Kagawa 1st district

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Kagawa 1st District
香川県第1区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureKagawa
Proportional DistrictShikoku
Electorate312,992 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyCDP
RepresentativeJunya Ogawa

Kanagawa 1st district (香川県第1区, Kagawa-ken dai-i-ku) is an electoral district in the House of Representatives of Japan. The district was established in 1994 as a single-member constituency.

The current representative for the district is Junya Ogawa, a member of the CDP as well as former representative for the district from 2009 to 2012 as a member of the DPJ. Ogawa was previously a member of the Shikoku proportional representation district from 2005 to 2009, and then again from 2012 to 2021.

Areas covered[edit]

Current district[edit]

After the rezoning applied in 2022, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]

Areas 2017–2022[edit]

After the 2017 redistricting, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[3]

Areas 2013–2017[edit]

After the 2013 redistricting, the areas covered by the district were as follows:[4]

Areas from before 2013[edit]

From 1994 to the first rezoning in 2013, the areas covered by the district were as follows:[5]

Elected representatives[edit]

Representatives Party Years served Notes
Takao Fujimoto LDP 1996-2000
Takuya Hirai Indep. 2000-2003
LDP 2003-2009
Junya Ogawa DPJ 2009-2012
Takuya Hirai LDP 2012-2021
Junya Ogawa CDP 2021-

Election results[edit]

‡ - Also ran in Shikoku PR district

‡‡ - Ran and won in the Shikoku PR district

2021[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CDP Junya Ogawa (incumbent - Shikoku PR) 90,267 51.0 New
Liberal Democratic Takuya Hirai‡‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
70,287 40.0 Decrease10.7
Innovation Junko Machikawa 15,888 9.0 New
Turnout 180,208 57.5 Increase4.6
CDP gain from Liberal Democratic Swing N/A
2017[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Takuya Hirai (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
81,566 50.7 Increase1.2
Kibō no Tō Junya Ogawa‡‡ (incumbent - Shikoku PR)
(endorsed by the Democratic Party's Kanagawa Branch Federation)
79,383 49.3 New
Turnout 166,076 52.9
Liberal Democratic hold Swing Increase1.4
2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Takuya Hirai (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
74,115 49.5 Increase1.6
Democratic Junya Ogawa‡‡ (incumbent - Shikoku PR) 65,810 44.0 Increase8.3
Communist Osamu Kawamura 9,823 6.6 Increase1.9
Turnout
Liberal Democratic hold Swing Increase3.0
2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Takuya Hirai (incumbent - Shikoku PR)
(endorsed by Komeito)
84,080 47.9 Increase4.3
Democratic Junya Ogawa‡‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by the PNP)
63,114 35.9 Decrease16.4
Innovation Eiji Imanishi 20,143 11.5 New
Communist Osamu Kawamura 8,260 4.7 Increase1.7
Turnout
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing Increase5.8
2009[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Junya Ogawa (incumbent - Shikoku PR) 109,618 52.3 Increase7.3
Liberal Democratic Takuya Hirai‡‡ (incumbent) 91,403 43.6 Decrease7.3
Communist Osamu Kawamura 6,378 3.0 Decrease1.1
Happiness Realization Kumiko Shiraishi 2,416 2.2 New
Turnout
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing Increase6.6
2005[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Takuya Hirai (incumbent) 103,592 50.9 Increase1.7
Democratic Junya Ogawa‡‡ 91,461 45.0 Increase5.9
Communist Akio Matsubara 8,432 4.1 Increase0.5
Turnout
Liberal Democratic hold Swing Increase9.0
2003[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Takuya Hirai (incumbent) 79,298 49.2 Increase16.2
Democratic Junya Ogawa 62,939 39.1 New
Social Democratic Shigeaki Kato 12,280 7.6 Decrease7.2
Communist Akikatsu Ishikawa 5,764 3.6 Decrease3.1
Independent Kenji Onishi 910 0.6 New
Turnout
Liberal Democratic gain from Independent Swing Increase9.8
2000[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Takuya Hirai 85,578 45.5 New
Liberal Democratic Takao Fujimoto (incumbent) 62,065 33.0 Increase3.3
Social Democratic Shigeaki Kato 27,733 14.8 Increase7.3
Communist Akio Matsubara 12,667 6.7 Increase1.0
Turnout
Independent gain from Liberal Democratic Swing N/A
1996[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Takao Fujimoto (incumbent - Kanagwa 1st) 62,612 36.3 New
New Frontier Takuya Hirai 55,578 32.2 New
Democratic Mitsuhiro Manabe 31,501 18.3 New
Social Democratic Shigeaki Kato 12,964 7.5 New
Communist Osamu Kawamura 9,737 5.7 New
Turnout 190,242 65.1
Liberal Democratic win (new seat)

References[edit]

  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. ^ "●公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律案". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ^ "香川県" [Kagawa Prefecture] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. ^ "衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  5. ^ "法律第百四号(平六・一一・二五)". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
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  8. ^ "香川1区 - 第47回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 47th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  9. ^ "香川1区 - 第46回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 46th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  10. ^ "香川1区 - 第45回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 45th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  11. ^ "香川1区 - 第44回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 44th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  12. ^ "香川1区 - 第43回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 43rd House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  13. ^ "香川1区 - 第42回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 42nd House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  14. ^ "香川1区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 49th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.

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