Akita 3rd district

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Akita 3rd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.

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Akita 3rd district
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
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Numbered map of Akita Prefecture single-member districts
Prefecture Akita
Proportional District Tōhoku
Electorate310,837 [1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
Party DPP
Representative Toshihide Muraoka
Municipalities Yokote, Yurihonjō, Yuzawa, Daisen, Semboku,Nikaho, Senboku District, Ogachi District

History

The district was created after the 1994 electoral reform. Initially, the seat was given to Kanzo Muraoka, who had previously served as Chief Cabinet Secretary, while Hidefumi Minorikawa was elected proportionally, as a deal to let both hold seats in the House of Representatives. However, after Hidefumi died in 2003, the deal dissolved. His son, Nobuhide Minorikawa, challenged Muraoka as an independent. Nobuhide managed to defeat Muraoka in the 2003 election, securing the seat.

Muraoka was indicted in the Japan Dental Federation Black Donation Case  [ ja ], so did not run in the 2005 election. Instead, his second son, Toshihide Muraoka, ran instead. He lost to Minorikawa again. They held a rematch in 2009, but this time were upstaged by DPJ-ite Kimiko Kyono, leaving both of the others without seats. By 2012, Kyono had joined the TPJ, as DPJ and other splinter candidates struggled across the country. Both Toshihide and Minorikawa ran for the seat, and Minorikawa won. Toshihide had joined the conservative opposition Japan Restoration Party, and was elected proportionally from the group.

In 2014, Toshihide and Minorikawa battled again, and Minorikawa won. However, the final margin of votes was just under 6,000, and Toshihide was resurrected again with the JIP. In 2017, Toshihide joined Kibō no Tō to challenge Minorikawa under the party. However, he was defeated by six points, and Toshihide was unable to be resurrected proportionally due to the poor performance of Kibō nationwide.

Toshihide did not run for the seat in 2021, and Minorikawa only faced a JCP challenger who was dispatched by a wide margin.

In 2024, four candidates ran, the most since 2012. Not only was Toshihide back under the DPP banner to challenge Minorikawa, but both a CDP challenger, Ikuyo Ogawa, was present, along with another JCP candidate, Kazuhisa Fujita. In the end, Toshihide finally succeeded in unseating Minorikawa; it was the first time in the five elections Toshihide had run in that he had unseated Minorikawa, and the first time in the district's history a non-LDP affiliate had won. [lower-alpha 1] Minorikawa was nevertheless resurrected proportionally. It was also the first time since 2000 that a Muraoka won the district.

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyYears servedNotes
Kenzo Muraoka LDP 1996-2003
Nobuhide Minorikawa Ind. 2003-2004
LDP 2004-2009Dissolved independent caucus and joined the LDP.
Kimiko Kyono DPJ 2009-2011
PLF 2011Participated in founding of PLF.
TPJ 2011-2012Joined TPJ when PLF merged. Lost re-election.
Nobuhide Minorikawa LDP 2009-2024Lost re-election. Revived on proportional block.
Toshihide Muraoka DPP 2024-

Election results

2024 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DPFP Toshihide Muraoka 83,001 45.03 New
Liberal Democratic Nobuhide Minorikawa (won a seat in PR block)74,72240.54Decrease2.svg37.41
Constitutional Democratic Ogawa Ikuyo22,04311.96New
Communist Kazuhisa Fujita4,5622.47Decrease2.svg19.58
Turnout 184,3261.60Increase2.svg5.71
DPFP gain from Liberal Democratic
2021 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Nobuhide Minorikawa 134,734 77.95 Increase2.svg27.38
Communist Akira Sugiyama38,11822.05Increase2.svg16.74
Turnout 172,85255.89Decrease2.svg8.33
Liberal Democratic hold
2017 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Nobuhide Minorikawa 107,432 50.57 Increase2.svg2.78
Kibō no Tō Toshihide Muraoka93,74644.13New
Communist Akira Tomioka11,2745.31Decrease2.svg1.97
Turnout 212,45264.22Increase2.svg6.14
Liberal Democratic hold
2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Nobuhide Minorikawa 94,096 47.79 Increase2.svg5.11
Innovation Toshihide Muraoka88,48344.94New
Communist Keiko Wagatsuma14,3337.28Increase2.svg2.2
Turnout 196,91254.08Decrease2.svg5.85
Liberal Democratic hold
2012 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Nobuhide Minorikawa 97,164 42.68 Increase2.svg9.38
Restoration Toshihide Muraoka74,42232.69New
Tomorrow Kimiko Kyono25,18511.06New
Democratic Mariko Matsui23,66510.40Decrease2.svg27.02
Communist Chouemon Sato7,2113.17New
Turnout 227,64765.64Decrease2.svg10.06
Liberal Democratic gain from Tomorrow
2009 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kimiko Kyono 101,777 37.42 Increase2.svg7.59
Liberal Democratic Nobuhide Minorikawa 90,57533.30Decrease2.svg8.02
Independent Toshihide Muraoka76,78728.23Decrease2.svg0.62
Happiness Realization Atsushi Nishimoto2,8471.05New
Turnout 271,98675.70Increase2.svg1.07
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic
2005 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Nobuhide Minorikawa 114,228 41.32 Decrease2.svg2.23
Democratic Kimiko Kyono82,48029.83New
Independent Toshihide Muraoka79,75928.85New
Turnout 276,46774.63Increase2.svg2.45
Liberal Democratic hold
2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nobuhide Minorikawa 133,981 49.68 New
Liberal Democratic Kenzo Muraoka117,45343.55Decrease2.svg19.45
Communist Keiko Wagatsuma18,2766.78Increase2.svg0.67
Turnout 269,71074.63
Independent gain from Liberal Democratic
2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Kenzo Muraoka 170,176 63.00 Increase2.svg5.11
Democratic Tatsuro Nakajima45,57216.87New
Liberal Tomoki Sasayama37,87614.02New
Communist Masao Waga16,5176.11Decrease2.svg3.25
Turnout 270,141
Liberal Democratic hold
1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Kenzo Muraoka 150,956 57.89 New
New Frontier Hajime Terada85,39032.75New
Communist Toshio Fuji24,4059.36New
Turnout 260,751
Liberal Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Minorikawa won as an independent in 2003, but switched back to the party in 2004.

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References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ "2024 House of Representatives, Akita". nhksenkyo. NHK. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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  7. ↑ 秋田1区 - 第46回衆議院議員選挙（衆議院議員総選挙）2012年12月16日投票 ｜ 選挙ドットコム (in Japanese). Senkyo.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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