Ishikawa at-large district
The Ishikawa at-large district (Japanese: 石川県選挙区, Hepburn: Ishikawa-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Ishikawa 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 Ishikawa Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 939,531 registered voters as of September 2015.[1] The Councillors currently representing Ishikawa are:
- Naoki Okada (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016)[2]
- Syuji Yamada (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)[3]
Elected Councillors
| Class of 1947 | election year | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) |
|---|---|---|
| Kamejiro Hayashiya (Democratic) |
1947 | Kohei Nakagawa (Japan Liberal) |
| 1950 | Kohei Nakagawa (Liberal) | |
| Tokuji Imura[note 1] (Kaishintō) |
1953 | |
| 1956 | Kamejiro Hayashiya (LDP) | |
| Wakio Shibano (Ind.)[note 2] |
1958 by-election[note 3] | |
| Tokujiro Toribatake (Ind.)[note 4] |
1959 | |
| 1962 | ||
| Shinji Toda[note 5] (LDP) |
1965 | |
| 1968 | Takaaki Yasuta[6] (LDP)[note 6] | |
| Hitoshi Shimasaki (LDP) |
1971 by-election[note 7] | |
| 1971 | ||
| 1974 | ||
| 1977 | ||
| 1980 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1986 | Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) | |
| Takashi Awamori (Rengō no Kai) |
1989 | |
| 1992 | ||
| Hiroshi Hase[note 8] (LDP)[note 9] |
1995 | |
| 1998 | Sota Iwamoto (Ind.) | |
| Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) |
2000 by-election[note 10] | |
| 2001 | ||
| 2004[8] | Naoki Okada (LDP) | |
| Yasuo Ichikawa (DPJ) |
2007[9] | |
| 2010[10] | ||
| Syuji Yamada (LDP) |
2013[11] |
- Died in office 27 October 1958[4]
- Later joined the LDP.[4]
- Held 7 December 1958[4]
- Later joined the LDP.[5]
- Died in office 16 December 1970[5]
- Was first elected as an independent in 1968
- Held 7 February 1971[4]
- Resigned 12 May 2000[5]
- Contested the election as an independent candidate endorsed by the LDP. Officially joined the party two months after his election.
- Held 25 June 2000[7]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Syuji Yamada (endorsed by Komeito) |
321,286 | 64.8 | ||
| Democratic | Yasuo Ichikawa (Incumbent) | 113,817 | 23.0 | ||
| Communist | Ryosuke Kameda | 40,295 | 8.1 | ||
| Independent | Shigeru Hamasaki | 10,114 | 2.0 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Satoshi Miyamoto | 9,935 | 2.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Naoki Okada (Incumbent) | 304,511 | 55.5 | ||
| Democratic | Akira Nishihara (endorsed by People's New Party) |
211,373 | 38.5 | ||
| Communist | Mikiko Chikamatsu | 32,780 | 6.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yasuo Ichikawa (endorsed by People's New Party) |
272,366 | 46.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratic | Tomiro Yata (endorsed by Komeito) |
268,185 | 46.2 | ||
| Communist | Mikiko Chikamatsu | 28,604 | 4.9 | ||
| Independent | Shigeru Hamasaki | 11,477 | 2.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Naoki Okada (endorsed by Komeito) |
289,697 | 56.1 | ||
| Democratic | Takashi Kato | 188,804 | 36.6 | ||
| Communist | Masayuki Sato | 37,800 | 7.3 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
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 26 April 2016.
- "岡田 直樹（おかだ なおき）：参議院" [Okada, Naoki: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "山田 修路（やまだ しゅうじ）：参議院" [Yamada, Syuji: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- Satō, Yoshi (令) (December 2005). "Post-War By-Elections" (PDF) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. p. 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "選挙区開票結果 <石川県>" [District results (Ishikawa)]. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "選挙区 石川県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Ishikawa at-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "選挙区 石川県 開票結果 参院選2010 参院選 選挙" [Ishikawa at-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "選挙区 石川県 開票結果 参院選2013 参院選 選挙" [Ishikawa at-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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