votes to Liberal Democratic incumbent Toshitaka Ōoka. In the 2019 election to the national House of Councillors, she challenged Liberal Democratic incumbent Takeshi Ninoyu in Shiga and narrowly won by less than 14,000 votes prefecture-wide. Together with Takako Nagae, another opposition-supported independent, she formed the Hekisuikai parliamentary group. References External links Kada's official web site インターネット知事室 (Shiga Prefecture official web site) 日本未来の党オフィシャルサイト (Tomorrow Party of Japan official website) Party website of Team Shiga (in Japanese) House of Councillors, members: Ms. KADA Yukiko (English translation), Kada Yukiko (in Japanese) 1950 births Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Female Japanese governors Living people Kyoto University alumni Tomorrow Party of Japan politicians Governors of Shiga Prefecture