The 1994 electoral reforms split Okinawa's at-large constituency into four single-district constituencies. In the first three elections after the reforms, Okinawa's 1st district was won by Tai'ichi Shiraho of New Frontier Party and later New Kōmeitō (NKP). The district also features several significant voting blocs. The reliable and sizable Soka Gakkai voting bloc in Naha helped to deliver the district to Shiraho in those elections. The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) has also maintained a relatively large share of vote in the district, banking on the urban voter support and local opposition to the US military bases in Okinawa. Another bloc consists of corporate workers that tend to support the LDP.
In the 2014 general election, the district was won by JCP's Seiken Akamine. Akamine's election was a watershed as it marked the first time a JCP candidate managed to win a single-seat constituency since the 1996 general election. This is also only the third constituency JCP has won since the introduction of parallel voting. The anti-base camp aligned to Okinawa GovernorTakeshi Onaga created an alliance behind Akamine to oppose the LDP incumbent at that time, Kōnosuke Kokuba. Kokuba supports the relocation of the US air base in Futenma to Henoko, following the policy of the LDP and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The centre-right vote was split further with the candidacy of former representative Mikio Shimoji. A strong anti-base vote and the split in the centre-right camp delivered the district to Akamine, completing JCP's surge in the election.[2][3]
Akamine retained the district in the 2017 general election despite the JCP losing seats across the country. Akamine managed to keep the anti-base camp solidly behind him, giving him a slightly larger majority than 2014.[4]
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okinawa, district, constituency, house, representatives, diet, japan, national, legislature, located, okinawa, prefecture, encompasses, city, naha, parts, shimajiri, district, kumejima, tokashiki, zamami, aguni, tonaki, minamidaitō, kitadaitō, 2016, eligible, . Okinawa 1st district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan national legislature It is located in Okinawa Prefecture and encompasses the city of Naha and parts of Shimajiri District Kumejima Tokashiki Zamami Aguni Tonaki Minamidaitō Kitadaitō As of 2016 270 872 eligible voters were registered in the district 1 Okinawa 1st DistrictParliamentary constituencyfor the Japanese House of RepresentativesNumbered map of Okinawa Prefecture single member districtsPrefectureOkinawaProportional DistrictKyushuElectorate270 872 2016 Current constituencyCreated1994SeatsOnePartyJapanese Communist PartyRepresentativeSeiken AkamineCreated fromOkinawa s at large medium sized districtMunicipalitiesNaha and parts of Shimajiri District Kumejima Tokashiki Zamami Aguni Tonaki Minamidaitō Kitadaitō The district has been represented by Seiken Akamine of the Japanese Communist Party JCP since the 2014 general election when he defeated the incumbent member Kōnosuke Kokuba from the Liberal Democratic Party Akamine is the only JCP politician in the country to currently hold a single seat constituency Contents 1 Background 2 List of representatives 3 Election results 4 ReferencesBackground editThe 1994 electoral reforms split Okinawa s at large constituency into four single district constituencies In the first three elections after the reforms Okinawa s 1st district was won by Tai ichi Shiraho of New Frontier Party and later New Kōmeitō NKP The district also features several significant voting blocs The reliable and sizable Soka Gakkai voting bloc in Naha helped to deliver the district to Shiraho in those elections The Japanese Communist Party JCP has also maintained a relatively large share of vote in the district banking on the urban voter support and local opposition to the US military bases in Okinawa Another bloc consists of corporate workers that tend to support the LDP In the 2014 general election the district was won by JCP s Seiken Akamine Akamine s election was a watershed as it marked the first time a JCP candidate managed to win a single seat constituency since the 1996 general election This is also only the third constituency JCP has won since the introduction of parallel voting The anti base camp aligned to Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga created an alliance behind Akamine to oppose the LDP incumbent at that time Kōnosuke Kokuba Kokuba supports the relocation of the US air base in Futenma to Henoko following the policy of the LDP and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe The centre right vote was split further with the candidacy of former representative Mikio Shimoji A strong anti base vote and the split in the centre right camp delivered the district to Akamine completing JCP s surge in the election 2 3 Akamine retained the district in the 2017 general election despite the JCP losing seats across the country Akamine managed to keep the anti base camp solidly behind him giving him a slightly larger majority than 2014 4 List of representatives editRepresentative Party Dates Notes Tai ichi Shiraho NFP 1996 1998 NKP 1998 2005 Mikio Shimoji Ind 2005 2007 PNP 2007 2012 Kōnosuke Kokuba LDP 2012 2014 Seiken Akamine JCP 2014 Election results edit2021 5 Party Candidate Votes Communist Seiken Akamine 61 519 42 17 nbsp 2 27 Liberal Democratic Kōnosuke Kokuba elected by PR endorsed by Kōmeitō 54 532 37 38 nbsp 1 52 Independent Mikio Shimoji 29 827 20 45 nbsp 2 08 Turnout 55 89 nbsp 1 47 Communist hold Swing nbsp 0 37 2017 6 Party Candidate Votes Communist Seiken Akamine 60 605 39 90 nbsp 0 08 Liberal Democratic Kōnosuke Kokuba elected by PR endorsed by Kōmeitō 54 468 35 86 nbsp 0 73 Innovation Mikio Shimoji elected by PR endorsed by Kibō 34 215 22 53 nbsp 1 06 Happiness Realization Reiko Shimoji 2 594 1 71 N A Majority 6 137 4 04 Turnout 57 36 nbsp 0 99 Communist hold Swing nbsp 0 41 2014 7 Party Candidate Votes Communist Seiken Akamine endorsed by SDP PLP OSMP the Greens and Shinfukai 57 935 39 82 nbsp 21 43 Liberal Democratic Kōnosuke Kokuba elected by PR endorsed by Kōmeitō 53 241 36 59 nbsp 6 48 Innovation Mikio Shimoji elected by PR endorsed by PGOR 34 328 23 59 nbsp 7 35 Majority 4 694 3 33 Turnout 56 37 Communist gain from Liberal Democratic Swing nbsp 13 97 2012 8 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democratic Kōnosuke Kokuba endorsed by NKP 65 233 43 07 nbsp 5 07 People s New Mikio Shimoji endorsed by DPJ 46 865 30 94 nbsp 15 58 Communist Seiken Akamine elected by PR endorsed by OSMP 27 856 18 39 nbsp 4 09 Restoration Kunihiro Yasuda endorsed by YP 11 514 7 60 N A Majority 18 368 12 13 Turnout Liberal Democratic gain from People s New Swing nbsp 10 33 2009 9 Party Candidate Votes People s New Mikio Shimoji endorsed by DPJ 77 152 46 52 nbsp 2 75 Liberal Democratic Kōnosuke Kokuba endorsed by NKP 63 017 38 00 nbsp 2 84 Communist Hisako Hokama endorsed by OSMP 23 715 14 30 nbsp 0 31 Happiness Realization Naruki Taira 1 958 1 18 Majority 14 135 8 52 People s New hold Swing nbsp 2 80 2005 10 Party Candidate Votes Independent Mikio Shimoji endorsed by DPJ and OSMP 72 384 43 77 NK Tai ichi Shiraho endorsed by LDP 67 540 40 84 Communist Seiken Akamine elected by PR endorsed by OSMP 23 123 13 99 Independent Hideyuki Uehara 2 307 1 40 2003 Party Candidate Votes NK Tai ichi Shiraho endorsed by LDP and NCP 58 330 37 0 Independent Mikio Shimoji 52 374 33 3 Democratic Noboru Shimajiri endorsed by SDP and OSMP 27 209 17 3 Communist Seiken Akamine elected by PR endorsed by OSMP 19 528 12 4 2000 Party Candidate Votes NK Tai ichi Shiraho endorsed by LDP and NCP 86 255 52 6 Communist Seiken Akamine elected by PR endorsed by OSMP 50 709 30 9 Liberal League Kiyotaka Maeda endorsed by SDP 27 168 16 6 1996 Party Candidate Votes New Frontier Tai ichi Shiraho endorsed by SDP 52 975 30 2 Communist Saneyoshi Furuken elected by PR endorsed by OSMP 47 379 27 0 Liberal Democratic Mikio Shimoji elected by PR 44 488 25 4 Liberal League Shunshirō Nishime 23 238 13 3 New Party Sakigake Noboru Shimajiri endorsed by DPJ 7 223 4 1References edit Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications MIC 1 in Japanese Kyodo News 15 December 2014 LDP loses heavily in Okinawa Japan Times Retrieved 11 December 2017 Aoki Mizuho 15 December 2014 Resurgent JCP has night to remember Japan Times Retrieved 11 December 2017 Jiji Press 3 December 2017 JCP chief Shii pledges all out effort to create stronger opposition coalition Japan Times Retrieved 11 December 2017 開票速報 小選挙区 沖縄 2021衆議 in Japanese NHK Retrieved 5 January 2022 小選挙区開票速報 沖縄県 定数4 in Japanese Asahi Shimbun Retrieved 11 December 2017 小選挙区 沖縄県 開票速報 2014総選挙 朝日新聞デジタル in Japanese Asahi Shimbun Retrieved 11 December 2017 第46回総選挙 gt 小選挙区開票速報 沖縄県 in Japanese Asahi Shimbun Retrieved 11 December 2017 小選挙区開票結果ー沖縄県１区 in Japanese Asahi Shimbun Retrieved 11 December 2017 ２００５総選挙 gt 小選挙区開票結果ー沖縄県１区 in Japanese Asahi Shimbun Retrieved 11 December 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Okinawa 1st district amp oldid 1185023850, wikipedia, 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