0 - 2 0 1 6 ) ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Mik io ▁A oki , ▁who ▁was ▁ 7 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁expressed ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁fifth ▁six - year ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Coun c ill ors ▁at ▁the ▁election ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁He ▁received ▁official ▁L DP ▁backing ▁from ▁party ▁leader ▁Sad ak azu ▁Tan ig aki , ▁despite ▁some ▁people ▁within ▁the ▁party ▁wanting ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁step ▁aside ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁younger ▁candidate . ▁However , ▁Mik io ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁while ▁campaign ing ▁in ▁Un nan ▁city ▁and ▁informed ▁L DP ▁officials ▁in ▁Sh im ane ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁campaign . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁K azu h iko ' s ▁name ▁was ▁immediately ▁raised ▁as ▁a ▁replacement , ▁and ▁he ▁later ▁received ▁the ▁official ▁nom ination ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Sh im ane ▁district ▁at ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election . ▁In ▁the ▁election ▁he ▁received ▁ 5 2 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁four - c andid ate ▁contest . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁term ▁as ▁a ▁Coun c ill or , ▁A oki ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁House ' s ▁Land ▁and ▁Transport ▁Committee , ▁Administration ▁O vers ight ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Special ▁Committee ▁on ▁Regional ▁Iss ues ▁and ▁Cons umer ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2