Yamanashi at-large district
The Yamanashi at-large district (Japanese: 山梨県選挙区, Hepburn: Yamanashi-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Yamanashi Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.
| Yamanashi at-large district | |
|---|---|
| 山梨県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
 | |
| Prefecture | Yamanashi |
| Electorate | 685,381 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillors | Class of 2019:
Hiroshi Moriya（Liberal Democratic） |
Outline
The constituency represents the entire population of Yamanashi Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 692,001 registered voters as of September 2015.[2] The Councillors currently representing Yamanashi are:
- Azuma Koshiishi (Democratic Party, third term; term ends in 2016.)[3]
Elected councillors
| Class of 1947 | election year | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) |
|---|---|---|
| Tsunekichi Komiyama (Ind.)[note 1] |
1947 | Shigeko Hirano (Socialist)[note 2] |
| 1950 | Taichi Hirabayashi (Ind.)[note 3] | |
| Hisatada Hirose (Ind.) |
1953 | |
| 1956 | Katsuyasu Yoshie (LDP) | |
| Toshio Yasuda (Socialist) |
1959 | |
| 1962 | Katsuyasu Yoshie (LDP) | |
| Hisatada Hirose (LDP) |
1965 | |
| 1968 | Katsuyasu Yoshie (LDP)[note 4] | |
| 1970 by-election[note 5] | Jūji Hoshino (LDP) | |
| Kiyoshi Kanzawa (Socialist) |
1971 | |
| 1974 | Taro Nakamura (LDP) | |
| Keiyu Furuya (LDP) |
1977 | |
| 1980 | Taro Nakamura (LDP) | |
| Tetsuro Shimura (LDP) |
1983 | |
| 1986 | Taro Nakamura (LDP) | |
| Osamu Isomura (Rengō no Kai) |
1989 | |
| 1992 | Tetsuro Shimura (LDP) | |
| Mahito Nakajima (LDP) |
1995 | |
| 1998 | Azuma Koshiishi (Independent) | |
| Mahito Nakajima (LDP) |
2001 | |
| 2004[8] | Azuma Koshiishi (DPJ) | |
| Harunobu Yonenaga (DPJ) |
2007[9] | |
| 2010[10] | Azuma Koshiishi (DPJ) | |
| Hiroshi Moriya (LDP) |
2013[11] | |
| 2016 | Yuka Miyazawa (DP) | |
| Hiroshi Moriya (LDP) |
2019 | |
| 2022 | Manabu Nagai (LDP) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Hiroshi Moriya (endorsed by Komeito) |
142,529 | 37.3 | ||
| Independent | Takehiro Sakaguchi (endorsed by Democratic and Social Democratic parties) |
75,686 | 19.8 | ||
| Independent | Shigeki Aoki | 61,834 | 16.2 | ||
| Your | Harunobu Yonenaga (incumbent) | 58,750 | 15.4 | ||
| JCP | Akiko Endo | 36,082 | 9.4 | ||
| Independent | Shozo Hayashi | 3,969 | 1.0 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Jotaro Tanabe | 3,220 | 0.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Azuma Koshiishi (Incumbent) (endorsed by People's New Party) |
187,010 | 43.0 | ||
| LDP | Noriko Miyagawa (Endorsed by Sunrise Party) |
183,265 | 42.2 | ||
| JCP | Hitoshi Hanada | 32,274 | 7.4 | ||
| Independent | Naoyuki Nemoto | 19,390 | 4.5 | ||
| Independent | Takashi Kigawa | 12,721 | 2.9 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harunobu Yonenaga (endorsed by People's New Party) |
242,586 | 55.3 | ||
| LDP | Kaname Irikura (endorsed by Komeito) |
162,746 | 37.1 | ||
| JCP | Hitoshi Hanada | 32,994 | 7.5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Azuma Koshiishi (Incumbent) | 231,631 | 55.1 | ||
| Independent | Kenshi Oshiba (Endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party) |
155,949 | 37.1 | ||
| JCP | Hitoshi Hanada | 32,845 | 7.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 16 May 2016.
- ^ "輿石 東（こしいし あずま）：参議院" [Koshiishi, Azuma: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Satō, Yoshi (令) (December 2005). "Post-War By-Elections" (PDF) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区開票結果 <山梨県>" [District results (Yamanashi)]. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 山梨県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Yamanashi at-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 山梨県 開票結果 参院選2010 参院選 選挙" [Yamanashi at-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 山梨県 開票結果 参院選2013 参院選 選挙" [Yamanashi at-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.