Fukuoka 1st district

Summary

Fukuoka 1st district (福岡[県第]1区, Fukuoka[-ken dai-]ichi-ku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. The constituency consists of Higashi-ku, Fukuoka and Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.

Fukuoka 1st District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Fukuoka Prefecture single-member districts
PrefectureFukuoka
Proportional DistrictKyushu
Electorate455,222
Current constituency
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativeTakahiro Inoue

History edit

In the past, Ryu Matsumoto of DP was unrivaled, but he lost to Takahiro Inoue of LDP in 2012 Japanese general election due to a slip of the tongue while serving as Minister of Reconstruction.[1]
Meanwhile, Yūji Shinkai, a LDP member like Inoue, was seeking to run in the district. Therefore, LDP decided to nominate Inoue and Shinkai as independent candidates and nominate the winning candidate. As a result of the election, Inoue won,[2][3] and then Inoue has continued to win in a stable election campaign.

List of representatives edit

Election Representative Party Notes
1996 Ryu Matsumoto DPJ (1996)
2000 DPJ
2003
2005
2009
2012 Takahiro Inoue LDP
2014 Independent
2017 LDP
2021

References edit

  1. ^ "衆院選・福岡1区 民主牙城を崩した井上貴博氏(自・新)「厳しい戦いだった」". ネットアイビーニュース. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  2. ^ "【福岡1区】井上貴博氏が保守分裂を制す". ネットアイビーニュース. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. ^ 福岡1区“仁義なき戦い”自民分裂選で井上氏が勝利 産経新聞 2014年12月14日