Akashian presidential election, 1950

Akashian presidential election, 1950

24 June 1950
Turnout	84,6%
Candidate Yurika Ehara Nobuhisa Miyata Party NU SP Popular vote 1.376.062 305.262 Percentage 57,7% 12,8%
Most voted candidate by province
President before election Yurika Ehara NU President after election Yurika Ehara NU

A presidential election was held in Akashi on 24 June 1950.

Incumbent Yurika Ehara won re-election, with a slightly decreased majority. This was the first of two elections in which the Workers' Party nominated a separate candidate, affecting the Communist Party's vote.

Result

Presidential election, 24 June 1950
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yurika Ehara	National Union	1.376.062	57,7%
	Nobuhisa Miyata	Socialist Party	305.262	12,8%
	Sachio Yoshimoto	Liberal Party	276.643	11,6%
	Takeo Kaminaga	Communist Party	209.867	8,8%
	Seishirō Tsunoi	Workers' Party	155.016	6,5%
	Taisuke Ōta	Conservative National Party	62.006	2,6%
Total			2.384.857	100%
Registered voters and turnout			2.818.980	84,6%