Fukui at-large district

Japan's House of Councillors Electoral Districts

The Fukui at-large district (Japanese: 福井県選挙区, Hepburn: Fukui-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Fukui Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 248-member house.

Fukui at-large district

福井県選挙区
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Councillors
Prefecture| Fukui
Electorate| 634,562 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1947
Seats| 2
Councillors| Class of 2019:

* Hirofumi Takinami (LDP)

Class of 2022:

* Masaaki Yamazaki (LDP)

## Outline

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The constituency represents the entire population of Fukui Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 644,447 registered voters as of September 2015.[2] Following the merger of the Tottori and Shimane districts into the Tottori-Shimane at-large district and the Tokushima and Kochi districts into the Tokushima-Kochi at-large district in 2015, Fukui became the electorate with the smallest population, thus making it the standard for measuring malapportionment in other districts.

## Elected Councillors

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Class of 1947  | election year  | Class of 1950
(3-year term in 1947)

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Shichirohei Ikeda [ja]
(Ind.)  | 1947 | Shojiro Matsushita [ja][3]
(Socialist)
1950 | Yoshio Domori [ja][note 1]
(Socialist)
Toshio Sakai [ja]
(Liberal)  | 1953
1955 by-election[note 2] | Harukazu Obata [ja]
(LDP)[note 3]
1956 | Harukazu Obata [ja]
(LDP)
Mamoru Takahashi [ja]
(LDP)  | 1959
1962 | Tasaburo Kumagai [ja]

(LDP)

Mamoru Takahashi [ja]
(LDP)  | 1965
1968 | Tasaburo Kumagai [ja]

(LDP)

Kazuhito Tsuji [ja]
(Socialist)  | 1971
1974 | Tasaburo Kumagai [ja]

(LDP)

Ichiro Yamanouchi [ja]
(LDP)  | 1977
1980 | Tasaburo Kumagai [ja]

(LDP)

Ichiro Yamanouchi [ja]
(LDP)  | 1983
1986 | Tasaburo Kumagai [ja][note 4]

(LDP)

Tasaburo Furukawa [ja]
(Rengō no Kai)  | 1989
1992 | Masaaki Yamazaki
(LDP)
Ryuuji Matsumura
(LDP)  | 1995
1998 | Masaaki Yamazaki
(LDP)
Ryuuji Matsumura
(LDP)  | 2001
2004[7] | Masaaki Yamazaki
(LDP)
Ryuuji Matsumura
(LDP)  | 2007[8]
2010[9] | Masaaki Yamazaki
(LDP)
Hirofumi Takinami
(LDP)  | 2013[10]
2016[11] | Masaaki Yamazaki
(LDP)
Hirofumi Takinami
(LDP)  | 2019[12]
2022[13] | Masaaki Yamazaki
(LDP)

1. ^ Resigned 1 February 1955[4]
2. ^ Held 10 March 1955[5]
3. ^ First elected in 1955 as an independent.[5]
4. ^ Died in office 15 January 1992[6]

## Election results

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2022[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democratic | Masaaki Yamazaki
(Incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) | 135,762 | 39.74 |  26.40
| Independent | Takeshi Saiki [ja] | 122,389  | 35.82  | New
| Independent | Kazuhiko Sasaoka
(endorsed by Innovation) | 31,228  | 9.14  | New
| Sanseitō | Mamie Sunahata  | 26,042  | 7.62  | New
| Communist | Kazuo Yamada  | 17,044  | 4.99  |  21.19
| Anti-NHK | Yoshimoto Daniel  | 9,203  | 2.69  |  5.00
Registered electors | 635,127  |  |
Turnout |  | 55.32  |  7.68
2019[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Takinami
(Incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) | 195,515 | 66.14 |  6.02
| Communist | Kazuo Yamada  | 77,377  | 26.18  |  15.61
| Anti-NHK | Masami Shimatani  | 22,719  | 7.69  | New
Registered electors | 646,976  |  |
Turnout |  | 47.64  |  8.86
2016[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democratic | Masaaki Yamazaki
(Incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) | 217,304 | 60.12 |  10.47
| Independent | Tatsuhiro Yokoyama  | 131,278  | 36.32  | New
| Happiness Realization | Yasuyuki Shirakawa  | 12,856  | 3.56  |  1.48
Registered electors | 657,443  |  |
Turnout |  | 56.50  |  2.72
2013[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Takinami
(Incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) | 237,732 | 70.59 |  19.36
| Democratic | Toshikazu Fujino [ja] | 56,409  | 16.75  |  25.51
| Communist | Kazuo Yamada  | 35,600  | 10.57  |  4.06
| Happiness Realization | Yasuyuki Shirakawa  | 7,020  | 2.08  |
Registered electors | 648,742  |  |
Turnout |  | 53.78  |  11.48
2010[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democratic | Masaaki Yamazaki
(Incumbent) | 212,605 | 51.23 |  3.70
| Democratic | Kota Inobe
(endorsed by People's New) | 175,382  | 42.26  |  4.54
| Communist | Kazuo Yamada  | 27,017  | 6.51  |  0.84
Registered electors | 653,503  |  |
Turnout |  | 65.26  |  2.01
2007[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democratic | Ryuji Matsumura
(Incumbent) | 193,617 | 47.53 |  8.51
| Democratic | Seizo Wakaizumi
(endorsed by People's New) | 190,644  | 46.80  |  9.05
| Communist | Kazuo Yamada  | 23,110  | 5.67  |  0.54
Registered electors | 656,396  |  |
Turnout |  | 63.25  |
2004[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democratic | Masaaki Yamazaki
(Incumbent) | 218,885 | 56.04 |
| Democratic | Makiko Isokawa  | 147,419  | 37.75  |
| JCP | Kunihiro Uno  | 24,250  | 6.21  |
Registered electors | 655,864  |  |
Turnout |  | 61.02  |
1955 By-election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent  | Harukazu Obata [ja] | 191,186 | 69.4 |
| Japan Democratic | Akira Hokyo  | 84,385  | 30.6  |
Turnout |  | 64.32%  |

## See also

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* List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan

## References

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1. ^ "総務省｜令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
2. ^ "平成２７年９月２日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Number of resident and non-resident enrolled voters as of 2 September 2015] (in Japanese). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
3. ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
4. ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
5. ^ a b c Satō, Yoshi (令) (December 2005). "Post-War By-Elections" (PDF) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. p. 86\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
6. ^ "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
7. ^ a b "選挙区開票結果 <福井県>" [District results (Fukui)]. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
8. ^ a b "選挙区 福井県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
9. ^ a b "選挙区 福井県 開票結果 参院選2010 参院選 選挙" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
10. ^ a b "選挙区 福井県 開票結果 参院選2013 参院選 選挙" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
11. ^ a b "第24回参議院議員通常選挙 福井県選挙区". NHK. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
12. ^ a b "第25回参議院議員通常選挙 福井県選挙区". NHK. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
13. ^ a b "第26回参議院議員通常選挙 福井県選挙区". NHK. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

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