1955 Hokkaido gubernatorial election From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Election for Governor of Hokkaido 1955 Hokkaido gubernatorial election ← 1951 23 April 1955 1959 → Turnout77.86% Nominee Toshibumi Tanaka Sanji Nishikawa Party Independent Independent Popular vote 1,151,194 648,213 Governor before election Toshibumi Tanaka Social Democratic Elected Governor Toshibumi Tanaka Social Democratic A gubernatorial election was held on 23 April 1955 to elect the Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture.[1] Candidates[edit] Toshibumi Tanaka - incumbent governor of Hokkaido Prefecture, age 43. Sanji Nishikawa (西川三次, Nishikawa Sanji), age 52. Results[edit] 19 Hokkaido gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Toshibumi Tanaka * 1,151,194[1] Independent Sanji Nishikawa 648,213[1] Turnout 1,859,308 77.86 References[edit] ^ a b c 北海道知事選挙 [Hokkaido Gubernatorial Election] (PDF) (in Japanese). Asahikawa City. 2023. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024. vte Elections in Hokkaido Prefecture Gubernatorial elections 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Prefectural elections 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Sapporo mayoral elections 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 This Japanese elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte