On September 21, an extraordinary party convention of DPJ Diet members was held at a Tokyo hotel in order to elect a new party president. Following the casting of 331 anonymous votes by DPJ Diet members and provisionally authorized candidates for both houses, Yoshihiko Noda was re-elected as the DPJ president.
The election results were as follows:
(Diet members and provisionally authorized candidates eligible for direct ballot: 336, valid ballots: 325, invalid ballots: 6)
Yoshihiko Noda
818 points: 429 points (218 ballots) from DPJ Diet members and provisionally authorized candidates + 389 points from party members, supporters, and local assembly members
Hirotaka Akamatsu
123 points: 81 points (41 ballots) from DPJ Diet members and provisionally authorized candidates + 42 points from party members, supporters, and local assembly members
Kazuhiro Haraguchi
154 points: 62 points (31 ballots) from DPJ Diet members and provisionally authorized candidates + 92 points from party members, supporters, and local assembly members
Michihiko Kano
113 points: 86 points (43 ballots) from DPJ Diet members and provisionally authorized candidates + 27 points from party members, supporters, and local assembly members
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