Fukuoka 1st district

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

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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

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ElectionRepresentativePartyNotes
1996Ryu MatsumotoDPJ (1996)
2000DPJ
2003
2005
2009
2012Takahiro InoueLDP
2014Independent
2017LDP
2021

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. 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[permanent dead link] 産経新聞 2014年12月14日