Tokyo 17th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in eastern mainland Tokyo and covers northeastern parts of the former city of Tokyo. The district consists of Katsushika and parts of Edogawa ward. As of 2012, 440,965 eligible voters were registered in the district.[1]
| Tokyo 17th District | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of inner Tokyo single-member districts | |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Proportional District | Tokyo |
| Electorate | 440,965 (2012) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Katsuei Hirasawa |
| Created from | Tokyo 10th district |
| Wards | Katsushika and parts of Edogawa |
Before the electoral reform of 1994, Katsushika, Edogawa and Adachi had been part of Tokyo 10th district where five Representatives were elected by single non-transferable vote.
The only representative for the 17th district since its creation has been Katsuei Hirasawa (LDP, Yamasaki faction), former Vice Minister in the Cabinet Office and former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.
List of representatives
edit| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuei Hirasawa | LDP | 1996– | Incumbent | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 131,471 | 55.1 | ||
| JRP – YP | Hitoshi Kobayashi | 45,285 | 19.0 | ||
| DPJ – PNP | Kumiko Hayakawa | 37,592 | 15.8 | ||
| JCP | Sugio Arai | 24,181 | 10.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 138,512 | |||
| DPJ (PNP support) | Kumiko Hayakawa (elected via PR) | 106,892 | |||
| JCP | Sugio Arai | 21,448 | |||
| HRP | Ippei Fukao | 2,787 | |||
| Turnout | 284,935 | 65.22 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 161,324 | |||
| DPJ | Atsushi Nishikōri | 67,300 | |||
| JCP | Sachiko Kojima | 27,597 | |||
| Turnout | 274,356 | 63.73 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 142,916 | |||
| DPJ | Atsushi Nishikōri | 65,269 | |||
| JCP | Katsusuke Kanno | 22,316 | |||
| Turnout | 245,312 | 57.39 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 95,606 | |||
| Kōmeitō | Natsuo Yamaguchi | 74,633 | |||
| DPJ | Kumiko Yoneyama | 42,882 | |||
| JCP | Jun'ichi Mikota | 41,083 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 73,726 | |||
| NFP | Natsuo Yamaguchi | 63,732 | |||
| JCP | Akira Sugie | 34,662 | |||
| DPJ | Kumiko Yoneyama | 33,667 | |||
| Independent | Shigenobu Sekine | 9,236 | |||
| "Green Party" | Kiyoko Shinagawa | 1,755 | |||
| Turnout | 223,645 | 53.56 | |||
References
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ 総選挙2012>開票結果 小選挙区 東京. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ 衆議院>第45回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京17区. senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ 衆議院>第44回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京17区. senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ^ 衆議院>第43回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京17区. senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ 衆議院>第42回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京17区. senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ^ 衆議院>第41回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京17区. senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2010-12-15.