1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election
1951 →
	Elected Governor ; Toshibumi Tanaka; Social Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held on 5 April 1947 and 16 April 1947 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture. Toshibumi Tanaka defeated Eiji Arima after a six-candidate primary to become the prefecture's first democratically elected governor.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Social Democratic	Toshibumi Tanaka	384,770
	Democratic	Eiji Arima	304,524
	Independent	Hidetoshi Tomabechi	259,126
	Independent	Chōji Hase	123,510
	Japan Democratic Patriotic Labor Party	Tsuyoshi Iwasa	35,783
	Independent	Kikukura Samo	11,286
Turnout			1,203,017	68.20

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Social Democratic	Toshibumi Tanaka	555,862
	Democratic	Eiji Arima	476,727
Turnout			1,043,816	59.39

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1947 Hokkaido gubernatorial election

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