Gunma 5th district

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Parliamentary constituencies in Gunma prefecture

Gunma 5th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Gunma Prefecture and consists of the cities of Tomioka, Annaka, parts of Takasaki and Shibukawa as well as the Kitagunma, Kanra and Agatsuma districts. As of 2012, 315,747 eligible voters were registered in the district. [1]

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Gunma, home to the families of former prime ministers Takeo Fukuda (and his son Yasuo Fukuda), Nakasone and Obuchi, is considered a "conservative kingdom" (hoshu-ōkoku), a stronghold of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The 5th district has been represented by Keizō Obuchi and his daughter Yūko Obuchi since its creation in 1996. Previously Keizō Obuchi and his father Mitsuhei (first elected in 1949) had represented the four-member 3rd district of Gunma.

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyDatesNotes
Keizō Obuchi Liberal Democratic 1996 – 2000
Yūko Obuchi Liberal Democratic 2000 –Incumbent

Election results

2012 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic (Komeito) Yūko Obuchi 134,68577.3
Social Democratic Hitoshi Kobayashi22,60313.0
Communist Hiroshi Itoi17,0369.8
2009 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Yūko Obuchi 152,708
Social Democratic Tomihisa Tsuchiya 53,048
Happiness Realization Hideyuki Ubukata 9,406
2005 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Yūko Obuchi 144,782
Democratic Kunihiko Tajima 52,394
Communist Aiko Fukuda 16,234
Turnout 219,91868.94
2003 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Yūko Obuchi 144,848
Social Democratic Masao Asagai 27,693
Communist Kimiko Yanagita 15,674
2000 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Yūko Obuchi 163,991
Social Democratic Tsuruo Yamaguchi 35,769
Communist Tadashi Handa 11,674
Liberal League Hiroyuki Andō 3,259
1996 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democratic Keizō Obuchi 127,052
Democratic Miyuki Shibayama [8] 33,218
Communist Teruhiko Sumitani [9] 19,438

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References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): 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 (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ 総選挙2012>開票結果 小選挙区 群馬. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  3. ↑ 衆議院議院>第45回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬5区. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN . Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  4. ↑ 衆議院議院>第44回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬5区. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN . Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  5. ↑ 衆議院 >第43回衆議院議員選挙 >群馬県>群馬5区. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN . Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  6. ↑ 衆議院議院>第42回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬5区. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN . Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  7. ↑ 衆議院>第41回衆議院議員選挙 >群馬県>群馬5区. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN . Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  8. ↑ 柴山美雪
  9. ↑ 住谷輝彦

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