP}}
|556.724
|8,8%
| -1,4%
|504.911
|8,0%
| -0,9%
|32
| -6
|-
|style="background:{{A-FP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-FP}}
|531.418
|8,4%
| +8,4%
|479.665
|7,6%
| +7,6%
|27
| +27
|-
|style="background:{{A-NU/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-NU}}
|316.321
|5,0%
| -0,5%
|271.389
|4,3%
| -1,3%
|14
| -2
|-
|style="background:{{A-NFP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-NFP}}
|189.792
|3,0%
| -1,0%
|195.653
|3,1%
| -2,4%
|8
| -10
|-
|style="background:{{A-CNP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-CNP}}
|151.834
|2,4%
| +0,4%
|189.342
|3,0%
| -0,2%
|6
| +1
|-
|style="background:{{A-ARP/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{A-ARP}}
|139.181
|2,2%
| +0,3%
|176.719
|2,8%
| +0,2%
|5
| ±0
|-
|style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|{{wpl|Independent politician|Independents}}
|126.528
|2,0%
| +0,5%
|201.964
|3,2%
| -0,2%
|9
| ±0
|-
!colspan="10"|
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|'''Total'''
|'''6.326.411'''
|'''100%'''
|'''—'''
|'''6.311.384'''
|'''100%'''
|'''—'''
|'''400'''
|'''—'''
|-
|colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|'''Registered voters and turnout'''
|7.513.552
|84,2%
|—
|7.513.552
|84,0%
|}

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:left; font-size: 100%;"
|-style="background:#e9e9e9;"
|+
!colspan=3|[[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|Bloc]] strength
|-
!Bloc
!Parties
!Seats
|-
![[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|Crimson bloc]]
|{{A-CP/meta/shortname}}, {{A-GP/meta/shortname}}
|75
|-
![[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|Pale crimson bloc]]
|{{A-SP/meta/shortname}}, {{A-NU/meta/shortname}}
|91
|-
![[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|Light yellow bloc]]
|{{A-NCP/meta/shortname}}, {{A-FP/meta/shortname}}, {{A-NFP/meta/shortname}}
|73
|-
![[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|Light blue bloc]]
|{{A-MPP/meta/shortname}}, {{A-URP/meta/shortname}}
|141
|-
![[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|Dark blue bloc]]
|{{A-CNP/meta/shortname}}, {{A-ARP/meta/shortname}}
|11
|}

* '''Government''': {{A-MPP}}–{{A-URP}}–{{A-NCP}} coalition.

The [[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|light blue bloc]] was the winner of the election, although its modest gain of 16 seats disappointed supporters who expected a stronger mandate. The MPP increased its seat count by 16, while the URP leapt into 4th place, gaining 9 seats.

The SP saw a mild drop in support but gained 5 seats. The CP lost 26 seats, failing to repeat its anomalously good showing in constituencies from the previous year. For the first time since [[Akashian general election, 1986|1986]], the [[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|pale crimson bloc]] was larger than the [[List of political parties in Akashi#Alignments|crimson bloc]].

The FP turned in a strong showing comparable to the NFP's own electoral debut, winning 7–8% of the vote and 27 seats. The NFP failed to match the challenge, collapsing to merely 8 seats.

The [[Akashi#Administrative divisions|provincial]] electoral map saw only a minor change in that the MPP managed to win a plurality in [[Kagi]], which had previously gone to the SP. This was sufficient to push the centre-right into a leading position.

Ran formed a coalition with the NCP, whose {{wpl|kingmaker}} status during the previous legislature had made them the centre of other parties' attention. Although her coalition technically had a minority of 179 seats, she relied on the support of the FP, which brought it to a majority, and if necessary the NFP and independents.

{{Akashian elections}}

[[Category:Elections in Akashi]]