Wakayama 1st district
Wakayama 1st district (和歌山県第1区, Wakayama-ken dai-ikku) is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. The current representative is Yumi Hayashi, member of the Nippon Ishin no Kai. She won the seat in a special election in April 2023.[1] The previous representative, Shuhei Kishimoto, resigned on 1 September 2022 to successfully run for office as governor of Wakayama Prefecture.[2]

The constituency in Wakayama Prefecture.
Geography
The first constituency of Wakayama Prefecture covers the cities of Wakayama, Kinokawa and Iwade.[3]
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Keisuke Nakanishi | NFP | 1996 – 2000 | ||
Tatsuya Tanimoto | Independent | 2000 – 2003 | ||
LDP | 2003 – 2009 | |||
Shūhei Kishimoto | DPJ | 2009 – 2017 | ||
Kibō no Tō | 2017 – 2021 | |||
DPFP | 2021 – 2022 | Resigned to run for office as governor | ||
Vacant (September 2022–April 2023) | ||||
Yumi Hayashi | Innovation | 2023 – |
References
- "Japan ruling party candidates win four of five by-elections - NHK". Reuters. 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- "岸本周平氏の辞職許可 和歌山知事選出馬へ―衆院:時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- "総務省|令和3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". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.