Niigata 6th District

Former Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Prefecture| Niigata
Proportional District| Hokuriku-Shinetsu
Former constituency
Created| 1994
Abolished| 2022
Seats| One
Party| CDP
Representatives| Mamoru Umetani [ja]
Replaced by| Niigata 5th
(merged into)

Niigata 6th district (新潟県第6区, Niigata-ken dai-rokku or simply 新潟6区, Niigata-rokku) was a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Niigata Prefecture.

## Areas covered[edit]

It was abolished by the revision of the Public Offices Election Act 2022,[1] and the entire area has been changed to 5th district.[2]

2013-2022[3][4]

* Itoigawa
* Jōetsu
* Myōkō
* Tōkamachi
* Nakauonuma District

1994-2013[5]

* Itoigawa
* Jōetsu
* Arai（merged into Myoko）
* Tōkamachi
* Nakauonuma District
* Higashikubiki District
* Nakakubiki District
* Nishikubiki District

## List of representatives[edit]

Election  | Representative  | Party  | Notes

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1996 [6] | Osamu Takatori [ja] |  | Liberal Democratic |
2000[7] | Nobutaka Tsutsui |  | Democratic |
2003[8]
2005[9]
2009[10]
2012[11] | Shuichi Takatori |  | Liberal Democratic |
2014[12]
2017[13]
2021[14] | Mamoru Umetani [ja] |  | CDP |

## Election results[edit]

2021[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| CDP | Mamoru Umetani [ja] | 90,679 | 49.57 | N/A
| Liberal Democratic
(endorsed by Komeito) | Shuichi Takatori
(incumbent)
(won PR seat)  | 90,549  | 49.50  |
| Independent | Kosan Kandori  | 1,711  | 0.94  | N/A
Registered electors | 272,966  |  |
Turnout |  | 67.79  |  1.58
| CDP gain from Liberal Democratic
2017[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democratic
(endorsed by Komeito) | Shuichi Takatori
(incumbent) | 94,292 | 50.59 |
| Independent | Mamoru Umetani [ja] | 92,080  | 49.41  | N/A
Registered electors | 285,999  |  |
Turnout |  | 66.21  |  9.93
| Liberal Democratic hold
2014[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democratic
(endorsed by Komeito) | Shuichi Takatori
(incumbent) | 83,638 | 52.70 |
| Democratic | Mamoru Umetani [ja] | 62,766  | 39.55  |
| Communist | Mikiko Takahashi  | 12,315  | 7.76  |
Registered electors | 288,032  |  |
Turnout |  | 56.28  |  7.13
| Liberal Democratic hold
2012[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democratic
(endorsed by Komeito) | Shuichi Takatori | 98,676 | 55.08 |
| Democratic
(endorsed by PNP) | Nobutaka Tsutsui
(incumbent)  | 66,564  | 37.15  |
| Communist | Mikiko Takahashi  | 13,914  | 7.77  |
Registered electors | 292,581  |  |
Turnout |  | 63.41  |  13.37
| Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic
2009[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
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| Democratic | Nobutaka Tsutsui
(incumbent) | 124,894 | 55.35 |
| Liberal Democratic | Shuichi Takatori
(PR seat incumbent)  | 89,672  | 39.74  |
| Communist | Masayuki Hashimoto  | 9,222  | 4.09  |
| Happiness Realization | Daisei Kokuryo  | 1,836  | 0.81  |
Registered electors | 298,729  |  |
Turnout |  | 76.78  |  1.08
| Democratic hold
2005[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| Democratic | Nobutaka Tsutsui
(incumbent) | 114,081 | 50.17 |
| Liberal Democratic | Shuichi Takatori
(won PR seat)  | 102,187  | 44.94  |
| Communist | Shori Takeda  | 11,138  | 4.90  |
Registered electors | 304,495  |  |
Turnout |  | 75.70  |  2.25
| Democratic hold

## References[edit]

1. ^ "衆議院区割り変更". House of Representatives of Japan. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
2. ^ "新潟県区割り" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
3. ^ "衆議院区割り変更". House of Representatives of Japan. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
4. ^ "新潟県" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
5. ^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第131回国会 制定法律の一覧 >法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". House of Representatives of Japan. 1994-11-25. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
6. ^ "第41回衆議院議員選挙 - 新潟6区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
7. ^ "第42回衆議院議員選挙 - 新潟6区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
8. ^ "第43回衆議院議員選挙 - 新潟6区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
9. ^ a b "第44回衆議院議員選挙 - 新潟6区". the Asahi Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
10. ^ a b "第45回衆議院議員選挙 - 新潟6区". the Asahi Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
11. ^ a b "開票結果 小選挙区 新潟". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
12. ^ a b "2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
13. ^ a b "2017衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
14. ^ a b "2021年衆議院総選挙 新潟6区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.