Kagawa 1st district

Kanagawa 1st district (香川県第1区, Kagawa-ken dai-i-ku) is an electoral district in the House of Representatives of Japan. The district was established in 1994 as a single-member constituency.

Kagawa 1st District
香川県第1区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureKagawa
Proportional DistrictShikoku
Electorate312,992 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyCDP
RepresentativeJunya Ogawa

The current representative for the district is Junya Ogawa, a member of the CDP as well as former representative for the district from 2009 to 2012 as a member of the DPJ. Ogawa was previously a member of the Shikoku proportional representation district from 2005 to 2009, and then again from 2012 to 2021.

Areas covered

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Current district

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After the rezoning applied in 2022, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]

Areas 2017–2022

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After the 2017 redistricting, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[3]

Areas 2013–2017

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After the 2013 redistricting, the areas covered by the district were as follows:[4]

Areas from before 2013

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From 1994 to the first rezoning in 2013, the areas covered by the district were as follows:[5]

Elected representatives

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RepresentativesPartyYears servedNotes
Takao FujimotoLDP1996-2000
Takuya HiraiIndep.2000-2003
LDP2003-2009
Junya OgawaDPJ2009-2012
Takuya HiraiLDP2012-2021
Junya OgawaCDP2021-

Election results

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‡ - Also ran in Shikoku PR district

‡‡ - Ran and won in the Shikoku PR district

2021[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CDPJunya Ogawa (incumbent - Shikoku PR) 90,267 51.0 New
Liberal DemocraticTakuya Hirai‡‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
70,28740.0 10.7
IshinJunko Machikawa15,8889.0New
Turnout180,20857.5 4.6
CDP gain from Liberal DemocraticSwingN/A
2017[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocraticTakuya Hirai (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
81,566 50.7 1.2
Kibō no TōJunya Ogawa‡‡ (incumbent - Shikoku PR)
(endorsed by the Democratic Party's Kanagawa Branch Federation)
79,38349.3New
Turnout166,07652.9
Liberal Democratic holdSwing 1.4
2014[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocraticTakuya Hirai (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
74,115 49.5 1.6
DemocraticJunya Ogawa‡‡ (incumbent - Shikoku PR)65,81044.0 8.3
CommunistOsamu Kawamura9,8236.6 1.9
Turnout
Liberal Democratic holdSwing 3.0
2012[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocraticTakuya Hirai (incumbent - Shikoku PR)
(endorsed by Komeito)
84,080 47.9 4.3
DemocraticJunya Ogawa‡‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by the PNP)
63,11435.9 16.4
IshinEiji Imanishi20,14311.5New
CommunistOsamu Kawamura8,2604.7 1.7
Turnout
Liberal Democratic gain from DemocraticSwing 5.8
2009[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJunya Ogawa (incumbent - Shikoku PR) 109,618 52.3 7.3
Liberal DemocraticTakuya Hirai‡‡ (incumbent)91,40343.6 7.3
CommunistOsamu Kawamura6,3783.0 1.1
Happiness RealizationKumiko Shiraishi2,4162.2New
Turnout
Democratic gain from Liberal DemocraticSwing 6.6
2005[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocraticTakuya Hirai (incumbent) 103,592 50.9 1.7
DemocraticJunya Ogawa‡‡91,46145.0 5.9
CommunistAkio Matsubara8,4324.1 0.5
Turnout
Liberal Democratic holdSwing 9.0
2003[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocraticTakuya Hirai (incumbent) 79,298 49.2 16.2
DemocraticJunya Ogawa62,93939.1New
Social DemocraticShigeaki Kato12,2807.6 7.2
CommunistAkikatsu Ishikawa5,7643.6 3.1
IndependentKenji Onishi9100.6New
Turnout
Liberal Democratic gain from IndependentSwing 9.8
2000[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentTakuya Hirai 85,578 45.5 New
Liberal DemocraticTakao Fujimoto (incumbent)62,06533.0 3.3
Social DemocraticShigeaki Kato27,73314.8 7.3
CommunistAkio Matsubara12,6676.7 1.0
Turnout
Independent gain from Liberal DemocraticSwingN/A
1996[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocraticTakao Fujimoto (incumbent - Kanagwa 1st) 62,612 36.3 New
New FrontierTakuya Hirai55,57832.2New
DemocraticMitsuhiro Manabe31,50118.3New
Social DemocraticShigeaki Kato12,9647.5New
CommunistOsamu Kawamura9,7375.7New
Turnout190,24265.1
Liberal Democratic win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "総務省|令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ "●公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律案". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ^ "香川県" [Kagawa Prefecture] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. ^ "衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  5. ^ "法律第百四号(平六・一一・二五)". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. ^ "香川1区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 49th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  7. ^ "香川1区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 49th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  8. ^ "香川1区 - 第47回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 47th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  9. ^ "香川1区 - 第46回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 46th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  10. ^ "香川1区 - 第45回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 45th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  11. ^ "香川1区 - 第44回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 44th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  12. ^ "香川1区 - 第43回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 43rd House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  13. ^ "香川1区 - 第42回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 42nd House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  14. ^ "香川1区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙" [Kagawa 1st District - 49th House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
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