Miyagi at-large district

Japan House of Councillors constituency

Miyagi at-large district

宮城県選挙区
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Councillors
Prefecture| Miyagi
Electorate| 1,913,773 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1947
Seats| 2
Councillors| Class of 2019:

* Noriko Ishigaki (CDP)

Class of 2022:

* Mitsuru Sakurai (LDP)

The Miyagi at-large district (Japanese: 宮城県選挙区, Hepburn: Miyagi-ken senkyoku) is a multi-member constituency that represents Miyagi Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It currently has two Councillors in the 242-member house, but this representation will decrease to two at the next election, to be held by July 2019.

## Outline

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The constituency represents the entire population of Miyagi Prefecture including the urban centre of Sendai. From the first House of Councillors election in 1947 until the 1992 election, Miyagi elected two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. Under 1994 electoral reform Miyagi's representation was increased to four (two sets of two) from the 1995 election.

The district had 1,907,518 registered voters as of September 2015, the second-lowest of the 10 prefectures that were represented by four Councillors at that time.[2] By comparison, the Hokkaido, Hyogo at-large district and Fukuoka districts each had more than 4 million voters but were limited to the same number of Councillors as Miyagi.[2] To address this malapportionment in representation, a 2015 revision of the Public Officers Election Law decreased the representation of Miyagi, Niigata and Nagano districts to two Councillors while increasing Hyogo, Hokkaido and Fukuoka districts to six Councillors;[3] this change began to take effect at the 2016 election, at which time Miyagi elected only one Councillor, and was completed at the 2019 election when again, Miyagi only elected one Councillor. The district has been somewhat favorable to the opposition for the majority of its existence; it was briefly represented by two opposition members from 2019 to 2020, before Sakurai switched to the LDP. The CDP also defeated an incumbent LDP Councilor, Jiro Aichi, here in 2019.

The Councillors currently representing Miyagi are:

* Noriko Ishigaki (Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), first term; term ends in 2025)[4]
* Mitsuru Sakurai (Liberal Democratic Party, fifth term; term ends in 2028)[5][note 1][note 2]

## Elected Councillors

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class of 1947  | election year  | class of 1950

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(1947: 6-year term) | #2
(established 1995) | #1
(1947: 3-year term) | #2
(established 1998)
Takeo Sai [ja]
(Social Democratic)  | \-  | 1947[8] | Kei Takahashi
(Democratic)  | \-
1950[9] | Shintaro Takahashi [ja]
(Liberal)
Shinji Yoshino
(Liberal)  | 1953[10]
1956[11] | Shintaro Takahashi
(LDP)[note 3]
Hisayoshi Muramatsu
(LDP)  | 1959[13]
1962[14]
[note 4]1965 by-election[15] | Bungoro Takahashi [ja]
(LDP)
Kikuo Toda [ja]
(Social Democratic)  | 1965[16]
1968[17]
1971[18]
1974[19] | Kaname Endo [ja]
(LDP)
Buichi Oishi [ja]
(LDP)  | 1977[20]
1980[21]
Choji Hoshi [ja]
(LDP)  | 1983[22]
1986[23]
Kazuo Kurimura [ja]
(Social Democratic)[note 5] | 1989[25]
Koki Hagino [ja]
(Rengō no Kai [ja])  | 1992 by-election[26][note 6]
1992[27]
Ichiro Ichikawa
(Ind.)[note 7] | Hiroaki Kameya [ja]
(LDP)  | 1995[29]
Tomiko Okazaki
(DPJ)  | 1997 by-election[30][note 8]
1998[31] | Mitsuru Sakurai
(DPJ)  | Ichiro Ichikawa
(Ind.)
Jiro Aichi
(Ind.)  | 2001[32]
2004[33] | Ichiro Ichikawa
(LDP)  | Mitsuru Sakurai
(DPJ)
Jiro Aichi
(LDP)  | 2007[34]
2010[35] | Yutaka Kumagai
(LDP)
Jiro Aichi
(LDP)  | Masamune Wada
(Your Party)  | 2013[36]
2016[37] | Mitsuru Sakurai
(DPJ)  |
Noriko Ishigaki (CDP)  |  | 2019[38]
2022[39] | Mitsuru Sakurai
(LDP)

1. ^ Joined the Democratic Party for the People on 7 May 2018 along with a number of other members of the Democratic Party[6]
2. ^ Sakurai again changed parties after the DPP joined an opposition parliamentary group with several other parties including the CDP. This time he joined the ruling Liberal Democratic Party[7]
3. ^ Resigned 3 March 1965[12]
4. ^ Held 11 April 1965[12]
5. ^ Died in office 25 January 1992[24]
6. ^ Held 8 March 1992[12]
7. ^ Resigned 9 October 1997[28]
8. ^ Held 16 November 1997[28]

## Election Results

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### Elections in the 2020s

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2022[39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Mitsuru Sakurai (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito) | 472,963  | 51.9  | 4.9
| CDP | Kimiko Obata  | 271,455  | 29.8  | New
| Ishin | Midori Hirai  | 91,924  | 10.1  |
| Sanseitō | Lawrence Ayako  | 52,938  | 5.8  |
| Anti-NHK | Yuya Nakae  | 21,286  | 2.3  |
Registered electors | 1,921,486  |  |
Majority  | 201,508  | 22.1  | New
Turnout | 937,685  | 48.8  | 3.6
| LDP gain from Democratic | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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2019[38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CDP | Noriko Ishigaki
(Endorsed by the JCP's Miyagi Prefectural Committee, the SDP and the DPP) | 474,692  | 48.6  | New
| LDP | Jiro Aichi (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito) | 465,194  | 47.7  | 3.0
| Anti-NHK | Noriaki Miyake  | 36,721  | 3.7  | New
Registered electors | 1,942,518  |  |
Majority  | 9,498  | 0.9  |
Turnout | 993,986  | 51.2  |
| CDP gain from LDP | Swing |  |
| Your loss (seat eliminated)
2016[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Mitsuru Sakurai (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Communist, Social Democratic, and People's Life parties) | 510,450  | 51.1  | New
| LDP | Yutaka Kumagai (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito, Party for Japanese Kokoro) | 469,268  | 47.0  | 20.2
| Happiness Realization | Tetsushi Yui  | 19,129  | 1.9  | New
Registered electors | 1,947,737  |  |
Majority  | 41,182  | 4.1  | New
Turnout | 1,020,419  | 52.4  | 0.9
| Democratic gain from LDP | Swing |  |
| Democratic loss (seat eliminated)
2013[36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Jiro Aichi (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito) | 421,634  | 44.7  | 10.2
| Your | Masamune Wada | 220,207  | 23.4  | New
| Democratic | Tomiko Okazaki (Incumbent) | 215,105  | 22.8  | 29.9
| JCP | Ayako Iwabuchi  | 76,515  | 8.1  | 1.2
| Happiness Realization | Noriko Saikachi  | 9,662  | 1.0  | New
Registered electors | 1,906,260  |  |
Turnout |  | 50.8  | 5.0
| LDP gain from Democratic | Swing |  |
| Your gain from LDP | Swing |  |
2010[35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Yutaka Kumagai | 265,343  | 26.8  | 11.6
| Democratic | Mitsuru Sakurai (Incumbent) | 241,460  | 24.4  | 13.4
| Democratic | Hiromi Ito  | 162,771  | 16.5  | New
| Independent | Ichiro Ichikawa (Incumbent) | 109,137  | 11.0  | New
| Your | Fumihiro Kikuchi | 106,563  | 10.8  | New
| Social Democratic | Tetsuo Kanno | 51,463  | 5.2  | 0.2
| JCP | Mikio Kato  | 44,973  | 4.5  | 5.3
| Happiness Realization | Yoshiaki Murakami  | 7,319  | 0.7  | New
Registered electors | 1,908,319  |  |
Turnout | 1,017,897  | 53.3  | 0.6
| LDP hold | Swing | 5.8  |
| Democratic hold | Swing | 6.7  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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2007[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Tomiko Okazaki (Incumbent) | 549,183  | 52.7  | 20.5
| LDP | Jiro Aichi (Incumbent) | 359,099  | 34.5  | 7.0
| JCP | Mikio Kato  | 71,689  | 6.9  | 1.0
| Social Democratic | Kiyomi Kishida  | 61,349  | 5.9  | 0.2
Registered electors | 1,908,286  |  |
Turnout | 1,064,632  | 55.8  | 0.2
| Democratic hold | Swing | 17.6  |
| LDP gain from Independent | Swing | 11.1  |
2004[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Ichiro Ichikawa (Incumbent) | 379,342  | 38.4  | 15.2
| Democratic | Mitsuru Sakurai (Incumbent) | 372,817  | 37.8  | 14.6
| JCP | Ikuko Endo  | 96,862  | 9.8  | 0.8
| Independent | Toshiaki Sugawara  | 84,578  | 8.6  | New
| Social Democratic | Katsuo Okita  | 53,191  | 5.4  | 1.7
Registered electors | 1,889,603  |  |
Turnout | 1,018,873  | 53.9  | 0.4
| LDP gain from Democratic | Swing | 15.5  |
| Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | 17.1  |
2001[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Tomiko Okazaki (Incumbent) | 320,417  | 32.2  | 19.6
| Independent | Jiro Aichi | 272,874  | 27.5  | New
| LDP | Hiroaki Kametani (Incumbent) | 132,070  | 14.0  | 15.7
| Social Democratic | Masatoshi Yoshida  | 60,693  | 6.1  | New
| JCP |  |  |  |
| Liberal League | Kiyoharu Sato  | 23,308  | 2.3  | New
Registered electors | 1,864,852  |  |
Turnout | 1,035,925  | 55.6  | 14.5
| Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | 9.8  |
| Independent gain from LDP | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1990s

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1998[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Mitsuru Sakurai | 245,273  | 26.0  | New
| Independent | Ichiro Ichikawa | 218,478  | 23.2  | New
| LDP | Kaname Endo (Incumbent) | 132,070  | 14.0  | 34.5
| Independent | Sayuri Kamada | 106,070  | 11.3  | New
| JCP | Michiko Sato  | 100,214  | 10.6  | 2.0
| Social Democratic | Yoshihiro Sato  | 66,810  | 7.1  | New
| Independent | Yukio Nakazawa  | 32,477  | 3.4  | New
| Women's Party  | Kikumi Hayasaka  | 21,330  | 2.3  | New
| Liberal League | Akemi Ishikawa  | 20,413  | 2.2  | New
Registered electors | 1,813,134  |  |
Turnout | 983,988  | 54.3  | Unknown
| Democratic gain from LDP | Swing |  |
| Independent win (new seat)
1997 By-Election[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Tomiko Okazaki | 283,255  | 51.8  | New
| Meeting to create the Miyagi of Tomorrow  | Kimio Doi | 112,098  | 20.5  | New
| JCP | Ikuko Endo  | 101,106  | 18.5  | 11.1
| Social Democratic | Yoshihiro Sato  | 49,902  | 9.1  | New
Registered electors | Unknown |  |
Majority  | 171,157  | 31.3  | New
Turnout |  | 31.1  | 10.0
| Democratic gain from LDP | Swing |  |
1995[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Ichiro Ichikawa | 238,416  | 34.2  | New
| LDP | Hiroaki Kametani | 206,987  | 29.7  | 5.4
| Democratic Reform Party | Hiroki Hagano | 176,879  | 25.4  | New
| JCP |  |  |  |
| New Era Party | Yuriko Ishigoka  | 23,792  | 3.4  | New
Registered electors | 1,756,073  |  |
Turnout | 721,043  | 41.1  | 20.1
| Independent gain from Democratic Reform | Swing |  |
| LDP win (new seat)
1992[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Kaname Endo (Incumbent) | 380,249  | 48.5  | 2.8
| Democratic Reform | Katsue Seto
(Endorsed by the JSP, DSP and the SDF) | 294,599  | 37.6  | New
| JCP |  |  | 8.6  | 8.2
| Independent | Takao Hashimoto  | 41,990  | 5.4  | New
Registered electors | Unknown |  |
Majority  | 85,650  | 10.9  | 25.8
Turnout | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| LDP hold | Swing | 12.2  |
1992 By-Election[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic Reform
(Endorsed by the JSP, DSP and the SDF) | Katsue Seto  | 294,599  | 46.2  | New
| LDP | Nobuo Onodera | 393,615  | 45.9  | 21.6
| JCP | Naofumi Tsujihata  | 67,378  | 7.9  | 2.5
Registered electors | Unknown |  |
Majority  | 3,117  | 0.3  | New
Turnout | Unknown | 52.4  | 8.8
| Democratic Reform gain from Socialist  | Swing  | N/A |

### Elections in the 1980s

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1989[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Socialist | Kazuo Kurimura | 460,369  | 48.2  | 13.2
| LDP | Nagaharu Hoshi (Incumbent) | 232,253  | 24.3  | 24.2
| Independent | Masashi Nakano | 137,827  | 14.4  | New
| Democratic Socialist | Norinori Fujiwara  | 53,555  | 5.6  | New
| JCP | Mitsuyuki Masaki  | 51,778  | 5.4  | 11.1
| Green Party | Norio Hirano  | 10,784  | 1.1  | New
| Taikosha Political Federation | Yoshio Chiba | 9,000  | 0.9  | New
Registered electors | 1,611,384  |  |
Majority  | 228,116  | 13.9  | New
Turnout | 986,006  | 61.2  | 6.3
| Socialist gain from LDP | Swing | 10.8  |
1986[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Kaname Endo (Incumbent) | 530,547  | 51.3  | 4.1
| Socialist | Hideo Miura  | 264,143  | 25.5  | 8.4
| JCP | Ikuko Endo  | 174,133  | 16.8  | 6.1
| Independent | Seiki Suzuki  | 65,723  | 6.4  | New
Registered electors | 1,545,439  |  |
Majority  | 266,404  | 25.8  | 4.1
Turnout | 1,107,925  | 71.7  | 3.5
| LDP hold | Swing |  |
1983[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Nagaharu Hoshi | 374,554  | 48.5  | 4.9
| Socialist | Kosaku Ota  | 270,393  | 35.0  | 11.6
| JCP | Naoko Oki  | 127,430  | 16.5  | New
Registered electors | 1,498,799  |  |
Majority  | 104,161  | 13.5  | 6.7
Turnout | 807,253  | 53.9  | 17.5
| LDP hold | Swing |  |
1980[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Kaname Endo (Incumbent) | 561,975  | 55.4  | 10.2
| Socialist | Osamu Takahashi  | 344,387  | 33.9  | 4.7
| JCP | Goro Shizukuishi  | 108,793  | 10.7  | 3.3
Registered electors | 1,442,371  |  |
Majority  | 217,588  | 21.5  | 5.5
Turnout | 1,085,096  | 75.2  | 2.4
| LDP hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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1977[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Buichi Oishi | 512,905  | 53.4  | 12.9
| Socialist | Kikuo Toda (Incumbent) | 447,368  | 46.6  | 2.2
Registered electors | 1,379,989  |  |
Majority  | 65,537  | 5.8  | 1.5
Turnout | 984,760  | 71.4  | 10.5
| LDP gain from Socialist | Swing |  |
1974[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Kaname Endo | 415,064  | 45.2  | 10.2
| Socialist | Osamu Takahashi  | 268,113  | 29.2  | 6.9
| JCP | Katsutoshi Honda  | 128,843  | 14.0  | 5.5
| Kōmeitō | Kazuo Takeda | 96,169  | 10.5  | New
| Independent | Tomio Tanno  | 9,631  | 1.1  | New
Registered electors | 1,304,765  |  |
Turnout | 949,347  | 72.8  | 3.4
Majority  | 146,951  | 16.0  | 3.3
| LDP hold | Swing |  |
1971[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Socialist | Kikuo Toda (Incumbent) | 322,058  | 44.8  | 6.7
| LDP | Sato Tamizaburo  | 291,184  | 40.5  | 6.5
| JCP | Den Abe  | 58,812  | 8.2  | 4.4
| Independent | Yoshio Chiba | 46,212  | 6.4  | New
Registered electors | 1,227,496  |  |
Majority  | 30,874  | 4.3  | 1.2
Turnout | 747,300  | 60.9  | 5.3
| Socialist hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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1968[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Bunguro Takahashi (Incumbent) | 405,652  | 55.4  | 1.7
| Socialist | Katsuro Haga  | 263,884  | 36.1  | 2.5
| JCP | Den Abe  | 62,400  | 8.5  | 4.8
Registered electors | 1,127,773  |  |
Majority  | 141,768  | 19.3  | 9.7
Turnout | 782,900  | 69.4  | 0.2
| LDP hold | Swing |  |
1965[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Socialist | Kikuo Toda | 253,652  | 38.1  | 4.3
| LDP | Hiro Furuchi | 233,050  | 35.0  | 28.6
| Independent | Hisayoshi Muramatsu (Incumbent) | 154,058  | 23.1  | New
| JCP | Den Abe  | 25,445  | 3.8  | 1.2
Registered electors | 1,049,109  |  |
Majority  | 20,602  | 3.1  | New
Turnout | 694,825  | 66.2  | 9.2
| Socialist gain from LDP | Swing |  |
1965 By-Election[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Bungoro Takahashi | 256,658  | 57.1  | 5.5
| Socialist | Kikuo Toda | 143,145  | 31.9  | New
| Democratic Socialist | Kinjiro Hikiji  | 33,367  | 7.4  | New
| JCP | Den Abe  | 16,140  | 3.6  | New
Registered electors | Unknown |  |
Majority  | 113,513  | 25.2  | 3.8
Turnout |  | 43.2  | 16.0
| LDP hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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1959[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Hisayoshi Muramatsu | 342,720  | 63.6  | New
| Socialist | Zenzo Akai  | 182,064  | 33.8  | New
| JCP | Den Abe  | 13,835  | 2.6  | New
Registered electors | 989,567  |  |
Majority  | 160,656  | 29.8  | New
Turnout | 564,053  | 57.0  | 3.7
| LDP gain from Liberal | Swing |  |
1956[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Shintaro Takahashi | 336,366  | 57.9  | New
| Socialist | Fujio Takahashi  | 244,215  | 42.1  | New
Registered electors | 938,724  |  |
Majority  | 92,151  | 15.8  | New
Turnout | 611,109  | 65.1  | 7.6
| LDP gain from Liberal | Swing |  |
1953[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Shinji Yoshino | 194,909  | 38.8  | New
| Left Socialist | Fujio Takahashi  | 140,547  | 28.0  | New
| Kaishintō | Seijiro Takahashi | 112,137  | 22.3  | New
| Independent | Seino Gakudo  | 55,174  | 11.0  | New
Registered electors | 883,149  |  |
Majority  | 54,362  | 10.8  | New
Turnout | 536,159  | 60.7  | 1.4
| Liberal gain from Socialist | Swing |  |
1950[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Shintaro Takahashi | 295,887  | 54.0  | New
| Democratic Party for the People | Kei Takahashi (Incumbent) | 121,478  | 22.2  | New
| Socialist | Tatsujiro Yonekura  | 101,593  | 18.5  | 11.4
| JCP | Kanroku Saijo  | 29,116  | 5.3  | New
Registered electors | 816,456  |  |
Majority  | 174,409  | 31.8  | New
Turnout | 593,890  | 72.7  | 13.4
| Liberal gain from Democratic | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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1947[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Socialist | Takeo Sai | 122,668  | 29.9  | New
| Democratic | Kei Takahashi | 103,984  | 25.4  | New
| Liberal | Chushichi Shoji  | 91,604  | 22.4  | New
| Liberal | Atanobu Tairano  | 91,564  | 22.3  | New
Registered electors | 778,836  |  |
Turnout | 461,850  | 59.3  | New
| Socialist win (new seat)
| Democratic win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan

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Districts of the Japanese House of Councillors of the National Diet

President of the House of Councillors: Hidehisa Otsuji (Kagoshima)
Vice President of the House of Councillors: Hiroyuki Nagahama (Chiba)

Hokkaido \- Tohoku|

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* Yamagata (2)
* Miyagi (2)
* Fukushima (2)

Kanto|

* Gunma (2)
* Tochigi (2)
* Ibaraki (4)
* Saitama (8)
* Tokyo (12)
* Kanagawa (8)
* Chiba (6)

Chūbu|

* Niigata (2)
* Ishikawa (2)
* Toyama (2)
* Nagano (3)
* Yamanashi (2)
* Fukui (2)
* Gifu (2)
* Aichi (8)
* Shizuoka (4)

Kinki|

* Hyogo (6)
* Kyoto (4)
* Shiga (2)
* Osaka (8)
* Nara (2)
* Mie (2)
* Wakayama (2)

Chugoku|

* Tottori-Shimane (2)
* Hiroshima (4)
* Okayama (2)
* Yamaguchi (2)

Shikoku|

* Kagawa (2)
* Ehime (2)
* Tokushima-Kochi (2)

Kyushu \- Okinawa|

* Fukuoka (6)
* Saga (2)
* Ōita (2)
* Nagasaki (2)
* Kumamoto (2)
* Miyazaki (2)
* Kagoshima (2)
* Okinawa (2)

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Abolished in 2015 reform|

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* Tottori (0)
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Abolished in 1983 election|

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