Akashian presidential election, 2005

Akashian presidential election, 2005

25 June 2005 (first round) 2 July 2005 (second round)
Turnout	81,2% (first round) 80,5% (second round)
Candidate Kōsaku Ayuzawa Miki Iwayama Party SP MPP Popular vote 3.880.233 2.522.792 Percentage 60,6% 39,4%
Most voted candidate by province (second round)
President before election Kōsaku Ayuzawa SP President after election Kōsaku Ayuzawa SP

A presidential election was held in Akashi on 25 June and 2 July 2005.

Incumbent Kōsaku Ayuzawa had enjoyed solid popularity during his first term in office, and his re-election was seen as a foregone conclusion. The other candidates included a single centre-right candidate from the Moderate People's Party, the customary Communist Party and Future Party candidates, the National Union's first candidacy since 1980, and an independent Goth candidate.

Kōsaku won a plurality of 47,3% in the first round, slightly larger than 5 years before, and established a wide lead over his challengers. He then won the second round a week later, with 60,6% against MPP candidate Miki Iwayama's 39,4%. Notably, Kōsaku achieved a clean sweep of all provinces, as even voters in conservative-leaning Takao respected his performance in office enough to give him a modest majority.

Result

Presidential election, 25 June and 2 July 2005
Candidate		Party	1st round		2nd round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Kōsaku Ayuzawa	Socialist Party	3.054.966	47,3%	3.880.233	60,6%
	Miki Iwayama	Moderate People's Party	962.347	14,9%	2.522.792	39,4%
	Maemi Kishimoto	Communist Party	807.338	12,5%
	Nui Tani	Future Party	787.962	12,2%
	Mokichi Sasagawa	National Union	477.944	7,4%
	Hermangild	Independent	368.146	5,7%
Total			6.458.703	100%	6.403.024	100%
Registered voters and turnout			7.954.067	81,2%		80,5%