Fukui at-large district
The Fukui at-large district (Japanese: 福井県選挙区, Hepburn: Fukui-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Fukui 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 Fukui Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 644,447 registered voters as of September 2015.[1] Following the merger of the Tottori and Shimane districts into the Tottori-Shimane at-large district and the Tokushima and Kochi districts into the Tokushima-Kochi at-large district in 2015, Fukui became the electorate with the smallest population, thus making it the standard for measuring malapportionment in other districts. The Councillors currently representing Fukui are:
- Masaaki Yamazaki (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), fourth term; term ends in 2016. Ceased being an official member of the LDP upon becoming president of the House of Councillors in August 2013.)[2]
- Hirofumi Takinami (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)[3]
Elected Councillors
| Class of 1947 | election year | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) |
|---|---|---|
| Shichirohei Ikeda (Ind.) |
1947 | Shojiro Matsushita[4] (Social Democratic) |
| 1950 | Yoshio Domori[note 1] (Social Democratic) | |
| Toshio Sakai (Liberal) |
1953 | |
| 1955 by-election[note 2] | Harukazu Obata (LDP)[note 3] | |
| 1956 | ||
| Mamoru Takahashi (LDP) |
1959 | |
| 1962 | Tasaburo Kumagai[note 4]
| |
| 1965 | ||
| 1968 | ||
| Kazuhito Tsuji (Social Democratic) |
1971 | |
| 1974 | ||
| Ichiro Yamanouchi (LDP) |
1977 | |
| 1980 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1986 | ||
| Tasaburo Furukawa (Rengō no Kai) |
1989 | |
| 1992 | Masaaki Yamazaki (LDP) | |
| Ryuuji Matsumura (LDP) |
1995 | |
| 1998 | ||
| 2001 | ||
| 2004[8] | ||
| 2007[9] | ||
| 2010[10] | ||
| Hirofumi Takinami (LDP) |
2013[11] |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Takinami (Endorsed by Komeito) |
237,732 | 70.6 | ||
| Democratic | Toshikazu Fujino | 56,409 | 16.8 | ||
| Communist | Kazuo Yamada | 35,600 | 10.6 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Yasuyuki Shirakawa | 7,020 | 2.1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Masaaki Yamazaki (Incumbent) | 212,605 | 51.2 | ||
| Democratic | Kota Inobe (Endorsed by People's New Party) |
175,382 | 42.3 | ||
| Communist | Kazuo Yamada | 27,017 | 6.5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Ryuji Matsumura (incumbent) (Endorsed by Komeito) |
193,617 | 47.5 | ||
| Democratic | Seizo Wakaizumi (Endorsed by People's New Party) |
190,644 | 46.8 | ||
| Communist | Kazuo Yamada | 23,110 | 5.7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Masaaki Yamazaki (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
218,885 | 56.0 | ||
| Democratic | Makiko Isokawa | 147,419 | 37.8 | ||
| Communist | Kunihiro Uno | 24,250 | 6.2 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Harukazu Obata | 191,186 | 69.4 | ||
| Japan Democratic | Akira Hokyo | 84,385 | 30.6 | ||
| Turnout | 64.32% | ||||
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 18 May 2016.
- ^ "山崎 正昭（やまざき まさあき）：参議院" [Nogami, Kotaro: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "滝波 宏文（たきなみ ひろふみ）：参議院" [Douko, Shigeru: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Satō, Yoshi (令) (December 2005). "Post-War By-Elections" (PDF) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. p. 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区開票結果 <福井県>" [District results (Fukui)]. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 福井県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 福井県 開票結果 参院選2010 参院選 選挙" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 福井県 開票結果 参院選2013 参院選 選挙" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.