Southern Kanto proportional representation block
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The Southern Kantō proportional representation block is one of eleven proportional representation
(PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives
in the Diet of Japan
. It consists of Southern parts of the Kantō region
covering Chiba
, Kanagawa
and Yamanashi prefecture
s. Following the introduction of proportional voting it initially elected 23 representatives in the 1996 general election, then 21 after the total number of PR seats had been reduced from 200 to 180, and 22 representatives since the reapportionment of 2002.
Party names are abbreviated as follows (format: abbreviation, translated name, Japanese name, Engrish name):
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
(PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
in the Diet of Japan
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
. It consists of Southern parts of the Kantō region
Kanto region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
covering Chiba
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
and Yamanashi prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
s. Following the introduction of proportional voting it initially elected 23 representatives in the 1996 general election, then 21 after the total number of PR seats had been reduced from 200 to 180, and 22 representatives since the reapportionment of 2002.
Summary of results
With a district magnitude of 22, Southern Kantō is the second largest PR block behind Kinki and gives smaller parties an opportunity to pick up seats.| general election | DPJ | LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election... |
Kōmeitō | JCP Japanese Communist Party The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism... |
SDP Social Democratic Party (Japan) The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a... |
NFP New Frontier Party The was a Japanese political party that existed during the mid-1990s. As a merger of several small parties, the party was ideologically diverse, with its membership ranging from moderate socialists to neoliberals and conservatives... ('96)/LP Liberal Party (Japan, 1998) The was a Japanese liberal party formed in 1998 by Ichirō Ozawa and Hirohisa Fujii. It is now defunct, having joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 2003.... ('00) |
YP Your Party is a center-right Japanese political party. Led by Yoshimi Watanabe, who split from the Liberal Democratic Party , the party was founded on August 8, 2009 after then-Prime Minister Aso dissolved the lower house. A concept behind the party is to make the government more democratic, and to eliminate... |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 1996 | 1,331,850 | 23.5 | 5 | 1,820,846 | 32.1 | 7 | – | 403,875 | 7.1 | 3 | 280,391 | 4.9 | 1 | 1,667,552 | 29.4 | 7 | – | 174,662 | 3.1 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | 1,940,792 | 27.7 | 6 | 1,734,297 | 24.7 | 6 | 871,150 | 12.4 | 3 | 808,453 | 11.5 | 2 | 670,141 | 9.6 | 2 | 839,845 | 12.0 | 2 | – | 145,858 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 2,819,165 | 40.0 | 9 | 2,441,590 | 34.6 | 8 | 969,464 | 13.7 | 3 | 521,309 | 7.4 | 1 | 300,599 | 4.3 | 1 | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2005 | 2,439,549 | 29.5 | 7 | 3,510,617 | 42.4 | 10 | 1,007,504 | 12.2 | 3 | 566,945 | 6.8 | 1 | 444,753 | 5.4 | 1 | – | – | 309,851 | 3.7 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 Japanese general election, 2009 A general election in Japan was held on August 30, 2009, for all 480 seats of the House of Representatives of Japan, the lower house of the Diet of Japan.... |
3,695,159 | 43.0 | 11 | 2,233,560 | 26.0 | 6 | 862,427 | 10.0 | 2 | 601,2599 | 7.0 | 1 | 369,754 | 4.3 | 1 | – | 605,358 | 7.0 | 1 | 226,946 | 2.6 | 0 | ||
Party names are abbreviated as follows (format: abbreviation, translated name, Japanese name, Engrish name):
- DPJ "Democratic Party", Minshutō, Democratic Party of JapanDemocratic Party of JapanThe is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
- LDP Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party (Japan)The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
, Jiyūminshutō - Kōmeitō "Justice Party", Kōmeitō, New Justice Party PartyNew Komeito PartyThe , New Kōmei Party, or NKP is a centre-right political party in Japan founded by members of the Nichiren Buddhist organization Sōka Gakkai. The leadership and financing of the two groups are currently independent...
- JCP Japanese Communist PartyJapanese Communist PartyThe Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...
, Nihon Kyōsantō - SDP Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Japan)The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a...
, Shakaiminshutō - NFP New Frontier PartyNew Frontier PartyThe was a Japanese political party that existed during the mid-1990s. As a merger of several small parties, the party was ideologically diverse, with its membership ranging from moderate socialists to neoliberals and conservatives...
, Shinshintō - LP Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Japan, 1998)The was a Japanese liberal party formed in 1998 by Ichirō Ozawa and Hirohisa Fujii. It is now defunct, having joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 2003....
, Jiyūtō - NSP New Socialist PartyNew Socialist Party (Japan)The was a left-wing party created in Japan on March 3, 1996, by a group of left wingers who left the Social Democratic Party.The party has some similarities to the Japanese Communist Party. It is able to assert its left-wing views democratically, unlike other hard-line atheist-orientated,...
, Shin-shakaitō - LL Liberal League, Jiyū-rengō
- HRP Happiness Realization PartyHappiness Realization Party, abbreviated as 幸福, is a Japanese political party founded by Ryuho Okawa on 23 May 2009 "in order to offer the Japanese people a third option" for the upcoming elections in August 2009. The HRP is the political wing of the Happy Science religious movement....
, Kōfuku-jitsugen-tō
List of Representatives
Note: Party affiliations as of election day.| 1996– | 2000– | 2003– | 2005– | 2009– |
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| Kazuo Shii Kazuo Shii is a Japanese politician and chairman of the Japanese Communist Party .- Early life :Shii was born in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Physical Engineering at Tokyo University... |
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| Masahiro Nakaji | Takeshi Ōmori | Tomoko Abe | ||
| Takeshi Ōmori | Tomoko Abe Tomoko Abe is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives. She is the policy chief of the Social Democratic Party, a small liberal political party. Ms. Abe is also a leader of a group of lawmakers called Energy Shift Japan, who are pushing the government to consider alternatives to... |
Hiroyuki Nagahama Hiroyuki Nagahama is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party... |
Hiroyuki Nagahama resigned 2007, replaced by Hirohisa Fujii Hirohisa Fujii is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Japan . A native of Tokyo, graduate of the University of Tokyo and former official of the Ministry of Finance, he was elected to the House of Councilors for the... |
Kazuya Mimura |
| Shigeru Itō | Yōko Hara | Motohisa Ikeda Motohisa Ikeda is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the public broadcaster NHK as a reporter from 1964 to 1989... |
Hitoshi Gotō | Ken'ichi Kaneko |
| Shun Hayama | Kimiaki Matsuzaki | Yasuhiko Wakai | Hirofumi Ryū Hirofumi Ryu is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka city and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after working at TV Asahi. He is a supporter of the... |
Atsushi Chūgo |
| Sakihito Ozawa Sakihito Ozawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kofu, Yamanashi, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and received a master's degree in political science from Saitama University... |
Shun Hayama | Naohiko Katō | Hisayasu Nagata Hisayasu Nagata was a Japanese politician born in Nagoya City in Aichi Prefecture.- Biography :Nagata secured a B.S. from University of Tokyo in 1993, and then entered the Ministry of Finance. In 1995, he obtained an MBA from University of California, Los Angeles... resigned 2006, replaced by Motohisa Ikeda |
Kōichirō Katsumata |
| Tetsuo Kitamura | Hitoshi Gotō Hitoshi Goto is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kofu, Yamanashi and graduate of Tohoku University, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1980 to 1995. He was elected for the first time in... |
Ken'ichirō Satō | Tetsundo Iwakuni Tetsundo Iwakuni is a prominent Japanese politician who, until 2009, represented Democratic Party of Japan, as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . HA native of Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to be the mayor of Izumo, Shimane in 1989... |
Katsuhito Yokokume Katsuhito Yokokume is a Japanese Democratic Party of Japan politician and lawyer.- Biography :The son of a truck driver, Yokokume studied law at Tokyo University, graduating in March 2005... |
| Ken'ichirō Satō | Akira Ōide | Hiroshi Sudō | Akira Uchiyama Akira Uchiyama is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kashiwa, Chiba and graduate of Senshu University, he was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.- External links :* in Japanese.... |
Makoto Yamazaki |
| Yukio Ubukata | Nobuhiko Sutō | Akira Ōide | Kaname Tajima Kaname Tajima is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Nagoya, Aichi he attended the University of Tokyo and also earned MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania... |
Hirohisa Fujii |
| Hitoshi Yonetsu | Eiji Nagai | Keikō Hakariya | Shigeyuki Tomita | Tomohiko Mizuno |
| Yūichi Ichikawa | Takeshi Hidaka | Ai Aoki Ai Aoki is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Chiba University, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in... |
Noriko Furuya | Mitsuji Ishida |
| Nobuo Kawakami | Ryūshi Tsuchida | Nobuo Kawakami | Kazufumi Taniguchi Kazufumi Taniguchi is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Wakayama Prefecture and graduate of Soka University he was elected for the first time in 2005.- References :... |
Tsuyoshi Saitō |
| Isamu Ueda Isamu Ueda is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1981 to 1993. He was elected to the House of... |
Yūichi Ichikawa | Shigeyuki Tomita | Yōichirō Esaki | Shino Aihara |
| Shigeyuki Tomita Shigeyuki Tomita is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Choshi, Chiba and graduate of Hitotsubashi University he was elected for the first time in 1990.... |
Nobuo Kawakami | Noriko Furuya Noriko Furuya is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Urawa, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.... |
Jirō Ono Jiro Ono is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors, formerly a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet... |
Keiichirō Asao Keiichiro Asao is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Democratic Party of Japan . He was expelled from the DPJ after announcing he would run for a district seat in Kanagawa during the 2009 General election.... |
| Kenzō Yoneda | Isamu Ueda | Shōzaburō Nakamura | Mikio Fujita Mikio Fujita is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.... |
Shigeyuki Tomita |
| Kimiaki Matsuzaki | Yasukazu Hamada Yasukazu Hamada is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Futtsu, Chiba and graduate of Senshu University he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed... |
Yōichirō Esaki Yoichiro Esaki is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shinjuku, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the Industrial Bank of Japan from 1981 to 1993... |
Kōtarō Nagasaki Kotaro Nagasaki is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he jointed the Ministry of Finance in 1991. He attended a law school at Cornell University in the United States while... |
Noriko Furuya |
| Kazuya Ishibashi died 1999, replaced by Ken’ichi Mizuno |
Hiromichi Watanabe Hiromichi Watanabe is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Matsudo, Chiba, he attended Waseda University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Meiji University... |
Hirokazu Matsuno Hirokazu Matsuno is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kisarazu, Chiba and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.- External... |
Masaaki Akaike Masaaki Akaike is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kōfu, Yamanashi and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after three unsuccessful runs in 1993, 1995 and 2000... |
Akira Amari |
| Shōzaburō Nakamura | Kenzō Yoneda | Tsuneo Suzuki Tsuneo Suzuki is a Japanese politician serving his sixth term in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 1986 after an unsuccessful run in 1983, both as a member... |
Mineyuki Fukuda Mineyuki Fukuda is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the city assembly of Yokohama for the first time in 1999 and to the House of Representatives for the... |
Motoo Hayashi Motoo Hayashi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , Yamasaki Faction, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet... |
| Sadao Ioku | Yukio Jitsukawa Yukio Jitsukawa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Narita, Chiba and graduate of Hosei University, he had served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first... |
Ikuzō Sakurai Ikuzo Sakurai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the city assembly of Fujisawa... |
Nobuhiro Ōmiya Nobuhiro Omiya is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kitaakita District, Akita and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.- References :... |
Jun Matsumoto Jun Matsumoto , often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of... |
| Akira Amari Akira Amari is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the lower house. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2006 to 2008 and is currently Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform.... |
Taei Nakamoto | Yoshitaka Sakurada | Keisuke Suzuki Keisuke Suzuki is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party serving in the House of Representatives.A native of Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and then worked at the Ministry of Finance. He was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.- References :... |
Ken Saitō |
| Hachirō Okonogi Hachiro Okonogi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected for the first time in 1993.- External links :... |
Yoshitaka Sakurada Yoshitaka Sakurada is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kashiwa, Chiba and graduate of Meiji University, he had served in the city assembly of Kashiwa for two terms since 1987 and in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 1995... |
Hiromichi Watanabe | Taizō Sugimura Taizo Sugimura is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan, representing the Liberal Democratic Party until 2009. He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of The Sunrise Party of Japan.Sugimura was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō... |
Kazunori Tanaka |
| Kunio Tanabe | – | Daishirō Yamagiwa Daishiro Yamagiwa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa, he graduated from Yamaguchi University and received a Ph.D in veterinary medicine from the University of Tokyo... |
Toshio Ukishima Toshio Ukishima is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and a high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a manufacturer of soft drinks.- References :... |
Hirokazu Matsuno |
| Kazunori Tanaka Kazunori Tanaka is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Toyoura District, Yamaguchi and graduate of Hosei University he was elected for the first time in 1996 after serving in local assemblies.-External links:* in... |
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Election result 2009
| LDP: 2,233,560 votes (26.0%), 6 seats | DPJ: 3,695,159 votes (43.0%), 11 seats | Kōmeitō: 862,427 votes (10.0%), 2 seats | ||||||||||||
| # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" (sekihairitsu) Sekihairitsu The is a method used in the proportional representation constituencies for the Japanese House of Representatives to determine the order of candidates placed on the same list position by their party.... | Elected | # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" | Elected | # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" | Elected |
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| 1 | Akira Amari Akira Amari is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the lower house. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2006 to 2008 and is currently Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform.... |
Kanagawa 13 | 97.3% | Elected | 1 | Kazuya Mimura | Kanagawa 2 | 99.5% | Elected | 1 | Shigeyuki Tomita Shigeyuki Tomita is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Choshi, Chiba and graduate of Hitotsubashi University he was elected for the first time in 1990.... |
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| Motoo Hayashi Motoo Hayashi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , Yamasaki Faction, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet... |
Chiba 10 | 90.8% | Elected | Ken'ichi Kaneko | Chiba 11 | 96.3% | Elected | 2 | Noriko Furuya Noriko Furuya is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Urawa, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.... |
Elected | ||||
| Jun Matsumoto Jun Matsumoto , often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of... |
Kanagawa 1 | 87.1% | Elected | Atsushi Chūgo | Chiba 12 | 85.5% | Elected | 3 | Kazufumi Taniguchi Kazufumi Taniguchi is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Wakayama Prefecture and graduate of Soka University he was elected for the first time in 2005.- References :... |
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| Ken Saitō | Chiba 7 | 82.9% | Elected | Kōichirō Katsumata | Kanagawa 15 | 76.1% | Elected | 4 | Takashi Kawanami | – | ||||
| Kazunori Tanaka Kazunori Tanaka is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Toyoura District, Yamaguchi and graduate of Hosei University he was elected for the first time in 1996 after serving in local assemblies.-External links:* in... |
Kanagawa 10 | 77.5% | Elected | Katsuhito Yokokume Katsuhito Yokokume is a Japanese Democratic Party of Japan politician and lawyer.- Biography :The son of a truck driver, Yokokume studied law at Tokyo University, graduating in March 2005... |
Kanagawa 11 | 64.0% | Elected | 5 | Masaaki Kubota | – | ||||
| Hirokazu Matsuno Hirokazu Matsuno is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kisarazu, Chiba and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.- External... |
Chiba 3 | 76.5% | Elected | Makoto Yamazaki | Kanagawa 8 | 57.8% | Elected | YP: 605,358 votes (7.0%), 1 seat | ||||||
| Eisuke Mori Eisuke Mori is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and is the former Minister of Justice under Aso's Administration.... |
Chiba 11 | Won district | Kaname Tajima Kaname Tajima is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Nagoya, Aichi he attended the University of Tokyo and also earned MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania... |
Chiba 1 | Won district | # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" | Elected | ||||
| Yasukazu Hamada Yasukazu Hamada is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Futtsu, Chiba and graduate of Senshu University he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed... |
Chiba 12 | Won district | Yū Kuroda | Chiba d | Won district | 1 | Keiichirō Asao Keiichiro Asao is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Democratic Party of Japan . He was expelled from the DPJ after announcing he would run for a district seat in Kanagawa during the 2009 General election.... |
Kanagawa 4 | 79.3% | Elected | ||||
| Yoshihide Suga Yoshihide Suga is a Japanese politician who had served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the cabinet of Shinzō Abe until August 2007.He was born in Ogachi , Akita Prefecture and obtained an LL.B. from Hosei University in Tokyo... |
Kanagawa 2 | Won district | Kazumasa Okajima | Chiba 3 | Won district | Kenji Eda Kenji Eda is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Okayama City and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1979, attending the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in the United... |
Kanagawa 8 | Won district | ||||||
| Tarō Kōno Taro Kono is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . Born in Hiratsuka, Odawara, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1996... |
Kanagawa 15 | Won district | Yoshihiko Noda Yoshihiko Noda is the current Prime Minister of Japan, a member of the Democratic Party of Japan , and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet... |
Chiba 4 Chiba 4th district Chiba 4th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in Western Chiba and covers the city of Funabashi... |
Won district | 3 | Kō Tanaka | Chiba 5 | 33.2% | – | ||||
| Karen Makishima | Kanagawa 17 | 75.7% | – | Hirotaka Murakoshi | Chiba 5 | Won district | Itoko Noyashiki | Chiba 4 Chiba 4th district Chiba 4th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in Western Chiba and covers the city of Funabashi... |
17.4% | – | ||||
| Daishirō Yamagiwa Daishiro Yamagiwa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa, he graduated from Yamaguchi University and received a Ph.D in veterinary medicine from the University of Tokyo... |
Kanagawa 18 | 74.5% | – | Yukio Ubukata | Chiba 6 | Won district | Masanori Katō | Kanagawa 3 | 16.2% | – | ||||
| Manabu Sakai Manabu Sakai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fuchū, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2005.- External links :... |
Kanagawa 5 | 74.5% | – | Akira Uchiyama Akira Uchiyama is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kashiwa, Chiba and graduate of Senshu University, he was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.- External links :* in Japanese.... |
Chiba 7 | Won district | Yuki Kohira | Chiba 6 | 13.9% | – | ||||
| Ken'ichi Mizuno | Chiba 9 | 74.2% | – | Kimiaki Matsuzaka | Chiba 8 | Won district | JCP: 601,299 votes (7.0%), 1 seat | |||||||
| Jun Hayashi Jun Hayashi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the national newspaper Mainichi Shimbun from 1995 to 2001... |
Kanagawa 4 | 71.8% | – | Sōichirō Okuno | Chiba 9 | Won district | # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" | Elected | |||
| Hachirō Okonogi Hachiro Okonogi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected for the first time in 1993.- External links :... |
Kanagawa 3 | 71.1% | – | Hajime Yatagawa | Chiba 10 | Won district | 1 | Kazuo Shii Kazuo Shii is a Japanese politician and chairman of the Japanese Communist Party .- Early life :Shii was born in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Physical Engineering at Tokyo University... |
PR only | Elected | ||||
| Keisuke Suzuki Keisuke Suzuki is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party serving in the House of Representatives.A native of Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and then worked at the Ministry of Finance. He was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.- References :... |
Kanagawa 7 | 69.9% | – | Yasuhiko Wakai | Chiba 13 | Won district | 2 | Kimie Hatano | – | |||||
| Yoshitaka Sakurada Yoshitaka Sakurada is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kashiwa, Chiba and graduate of Meiji University, he had served in the city assembly of Kashiwa for two terms since 1987 and in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 1995... |
Chiba 8 | 69.8% | – | Mieko Nakabayashi | Kanagawa 1 | Won district | 3 | Takashi Kasaki | Kanagawa 10 | 21.6% | – | |||
| Yukio Jitsukawa Yukio Jitsukawa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Narita, Chiba and graduate of Hosei University, he had served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first... |
Chiba 13 | 68.2% | – | Eiko OKamoto | Kanagawa 3 | Won district | Midori Fujii | Kanagawa 6 | 16.9% | – | ||||
| Zentarō Kamei Zentaro Kamei is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Isehara, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2006.... |
Kanagawa 16 | 67.5% | – | Kazuyoshi Nagashima | Kanagawa 4 | Won district | Yasuhiko Furuya | Kanagawa 3 | 15.4% | – | ||||
| Hiromichi Watanabe Hiromichi Watanabe is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Matsudo, Chiba, he attended Waseda University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Meiji University... |
Chiba 6 | 66.8% | – | Keishū Tanaka | Kanagawa 5 | Won district | Hiroyuki Muneta | Kanagawa 18 | 14.3% | – | ||||
| Shōichi Usui | Chiba 1 | 66.4% | – | Motohisa Ikeda Motohisa Ikeda is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the public broadcaster NHK as a reporter from 1964 to 1989... |
Kanagawa 6 | Won district | Chūhei Ogura | Chiba 2 | 14.3% | – | ||||
| Jirō Akama Jiro Akama is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, he graduated from Rikkyo University and received his master's degree in economic sociology from the University of Manchester... |
Kanagawa 14 | 66.3% | – | Nobuhiko Sutō | Kanagawa 7 | Won district | Kazuko Saitō | Chiba 4 Chiba 4th district Chiba 4th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in Western Chiba and covers the city of Funabashi... |
14.2% | – | ||||
| Kentarō Sonoura Kentaro Sonoura is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election after an unsuccessful run in 2003.-... |
Chiba 5 | 65.3% | – | Hirofumi Ryū Hirofumi Ryu is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka city and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after working at TV Asahi. He is a supporter of the... |
Kanagawa 9 | Won district | Hideo Katō | Chiba 8 | 13.9% | – | ||||
| Ikuzō Sakurai Ikuzo Sakurai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the city assembly of Fujisawa... |
Kanagawa 12 | 62.8% | – | Kōriki Jōjima | Kanagawa 10 | Won district | Akiko Endō | Yamanashi 1 | 13.0% | – | ||||
| Akiko Yamanaka Akiko Yamanaka is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwate Prefecture and graduate of Tsuda College, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. She later... |
Chiba 2 | 58.0% | – | Ikkō Nakatsuka | Kanagawa 12 | Won district | SDP: 369,751 votes (4.3%), 1 seat | |||||||
| Jirō Ono Jiro Ono is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors, formerly a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet... |
Yamanashi 3 | 56.3% | – | Hidnori Tachibana | Kanagawa 13 | Won district | # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" | Elected | |||
| Mikio Fujita Mikio Fujita is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.... |
Chiba 4 Chiba 4th district Chiba 4th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in Western Chiba and covers the city of Funabashi... |
52.6% | – | Kentarō Motomura | Kanagawa 14 | Won district | 1 | Tomoko Abe Tomoko Abe is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives. She is the policy chief of the Social Democratic Party, a small liberal political party. Ms. Abe is also a leader of a group of lawmakers called Energy Shift Japan, who are pushing the government to consider alternatives to... |
Kanagawa 12 | 43.0% | Elected | |||
| Masaaki Akaike Masaaki Akaike is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kōfu, Yamanashi and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after three unsuccessful runs in 1993, 1995 and 2000... |
Yamanashi 1 | 51.2% | – | Yūichi Gotō | Kanagawa 16 | Won district | Keiko Ueda | Chiba 7 | 18.3% | – | ||||
| Mineyuki Fukuda Mineyuki Fukuda is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the city assembly of Yokohama for the first time in 1999 and to the House of Representatives for the... |
Kanagawa 8 | 42.3% | – | Yōsuke Kamiyama | Kanagawa 17 | Won district | 3 | Katsuko Murakami | PR only | – | ||||
| Norihiro Nakayama | Kanagawa 9 | 38.7% | – | Takeshi Hidaka | Kanagawa 18 | Won district | PNP: 102,992 votes (1.2%), no seat | |||||||
| 32 | Yōichirō Esaki Yoichiro Esaki is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shinjuku, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the Industrial Bank of Japan from 1981 to 1993... |
PR only | – | Sakihito Ozawa Sakihito Ozawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kofu, Yamanashi, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and received a master's degree in political science from Saitama University... |
Yamanashi 1 | Won district | # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" | Elected | |||
| 33 | Toshio Ukishima | – | Takehiro Sakaguchi | Yamanashi 2 | Won district | 1 | Satoshi Ichikawa | PR only | – | |||||
| 34 | Seiichi Sasaki | – | Hitoshi Gotō Hitoshi Goto is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kofu, Yamanashi and graduate of Tohoku University, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1980 to 1995. He was elected for the first time in... |
Yamanashi 3 | Won district | NPN: 79,792 votes (0.9%), no seat | ||||||||
| 35 | Kazuhiro Honma | – | 35 | Hirohisa Fujii Hirohisa Fujii is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Japan . A native of Tokyo, graduate of the University of Tokyo and former official of the Ministry of Finance, he was elected to the House of Councilors for the... |
PR only | Elected | # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" | Elected | |||
| – | 36 | Tomohiko Mizuno | Elected | 1 | Toshihisa Kawano | PR only | – | |||||||
| 37 | Mitsuji Ishii | Elected | HRP: 44,162 votes (0.5%), no seat | |||||||||||
| 38 | Tsuyoshi Saitō | Elected | # | Candidate | District | "Loss ratio" | Elected | |||||||
| 39 | Shino Aihara | Elected | 1 | Hakuun Kurokawa | PR only | – | ||||||||
| 40 | Kenji Hamaguchi | – | 2 | Mitsuharu Shiwa | – | |||||||||
| 41 | Kazutaka Enomoto | – | 3 | Shigehiro Ichikawa | – | |||||||||
| 42 | Akio Sonoda | – | 4 | Takashi Yamamoto | – | |||||||||
| – | 5 | Shinji Chiba | – | |||||||||||