Fukuoka 1st district

Legislative district of Japan

Fukuoka 1st District

Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives

Numbered map of Fukuoka Prefecture single-member districts

Prefecture| Fukuoka
Proportional District| Kyushu
Electorate| 455,222
Current constituency
Created| 1994
Seats| One
Party| LDP
Representative| Takahiro Inoue

Fukuoka 1st district (福岡[県第]1区, Fukuoka[-ken dai-]ichi-ku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. The constituency consists of Higashi and Hakata wards of Fukuoka City.

## History

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In the past, Ryu Matsumoto of DP was an unrivaled candidate. However, he lost to Takahiro Inoue of LDP in the 2012 Japanese general election following a controversial remark he made while serving as Minister of Reconstruction.[1]
At the time, Yūji Shinkai, also an LDP member, was interested in running in the district. Therefore, LDP decided to nominate Inoue and Shinkai as independent candidates and nominate the winning candidate. Inoue ultimately won the election,[2][3] and has since maintained a stable record of victory.

## List of representatives

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Election  | Representative  | Party  | Notes

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1996[4] | Ryu Matsumoto |  | Democratic |
2000[5] |  | Democratic
2003[6]
2005[7]
2009[8]
2012[9] | Takahiro Inoue [ja] |  | LDP |
2014[10] |  | Independent
2017[11] |  | LDP
2021[12]
2024[13]

## Election results

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2024 • 2021 • 2017 • 2014 • 2012 • 2009 • 2005 • 2003 • 2000 • 1996

### 2024

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2024[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Takahiro Inoue [ja]
(Incumbent)  | 70,408  | 35.18  |  12.33
| CDP | Keisuke Maruo  | 55,343  | 27.65  |  1.96
| Ishin | Gōsei Yamamoto | 34,346  | 17.16  |  0.81
| Sanseitō | Kie Ogata  | 18,872  | 9.43  | New
| JCP | Hidehiko Watanuki  | 13,107  | 6.55  |  2.28
| Social Democratic | Shunichi Murata  | 8,067  | 4.03  | New
Majority | 15,065  | 7.53  |
Registered electors | 440,719  |  |
Turnout |  | 46.98  |  0.58
| LDP hold

### 2021

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2021[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Takahiro Inoue [ja]
(Incumbent)  | 99,430  | 47.51  |  1.66
| CDP | Susumu Tsubota  | 53,755  | 25.69  | New
| Ishin | Gōsei Yamamoto
(Won PR seat) | 37,604  | 17.97  | New
| JCP | Takuji Kimura  | 18,487  | 8.83  |  1.72
Majority | 45,675  | 21.82  |
Registered electors | 453,215  |  |
Turnout |  | 47.56  |  0.36
| LDP hold

### 2017

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2017[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Takahiro Inoue [ja]
(Incumbent)  | 97,777  | 49.17  | N/A
| CDP | Gōsei Yamamoto | 51,063  | 25.68  | New
| Kibō no Tō | Hidetoshi Ishii  | 35,870  | 18.04  | New
| JCP | Takahiko Tachikawa  | 14,158  | 7.11  |  4.40
Majority | 46,714  | 23.49  |
Registered electors | 433,508  |  |
Turnout |  | 47.92  |  4.74
| LDP hold

### 2014

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2014[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Takahiro Inoue [ja]
(Incumbent)  | 59,712  | 36.34  | New
| Democratic | Gōsei Yamamoto | 42,960  | 26.15  |  7.84
| Independent | Yūji Shinkai [ja] | 31,087  | 18.92  | New
| JCP | Toshikazu Hiejima  | 18,906  | 11.51  |  3.52
| Independent | Kōko Kanaide  | 6,764  | 4.12  | New
| Future Party  | Kentaro Akashi  | 4,883  | 2.96  | New
Majority | 16,752  | 10.19  |
Registered electors | 407,501  |  |
Turnout |  | 43.18  |  9.37
| Independent hold

### 2012

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2012[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Takahiro Inoue [ja] | 96,706  | 48.33  |  10.43
| Your | Hibiki Takeuchi  | 45,014  | 22.50  | New
| Democratic | Ryu Matsumoto
(Incumbent)  | 36,632  | 18.31  |  34.47
| JCP | Toshikazu Hiejima  | 15,992  | 7.99  |  0.27
| Independent | Katsuko Inumaru  | 5,762  | 2.87  | New
Majority | 51,692  | 25.83  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  | 52.55  |
| LDP gain from Democratic

### 2009

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2009[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
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| Democratic | Ryu Matsumoto
(Incumbent)  | 123,441  | 52.78  |  5.51
| LDP | Nobuhiko Endō | 88,648  | 37.90  |  6.03
| JCP | Yutaka Uchida  | 18,046  | 7.72  |  1.08
| Happiness Realization | Dōshū Miyazaki  | 3,753  | 1.60  | New
Majority | 34,793  | 14.88  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Democratic hold

### 2005

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2005[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Ryu Matsumoto
(Incumbent)  | 99,939  | 47.27  |  7.29
| LDP | Nobuhiko Endō
(Won PR seat) | 92,891  | 43.93  |  12.47
| JCP | Hidekazu Hishimoto  | 18,611  | 8.80  |  0.55
Majority | 7,048  | 3.34  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Democratic hold

### 2003

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2003[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Ryu Matsumoto
(Incumbent)  | 92,969  | 54.56  |  8.23
| LDP | Taisuke Tominaga  | 53,611  | 31.46  |  7.12
| JCP | Hisayo Oshima  | 15,940  | 9.35  |  1.74
| Independent | Yutaka Fujimoto  | 4,179  | 2.45  | New
| Independent | Ikuko Itō  | 3,711  | 2.18  | New
Majority | 39,358  | 23.10  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Democratic hold

### 2000

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2000[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Ryu Matsumoto
(Incumbent)  | 82,241  | 46.33  | New
| LDP | Tōji Nishida  | 68,483  | 38.58  |  3.06
| JCP | Sawako Ōga  | 19,690  | 11.09  |  2.58
| Liberal League | Mika Ishida  | 7,101  | 4.00  | New
Majority | 13,758  | 7.75  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Democratic hold

### 1996

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1996[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Ryu Matsumoto | 74,537  | 46.66  | New
| LDP | Tōji Nishida  | 56,748  | 35.52  | New
| JCP | Sawako Ōga  | 21,839  | 13.67  | New
| Minor Party | Minoru Yamaguchi  | 6,629  | 4.15  | New
Majority | 17,789  | 11.14  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Democratic win (new seat)

## References

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2. ^ "【福岡1区】井上貴博氏が保守分裂を制す". ネットアイビーニュース. 2014-12-15. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
3. ^ 福岡1区“仁義なき戦い”自民分裂選で井上氏が勝利 産経新聞 2014年12月14日
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First-past-the-post (FPTP) districts and proportional representation (PR) "blocks" for the Japanese House of Representatives of the National Diet (1996–present)

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Fukushiro Nukaga, Ibaraki 2nd
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Banri Kaieda, Tokyo PR

Hokkaidō|

Block
8 seats
Hokkaidō

Tōhoku|

Block
12 seats
Aomori

Iwate

Miyagi

Akita

Yamagata

Fukushima

Kita- (North) Kantō|

Block
19 seats
Ibaraki

Tochigi

Gunma

Saitama

Minami- (South) Kantō|

Block
23 seats
Chiba

Kanagawa

Yamanashi

Tokyo|

Block
19 seats
Tokyo

Hokuriku-Shin'etsu|

Block
10 seats
Niigata

Toyama

Ishikawa

Fukui

Nagano

Tōkai|

Block
21 seats
Gifu

Shizuoka

Aichi

Mie

Kinki|

Block
28 seats
Shiga

Kyoto

Osaka

Hyōgo

Nara

Wakayama

Chūgoku|

Block
10 seats
Tottori

Shimane

Okayama

Hiroshima

Yamaguchi

Shikoku|

Block
6 seats
Tokushima

Kagawa

Ehime

Kōchi

Kyūshū|

Block
20 seats
Fukuoka

Saga

Nagasaki

Kumamoto

Ōita

Miyazaki

Kagoshima

Okinawa

Former districts|

Abolished in 2002
Hokkaido 13
Yamagata 4
Shizuoka 9
Shimane 3
Oita 4

Abolished in 2013
Fukui 3
Yamanashi 3
Tokushima 3
Kochi 3
Saga 3

Abolished in 2017
Aomori 4
Iwate 4
Mie 5
Nara 4
Kumamoto 5
Kagoshima 5

Abolished in 2022
Miyagi 6
Fukushima 5
Niigata 6
Shiga 4
Wakayama 3
Okayama 5
Hiroshima 7
Yamaguchi 4
Ehime 4
Nagasaki 4
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