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LDP vet clinches Hokkaido by-election
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Oct 25, 2010 12:23am |
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| News Date | Monday, October 25, 2010 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party was assured of victory in Sunday's House of Representatives by-election for the Hokkaido No. 5 constituency, early returns showed.
Machimura, 66, is projected to cruise to his 10th victory in the Lower House, defeating former transport ministry bureaucrat Shigeyuki Nakamae, 38, a who ran on the DPJ's ticket, and three other contenders.
The seat was previously held by DPJ Lower House member Chiyomi Kobayashi, who stepped down in June after a union official was convicted over illegal donations to her election campaign. |
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