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

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