Toyama at-large district
The Toyama at-large district (Japanese: 富山県選挙区, Hepburn: Toyama-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Toyama Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.
Outline
The constituency represents the entire population of Toyama Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 888,832 registered voters as of September 2015.[1] The Councillors currently representing Toyama are:
- Kotaro Nogami (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016. Previously represented the district from 2001-2007.)[2]
- Shigeru Douko (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)[3]
Elected Councillors
| Class of 1947 | election year | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) |
|---|---|---|
| Toyokazu Ishizaka (Japan Liberal) |
1947 | Hisayoshi Ogawa (National Cooperative) |
| 1950 | Saburo Oyama[note 1] (Ind.)[note 2] | |
| 1951 by-election[note 3] | Tetsuji Tachi (LDP)[note 4] | |
| 1953 | ||
| 1956 | ||
| Shiro Sakurai (LDP) |
1959 | |
| 1962 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1968 | Kazuo Sugihara (Social Democratic) | |
| Naoji Tachibana (LDP) |
1971 | |
| 1974 | Minoru Yoshida[note 5] (LDP) | |
| Kimitomo Takahira (LDP) |
1977 | |
| 1980 | ||
| 1982 by-election[note 6] | Soto Oki[note 7] (LDP) | |
| 1983 | ||
| 1986 | Yoshio Nagata[note 8] (LDP) | |
| Yasumasa Kakuma (LDP) |
1989 | |
| 1992 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1998[note 8] | ||
| Masaaki Tanibayashi[note 8] (DPJ) | ||
| Kotaro Nogami (LDP) |
2001 | |
| 2004[8] | Tsunenori Kawai (LDP) | |
| Takashi Morita (Ind.)[note 9] |
2007[9] | |
| 2010[10] | Kotaro Nogami (LDP) | |
| Shigeru Douko (LDP) |
2013[11] |
- ^ Died in office 3 October 1951[4]
- ^ Later joined the Liberal Party[4]
- ^ Held 16 November 1951[5]
- ^ First elected in 1951 as an independent.
- ^ Died in office 16 November 1982[6]
- ^ Held 26 December 1982[7]
- ^ Died in office 28 June 1987[4]
- ^ a b c Yoshio Nagata was elected to a third term in the election held on 12 July 1998 with 47.7% of the vote but died on 22 August. As his death was within three months of the election, Masaaki Tanibayashi, who placed second in the election with 21.1%, was promoted to the seat as of 1 September 1998. The difference of 137,168 votes is said to be the biggest loss be a candidate who was subsequently promoted.
- ^ Later joined the People's New Party
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Shigeru Douko (endorsed by Komeito) |
328,638 | 77.1 | ||
| Communist | Wataru Takahashi | 51,569 | 12.1 | ||
| Independent | Yoshiteru Nishie | 27,509 | 6.4 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Kaoru Yoshida | 18,797 | 4.4 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Kotaro Nogami (former member) | 322,739 | 56.2 | ||
| Democratic | Yoshihiko Aimoto | 223,691 | 39.0 | ||
| Communist | Wataru Takahashi | 27,500 | 4.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Takashi Morita (endorsed by Democratic, Social Democratic and People's New parties) |
291,714 | 50.1 | ||
| Liberal Democratic | Kotaro Nogami (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
265,882 | 45.7 | ||
| Communist | Kazuyuki Izumino | 24,240 | 4.2 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Tsunenori Kawai (endorsed by Komeito) |
236,318 | 46.3 | ||
| Democratic | Masaaki Tanibayashi (Incumbent) | 190,013 | 37.2 | ||
| Social Democratic | Akira Ogawa | 57,486 | 11.3 | ||
| Communist | Toshihito Ueda | 26,458 | 5.2 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "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 13 May 2016.
- ^ "野上 浩太郎（のがみ こうたろう）：参議院" [Nogami, Kotaro: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "堂故 茂（どうこ しげる）：参議院" [Douko, Shigeru: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Satō, Yoshi (令) (December 2005). "Post-War By-Elections" (PDF) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区開票結果 <富山県>" [District results (Toyama)]. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 富山県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Toyama at-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 富山県 開票結果 参院選2010 参院選 選挙" [Toyama at-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 富山県 開票結果 参院選2013 参院選 選挙" [Toyama at-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.