Miyagi at-large district

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Miyagi at-large district
宮城県選挙区
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Councillors
PrefectureMiyagi
Electorate1,913,773 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1947
Seats2
CouncillorsClass of 2019:
  •   Noriko Ishigaki (CDP)

Class of 2022:

The Miyagi at-large district (Japanese: 宮城県選挙区, Hepburn: Miyagi-ken senkyoku) is a multi-member constituency that represents Miyagi Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It currently has two Councillors in the 242-member house, but this representation will decrease to two at the next election, to be held by July 2019.

Outline[edit]

The constituency represents the entire population of Miyagi Prefecture including the urban centre of Sendai. From the first House of Councillors election in 1947 until the 1992 election, Miyagi elected two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. Under 1994 electoral reform Miyagi's representation was increased to four (two sets of two) from the 1995 election.

The district had 1,907,518 registered voters as of September 2015, the second-lowest of the 10 prefectures that were represented by four Councillors at that time.[2] By comparison, the Hokkaido, Hyogo at-large district and Fukuoka districts each had more than 4 million voters but were limited to the same number of Councillors as Miyagi.[2] To address this malapportionment in representation, a 2015 revision of the Public Officers Election Law decreased the representation of Miyagi, Niigata and Nagano districts to two Councillors while increasing Hyogo, Hokkaido and Fukuoka districts to six Councillors;[3] this change began to take effect at the 2016 election, at which time Miyagi elected only one Councillor, and was completed at the 2019 election when again, Miyagi only elected one Councillor. The district has been somewhat favorable to the opposition for the majority of its existence; it was briefly represented by two opposition members from 2019 to 2020, before Sakurai switched to the LDP. The CDP also defeated an incumbent LDP Councilor, Jiro Aichi, here in 2019.

The Councillors currently representing Miyagi are:

Elected Councillors[edit]

class of 1947 election year class of 1950
#1
(1947: 6-year term)
#2
(established 1995)
#1
(1947: 3-year term)
#2
(established 1998)
Takeo Sai [ja]
(Social Democratic)
- 1947[8] Kei Takahashi
(Democratic)
-
1950[9] Shintaro Takahashi [ja]
(Liberal)
Shinji Yoshino
(Liberal)
1953[10]
1956[11] Shintaro Takahashi
(LDP)[note 3]
Hisayoshi Muramatsu
(LDP)
1959[13]
1962[14]
[note 4]1965 by-election[15] Bungoro Takahashi [ja]
(LDP)
Kikuo Toda [ja]
(Social Democratic)
1965[16]
1968[17]
1971[18]
1974[19] Kaname Endo [ja]
(LDP)
Buichi Oishi [ja]
(LDP)
1977[20]
1980[21]
Choji Hoshi [ja]
(LDP)
1983[22]
1986[23]
Kazuo Kurimura [ja]
(Social Democratic)[note 5]
1989[25]
Koki Hagino [ja]
(Rengō no Kai [ja])
1992 by-election[26][note 6]
1992[27]
Ichiro Ichikawa
(Ind.)[note 7]
Hiroaki Kameya [ja]
(LDP)
1995[29]
Tomiko Okazaki
(DPJ)
1997 by-election[30][note 8]
1998[31] Mitsuru Sakurai
(DPJ)
Ichiro Ichikawa
(Ind.)
Jiro Aichi
(Ind.)
2001[32]
2004[33] Ichiro Ichikawa
(LDP)
Mitsuru Sakurai
(DPJ)
Jiro Aichi
(LDP)
2007[34]
2010[35] Yutaka Kumagai
(LDP)
Jiro Aichi
(LDP)
Masamune Wada
(Your Party)
2013[36]
2016[37] Mitsuru Sakurai
(DPJ)
Noriko Ishigaki (CDP) 2019[38]
2022[39] Mitsuru Sakurai
(LDP)
  1. ^ Joined the Democratic Party for the People on 7 May 2018 along with a number of other members of the Democratic Party[6]
  2. ^ Sakurai again changed parties after the DPP joined an opposition parliamentary group with several other parties including the CDP. This time he joined the ruling Liberal Democratic Party[7]
  3. ^ Resigned 3 March 1965[12]
  4. ^ Held 11 April 1965[12]
  5. ^ Died in office 25 January 1992[24]
  6. ^ Held 8 March 1992[12]
  7. ^ Resigned 9 October 1997[28]
  8. ^ Held 16 November 1997[28]

Election Results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Mitsuru Sakurai (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito)
472,963 51.9 Increase4.9
CDP Kimiko Obata 271,455 29.8 New
Innovation Midori Hirai 91,924 10.1
Sanseitō Lawrence Ayako 52,938 5.8
Anti-NHK Yuya Nakae 21,286 2.3
Registered electors 1,921,486
Majority 201,508 22.1 New
Turnout 937,685 48.8 Decrease3.6
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CDP Noriko Ishigaki
(Endorsed by the JCP's Miyagi Prefectural Committee, the SDP and the DPP)
474,692 48.6 New
Liberal Democratic Jiro Aichi (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito)
465,194 47.7 Increase3.0
Anti-NHK Noriaki Miyake 36,721 3.7 New
Registered electors 1,942,518
Majority 9,498 0.9
Turnout 993,986 51.2
CDP gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
Your loss (seat eliminated)
2016[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mitsuru Sakurai (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Communist, Social Democratic, and People's Life parties)
510,450 51.1 New
Liberal Democratic Yutaka Kumagai (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito, Party for Japanese Kokoro)
469,268 47.0 Increase20.2
Happiness Realization Tetsushi Yui 19,129 1.9 New
Registered electors 1,947,737
Majority 41,182 4.1 New
Turnout 1,020,419 52.4 Decrease0.9
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
Democratic loss (seat eliminated)
2013[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Jiro Aichi (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito)
421,634 44.7 Increase10.2
Your Masamune Wada 220,207 23.4 New
Democratic Tomiko Okazaki (Incumbent) 215,105 22.8 Decrease29.9
Communist Ayako Iwabuchi 76,515 8.1 Increase1.2
Happiness Realization Noriko Saikachi 9,662 1.0 New
Registered electors 1,906,260
Turnout 50.8 Decrease5.0
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing
Your gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
2010[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Yutaka Kumagai 265,343 26.8 Decrease11.6
Democratic Mitsuru Sakurai (Incumbent) 241,460 24.4 Decrease13.4
Democratic Hiromi Ito 162,771 16.5 New
Independent Ichiro Ichikawa (Incumbent) 109,137 11.0 New
Your Fumihiro Kikuchi 106,563 10.8 New
Social Democratic Tetsuo Kanno 51,463 5.2 Decrease0.2
Communist Mikio Kato 44,973 4.5 Decrease5.3
Happiness Realization Yoshiaki Murakami 7,319 0.7 New
Registered electors 1,908,319
Turnout 1,017,897 53.3 Decrease0.6
Liberal Democratic hold Swing Decrease5.8
Democratic hold Swing Decrease6.7

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tomiko Okazaki (Incumbent) 549,183 52.7 Increase20.5
Liberal Democratic Jiro Aichi (Incumbent) 359,099 34.5 Increase7.0
Communist Mikio Kato 71,689 6.9 Increase1.0
Social Democratic Kiyomi Kishida 61,349 5.9 Decrease0.2
Registered electors 1,908,286
Turnout 1,064,632 55.8 Increase0.2
Democratic hold Swing Increase17.6
Liberal Democratic gain from Independent Swing Increase11.1
2004[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Ichiro Ichikawa (Incumbent) 379,342 38.4 Increase15.2
Democratic Mitsuru Sakurai (Incumbent) 372,817 37.8 Increase14.6
Communist Ikuko Endo 96,862 9.8 Decrease0.8
Independent Toshiaki Sugawara 84,578 8.6 New
Social Democratic Katsuo Okita 53,191 5.4 Decrease1.7
Registered electors 1,889,603
Turnout 1,018,873 53.9 Decrease0.4
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing Increase15.5
Democratic gain from Independent Swing Increase17.1
2001[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tomiko Okazaki (Incumbent) 320,417 32.2 Decrease19.6
Independent Jiro Aichi 272,874 27.5 New
Liberal Democratic Hiroaki Kametani (Incumbent) 132,070 14.0 Decrease15.7
Social Democratic Masatoshi Yoshida 60,693 6.1 New
Communist
Liberal League Kiyoharu Sato 23,308 2.3 New
Registered electors 1,864,852
Turnout 1,035,925 55.6 Increase14.5
Democratic gain from Independent Swing Decrease9.8
Independent gain from Liberal Democratic Swing N/A

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1998[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mitsuru Sakurai 245,273 26.0 New
Independent Ichiro Ichikawa 218,478 23.2 New
Liberal Democratic Kaname Endo (Incumbent) 132,070 14.0 Decrease34.5
Independent Sayuri Kamada 106,070 11.3 New
Communist Michiko Sato 100,214 10.6 Increase2.0
Social Democratic Yoshihiro Sato 66,810 7.1 New
Independent Yukio Nakazawa 32,477 3.4 New
Women's Party Kikumi Hayasaka 21,330 2.3 New
Liberal League Akemi Ishikawa 20,413 2.2 New
Registered electors 1,813,134
Turnout 983,988 54.3 Unknown
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
Independent win (new seat)
1997 By-Election[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tomiko Okazaki 283,255 51.8 New
Meeting to create the Miyagi of Tomorrow Kimio Doi 112,098 20.5 New
Communist Ikuko Endo 101,106 18.5 Increase11.1
Social Democratic Yoshihiro Sato 49,902 9.1 New
Registered electors Unknown
Majority 171,157 31.3 New
Turnout 31.1 Decrease10.0
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
1995[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ichiro Ichikawa 238,416 34.2 New
Liberal Democratic Hiroaki Kametani 206,987 29.7 Increase5.4
Democratic Reform Party Hiroki Hagano 176,879 25.4 New
Communist
New Era Party Yuriko Ishigoka 23,792 3.4 New
Registered electors 1,756,073
Turnout 721,043 41.1 Decrease20.1
Independent gain from Democratic Reform Swing
Liberal Democratic win (new seat)
1992[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kaname Endo (Incumbent) 380,249 48.5 Decrease2.8
Democratic Reform Katsue Seto
(Endorsed by the JSP, DSP and the SDF)
294,599 37.6 New
Communist 8.6 Decrease8.2
Independent Takao Hashimoto 41,990 5.4 New
Registered electors Unknown
Majority 85,650 10.9 Decrease25.8
Turnout Unknown Unknown Unknown
Liberal Democratic hold Swing Decrease12.2
1992 By-Election[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Reform
(Endorsed by the JSP, DSP and the SDF)
Katsue Seto 294,599 46.2 New
Liberal Democratic Nobuo Onodera 393,615 45.9 Increase21.6
Communist Naofumi Tsujihata 67,378 7.9 Increase2.5
Registered electors Unknown
Majority 3,117 0.3 New
Turnout Unknown 52.4 Decrease8.8
Democratic Reform gain from Socialist Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1989[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Kazuo Kurimura 460,369 48.2 Increase13.2
Liberal Democratic Nagaharu Hoshi (Incumbent) 232,253 24.3 Decrease24.2
Independent Masashi Nakano 137,827 14.4 New
Democratic Socialist Norinori Fujiwara 53,555 5.6 New
Communist Mitsuyuki Masaki 51,778 5.4 Decrease11.1
Green Party Norio Hirano 10,784 1.1 New
Taikosha Political Federation Yoshio Chiba 9,000 0.9 New
Registered electors 1,611,384
Majority 228,116 13.9 New
Turnout 986,006 61.2 Increase6.3
Socialist gain from Liberal Democratic Swing Increase10.8
1986[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kaname Endo (Incumbent) 530,547 51.3 Decrease4.1
Socialist Hideo Miura 264,143 25.5 Decrease8.4
Communist Ikuko Endo 174,133 16.8 Increase6.1
Independent Seiki Suzuki 65,723 6.4 New
Registered electors 1,545,439
Majority 266,404 25.8 Increase4.1
Turnout 1,107,925 71.7 Decrease3.5
Liberal Democratic hold Swing
1983[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Nagaharu Hoshi 374,554 48.5 Decrease4.9
Socialist Kosaku Ota 270,393 35.0 Decrease11.6
Communist Naoko Oki 127,430 16.5 New
Registered electors 1,498,799
Majority 104,161 13.5 Increase6.7
Turnout 807,253 53.9 Decrease17.5
Liberal Democratic hold Swing
1980[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kaname Endo (Incumbent) 561,975 55.4 Increase10.2
Socialist Osamu Takahashi 344,387 33.9 Increase4.7
Communist Goro Shizukuishi 108,793 10.7 Decrease3.3
Registered electors 1,442,371
Majority 217,588 21.5 Increase5.5
Turnout 1,085,096 75.2 Increase2.4
Liberal Democratic hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1977[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Buichi Oishi 512,905 53.4 Increase12.9
Socialist Kikuo Toda (Incumbent) 447,368 46.6 Increase2.2
Registered electors 1,379,989
Majority 65,537 5.8 Increase1.5
Turnout 984,760 71.4 Increase10.5
Liberal Democratic gain from Socialist Swing
1974[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kaname Endo 415,064 45.2 Decrease10.2
Socialist Osamu Takahashi 268,113 29.2 Decrease6.9
Communist Katsutoshi Honda 128,843 14.0 Increase5.5
Kōmeitō Kazuo Takeda 96,169 10.5 New
Independent Tomio Tanno 9,631 1.1 New
Registered electors 1,304,765
Turnout 949,347 72.8 Increase3.4
Majority 146,951 16.0 Decrease3.3
Liberal Democratic hold Swing
1971[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Kikuo Toda (Incumbent) 322,058 44.8 Increase6.7
Liberal Democratic Sato Tamizaburo 291,184 40.5 Increase6.5
Communist Den Abe 58,812 8.2 Increase4.4
Independent Yoshio Chiba 46,212 6.4 New
Registered electors 1,227,496
Majority 30,874 4.3 Increase1.2
Turnout 747,300 60.9 Decrease5.3
Socialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Bunguro Takahashi (Incumbent) 405,652 55.4 Decrease1.7
Socialist Katsuro Haga 263,884 36.1 Increase2.5
Communist Den Abe 62,400 8.5 Increase4.8
Registered electors 1,127,773
Majority 141,768 19.3 Decrease9.7
Turnout 782,900 69.4 Increase0.2
Liberal Democratic hold Swing
1965[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Kikuo Toda 253,652 38.1 Increase4.3
Liberal Democratic Hiro Furuchi 233,050 35.0 Decrease28.6
Independent Hisayoshi Muramatsu (Incumbent) 154,058 23.1 New
Communist Den Abe 25,445 3.8 Increase1.2
Registered electors 1,049,109
Majority 20,602 3.1 New
Turnout 694,825 66.2 Increase9.2
Socialist gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
1965 By-Election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Bungoro Takahashi 256,658 57.1 Decrease5.5
Socialist Kikuo Toda 143,145 31.9 New
Democratic Socialist Kinjiro Hikiji 33,367 7.4 New
Communist Den Abe 16,140 3.6 New
Registered electors Unknown
Majority 113,513 25.2 Decrease3.8
Turnout 43.2 Decrease16.0
Liberal Democratic hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Hisayoshi Muramatsu 342,720 63.6 New
Socialist Zenzo Akai 182,064 33.8 New
Communist Den Abe 13,835 2.6 New
Registered electors 989,567
Majority 160,656 29.8 New
Turnout 564,053 57.0 Decrease3.7
Liberal Democratic gain from Liberal Swing
1956[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Shintaro Takahashi 336,366 57.9 New
Socialist Fujio Takahashi 244,215 42.1 New
Registered electors 938,724
Majority 92,151 15.8 New
Turnout 611,109 65.1 Decrease7.6
Liberal Democratic gain from Liberal Swing
1953[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Shinji Yoshino 194,909 38.8 New
Left Socialist Fujio Takahashi 140,547 28.0 New
Kaishintō Seijiro Takahashi 112,137 22.3 New
Independent Seino Gakudo 55,174 11.0 New
Registered electors 883,149
Majority 54,362 10.8 New
Turnout 536,159 60.7 Increase1.4
Liberal gain from Socialist Swing
1950[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Shintaro Takahashi 295,887 54.0 New
Democratic Party for the People Kei Takahashi (Incumbent) 121,478 22.2 New
Socialist Tatsujiro Yonekura 101,593 18.5 Decrease11.4
Communist Kanroku Saijo 29,116 5.3 New
Registered electors 816,456
Majority 174,409 31.8 New
Turnout 593,890 72.7 Increase13.4
Liberal gain from Democratic Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Takeo Sai 122,668 29.9 New
Democratic Kei Takahashi 103,984 25.4 New
Liberal Chushichi Shoji 91,604 22.4 New
Liberal Atanobu Tairano 91,564 22.3 New
Registered electors 778,836
Turnout 461,850 59.3 New
Socialist win (new seat)
Democratic win (new seat)

See also[edit]

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