Summary
Niigata 1st district (新潟県第1区, Nigata dai-ikku or 新潟1区, Nigata ikku) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the National Diet of Japan (national legislature), represented by Chinami Nishimura of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan since 2017. As of 2017, 439,968 eligible voters were registered in the district[1]
| Niigata 1st District | |
|---|---|
| National Diet constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of Niigata Prefecture single-member districts | |
| Prefecture | Niigata |
| Proportional District | Hokuriku-Shinetsu Block |
| Electorate | 434,016 (2021) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | Constitutional Democratic Party |
| Representative | Chinami Nishimura |
| Created from | Niigata 1st SNTV "medium-sized" district |
Area edit
From its creation the district has been located in Niigata City, the capital of Niigata Prefecture. After redistricting in 2022 it comprises two distinct parts.
Niigata City edit
Sado Island edit
History edit
Before 1996, the amendment of Public Offices Election Act that introduced FPTP “small” voting system, this area had been part of former Niigata 1st district where three representatives had been elected by single non-transferable vote. The two candidates contesting the former 1st district, Rokuzaemon Yoshida (LDP) and Nobuyuki Sekiyama (DPJ), had continued to run until 2000.
In the 2003 general election, the Democratic Party of Japan fielded Chinami Nishimura, former Member of Niigata Prefecture Assembly, who defeated Yoshida in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 elections.[2] In 2012, when the Democratic Party lost the reins of government, Tooru Ishizaki, a new LDP candidate, defeated Nishimura. In 2014, Nishimura was defeated again, but elected through the proportional representation block.
In the 2017 general election, Nishimura joined the Constitutional Democratic Party,[3] and defeated Ishizaki. Ishizaki was elected through the proportional representation block. In 2020, after Ishizaki was indicted for verbally and physically assaulting his secretary, he left the LDP and ran as a Nippon Ishin no Kai candidate in the 2021 elections.[4]
List of representatives edit
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rokuzaemon Yoshida | LDP | 1996 – 2003 | ||
| Chinami Nishimura | DPJ | 2003 – 2012 | ||
| Tooru Ishizaki | LDP | 2012 – 2017 | ||
| Chinami Nishimura | CDP | 2017 – | ||
Election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDP | Chinami Nishimura | 127,365 | 52,57 |  0.54
| |
| Liberal Democratic | Ichirō Tsukada (elected in PR block) | 96,591 | 39.87 | 7.02
| |
| Innovation | Tooru Ishizaki | 18,333 | 7.57 | ||
| Turnout | 57.25 |  1,11
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| CDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDP | Chinami Nishimura[7] | 128,045 | 53.1 | 6.1
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| Liberal Democratic | Tooru Ishizaki (elected in PR block) | 113,045 | 46.9 | 0.1
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| Turnout | 241,090 | 56.14 | 9.17
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| CDP gain from Liberal Democratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Tooru Ishizaki | 92,656 | 47.0 | 2.9
| |
| Democratic | Chinami Nishimura (elected in PR block) | 84,573 | 42.9 | 7.3
| |
| Communist | Akihiro Machida | 20,037 | 10.2 | 2.4
| |
| Turnout | 197,266 | 46.97 | 6.23
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| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Tooru Ishizaki | 97,010 | 44.1 | 9.9
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| Democratic | Chinami Nishimura | 78,283 | 35.6 | 24.5
| ||
| Tomorrow | Kou Uchimura | 27,749 | 12.6 | N/A | ||
| Communist | Katsutoshi Takeda | 17,071 | 7.8 | 1.4
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| Turnout | 220,113 | 53.20 | 14.28
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| Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chinami Nishimura | 169,389 | 60.1 | 10.4
| |
| Liberal Democratic | Rokuzaemon Yoshida | 90,626 | 32.2 | 10.6
| |
| Communist | Katsutoshi Takeda | 17,919 | 6.4 | 1.1
| |
| Happiness Realization | Koji Matsumoto | 3,690 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 281,624 | 67.48 | 0.86
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| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chinami Nishimura | 136,391 | 49.7 | 1.4
| |
| Liberal Democratic | Rokuzaemon Yoshida (elected in PR block) | 117,652 | 42.8 | 1.6
| |
| Communist | Yukio Kawamata | 18,134 | 7.8 | 2.5
| |
| Turnout | 274,584 | 66.62 | 9.6
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| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chinami Nishimura | 119,297 | 51.1 | 16.0
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| Liberal Democratic | Rokuzaemon Yoshida | 96,107 | 41.2 | 2.0
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| Communist | Yukio Kawamata | 18,134 | 7.8 | 2.5
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| Turnout | 274,584 | 57.02 | 3.37
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| Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "総務省｜平成24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". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ For the results of elections after 2003, see website of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications [1]
- ^ "衆院選 与野党対決の構図固まる：本県 西村氏は立憲民主で出馬". 新潟日報（Niigata Nippo） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Lawmaker Who Left LDP over Assault Submits Resignation". nippon.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ 開票速報 小選挙区：新潟 - 2021衆議 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ The CDP is the successor party of the DP in this district, therefore the voting figures of the DP candidate are used as a reference.
- ^ "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.