Kagoshima 3rd district
| Kagoshima 3rd District | |
|---|---|
| 鹿児島県第3区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
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| Prefecture | Kagoshima |
| Proportional District | Kyushu |
| Electorate | 316,469 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | CDP |
| Representative | Ken Noma |
Kagoshima 3rd District (鹿児島県第3区, Kagoshima-ken dai-san-ku)is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Northern Kagoshima and consists of the cities of Akune, Izumi, Satsumasendai, Hioki, Ichikikushikino, Isa and Aira as well as the towns of Satsuma, Nagashima and Yūsui. In 2021 the district had 319,010 eligible voters.[1]
Before the electoral reform of 1994, the area was split between the multi-member districts Kagoshima 1 that elected four Representatives by single non-transferable vote and Kagoshima 2 with three representatives.
After its creation, the new 3rd district was initially a solid "conservative kingdom", a safe seat for the Liberal Democratic Party. Its first representative Tadahiro Matsushita (Obuchi faction, pre-reform: 2nd district) was followed by Kazuaki Miyaji (Mitsuzuka faction, pre-reform: 1st district) in 2000. Matsushita became a representative for the Kyūshū proportional representation block. In the "postal Diet" of 2005, he was a postal privatization rebel and tried to retake Kagoshima 3rd district as an independent in the ensuing snap election but lost to Miyaji. After initially declaring his retirement from politics, Matsushita returned in 2009 as a candidate for the People's New Party with Democratic support and won the district against Miyaji. After Matsushita's suicide in 2012, Miyaji won the resulting by-election against government candidate Takeshi Noma. In the general House of Representatives election less than three months later, Miyaji lost the district to Noma.
After the 2017 electoral reapportionment, Kagoshima Prefecture lost one of its constituencies and much of the current 3rd district had previously belonged to the Kagoshima 4th district. Subsequently, the 2017 elections were won by Yasuhiro Ozato the previous Representative of the 4th district.
List of representatives[edit]
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadahiro Matsushita | LDP | 1996–2000 | ||
| Kazuaki Miyaji | LDP | 2000–2009 | Failed reelection in the Kyūshū PR block[2] | |
| Tadahiro Matsushita | PNP | 2009–2012 | Died in September 2012 | |
| Vacant (September–October 2012) | ||||
| Kazuaki Miyaji | LDP | 2012 | Reelected in the Kyūshū PR block | |
| Takeshi Noma | PNP | 2012–2013 | Left PNP in 2013 | |
| Independent | 2013–2017 | |||
| Yasuhiro Ozato | LDP | 2017–2021 | Reelected in the Kyūshū PR block | |
| Takeshi Noma | CDP | 2021– | ||
Election results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDP | Takeshi Noma | 104,053 | 53.9 |  9.5
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| Liberal Democratic | Yasuhiro Ozato (won PR seat) | 89,110 | 46.1 |  4.3
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| Turnout | 61.39 | 1.04
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| CDP gain from Liberal Democratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Yasuhiro Ozato | 102,501 | 50.4 | ||
| Kibō no Tō | Takeshi Noma | 90,240 | 44.4 | ||
| Communist | Yūta Yamaguchi | 10,605 | 5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 62.43 | 4.86
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Takeshi Noma | 79,003 | 54.6 | |||
| Liberal Democratic | Kazuaki Miyaji (won PR seat) | 56,741 | 39.2 | |||
| Communist | Yoko Yamaguchi | 8,821 | 6.1 | |||
| Turnout | 254,599 | 57.57 | 3.18
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| Independent gain from People's New | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's New | Takeshi Noma | 70,320 | 45.2 | |||
| Liberal Democratic | Kazuaki Miyaji (won PR seat) | 64,169 | 41.3 | |||
| Restoration | Hiroshi Fukudome | 15,681 | 10.1 | |||
| Communist | Yumiko Ōkurano | 4,098 | 2.6 | |||
| Happiness Realization | Isao Matsuzawa | 1,210 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 258,665 | 60.75 | 4.15
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| People's New gain from Liberal Democratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Kazuaki Miyaji | 70,694 | 48.90 | |||
| People's New | Takeshi Noma | 65,025 | 44.98 | |||
| Communist | Yumiko Ōkurano | 5,973 | 4.13 | |||
| Happiness Realization | Isao Matsuzawa | 2,886 | 2.00 | |||
| Turnout | 258,853 | 56.6 | 16.35
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| Liberal Democratic gain from People's New | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's New | Tadahiro Matsushita | 107,285 | 56.5 | |||
| Liberal Democratic | Kazuaki Miyaji | 78,876 | 41.6 | |||
| Happiness Realization | Yoshimi Terasako | 3,630 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 192,855 | 72.95 | ||||
| People's New gain from Liberal Democratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Kazuaki Miyaji | 92,291 | 47.9 | ||
| Independent | Tadahiro Matsushita | 68,808 | 35.7 | ||
| Democratic | Takeshi Noma | 31,429 | 16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 195,182 | 72.13 | |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Kazuaki Miyaji | 113,743 | 66.9 | ||
| Democratic | Shōji Ōzono | 45,308 | 26.6 | ||
| Communist | Satoshi Murayama | 11,042 | 6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 174,412 | 64.14 | |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Kazuaki Miyaji | 127,315 | 72.1 | ||
| Democratic | Shōji Ōzono | 33,590 | 19.0 | ||
| Communist | Satoshi Murayama | 15,651 | 8.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Tadahiro Matsushita | 107,385 | 65.8 | ||
| New Frontier | Shin'ichirō Hirata | 41,659 | 25.5 | ||
| Communist | Satoshi Murayama | 14,151 | 8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 168,729 | 62.7 | |||
| Liberal Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)
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- ^ 小選挙区 鹿児島３区 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ 総選挙2012>開票結果 小選挙区 鹿児島. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Kagoshima electoral commission: 衆議院鹿児島県第3区選出議員補欠選挙：投開票速報
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