Oita 1st district

Oita 1st District (大分県第1区, Oita-ken dai-i-ku) is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established as a single-member constituency in 1994 from parts of the original 1st district.

Oita 1st District
大分県第1区
Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives
Proportional District	Kyushu
Electorate	386,368 (as of September 2022)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Seats	One
Party	Independent
Representative	Shuji Kira

Area Covered

Current District

As of 5 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:

• Ōita (city) (Excluding the former towns of Saganoseki and Notsuharu)

Areas covered before 2013

Before the 2013 redistricting, the area covered by the district were as follows:^[2]

• Ōita (city)

Elected Representatives

Representative	Party		Years Served	Notes
Tomiichi Murayama		SDP	1996-2000
Ban Kugimiya		DPJ	2000-2003
Shuji Kira		Indep.	2003-2005
		DPJ	2005-2012
Youichi Anami		LDP	2012-2014
Shuji Kira		DPJ	2014-2017
Youichi Anami		LDP	2017-2021
Shuji Kira		Indep.	2021-	Incumbent

Election Results

‡ - Also ran in the Kyushu PR district

‡‡ - Also ran and won a seat in the Kyushu PR district

2021^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Shuji Kira (Incumbent - Kyushu PR) (Endorsed by the Oita Prefectural Federations of the CDP and the DPP)	97,117	48.8
	Liberal Democratic	Maiko Takahashi^‡	75,932	38.1
	Communist	Kai Yamashita	15,889	8.0
	Independent	Shigetaka Nishimiya	6,216	3.1
	Anti-NHK	Misaki Nonaka	4,001	2.0
Turnout			204,954	53.2
	Independent gain from Liberal Democratic

2017^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Youichi Anami^‡ (Incumbent - Kyushu PR) (Endorsed by Komeito)	90,422	46.4
	Kibō no Tō	Shuji Kira^‡‡ (Incumbent)	87,392	44.8
	Communist	Megumi Kotegawa	17,082	8.8
Turnout			119,060	52.0
	Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic

2014^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shuji Kira^‡	94,893	48.3
	Liberal Democratic	Youichi Anami^‡‡ (Incumbent)	88,507	45.0
	Communist	Shigeru Yamamoto	13,113	6.7
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic

2012^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Youichi Anami^‡ (Endorsed by Komeito)	84,848	39.9
	Democratic	Shuji Kira^‡ (Incumbent) (Endorsed by the PNP)	74,590	35.0
	Restoration	Hiroshi Kuwahara^‡ (Endorsed by Your Party)	34,367	16.2
	Communist	Shigeru Yamamoto	9,316	4.4
	Tomorrow	Kotegawa Hiroshi^‡ (Endorsed by New Party Daichi)	8,586	4.0
	Independent	Someya Seiji	1,149	0.5
Turnout
	Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic

2009^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shuji Kira^‡ (Incumbent)	141,665	59.0
	Liberal Democratic	Youichi Anami^‡ (Endorsed by Komeito)	80,855	33.6
	Communist	Kai Yamashita^‡	14,821	6.2
	Happiness Realization	Tayoko Takahata	2,893	1.2
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2005^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shuji Kira^‡ (Incumbent)	94,594	39.3
	Independent	Seiichi Eto	90,667	37.7
	Liberal Democratic	Sato Ren^‡‡ (Incumbent - Kyushu PR)	46,205	19.2
	Communist	Hiroko Kawano	9,369	3.9
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Independent

2003^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Shuji Kira (Endorsed by the DPJ)	105,628	48.6
	Liberal Democratic	Seiichi Eto^‡‡	101,789	46.8
	Communist	Eizo Tsutumi	8,646	4.0
	Independent	Someya Seiji	1,254	0.6
Turnout
	Independent gain from Democratic

2000^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ban Kugimiya^‡	96,223	47.0
	Liberal Democratic	Seiichi Eto^‡	94,094	46.0
	Communist	Masami Doi	12,073	5.9
	Independent	Noriaki Kameyama	2,252	1.1
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Social Democratic

1996^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Democratic	Tomiichi Murayama^‡	106,258	59.5
	Liberal Democratic	Seiich Eto^‡‡	57,301	32.1
	Communist	Noboru Mieno	10,666	6.0
	Liberal League	Yasuhiro Tomozawa^‡	2,813	1.6
	Independent	Noriaki Kameyama	1,574	0.9
Turnout			185,627	62.9
	Social Democratic win (new seat)

References

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. "法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
3. "大分1区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 49th House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
4. "大分1区 - 第48回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 48th House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
5. "大分1区 - 第47回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 47th House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
6. "大分1区 - 第46回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 46th House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
7. "大分1区 - 第45回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 45th House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
8. "大分1区 - 第45回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 45th House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
9. "大分1区 - 第43回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 43rd House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
10. "大分1区 - 第42回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 42nd House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
11. "大分1区 - 第41回衆議院議員選挙" [Oita 1st District - 41st House of Representatives general election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.

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