The Aomori at-large district (Japanese: 青森県選挙区, Hepburn: Aomori-ken Senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Aomori Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. Councillors are elected to the house by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) for six-year terms. Since the establishment of the current House of Councillors electoral system in 1947, the district has elected two Councillors, one each at elections held every three years. It has 1,122,948 registered voters as of September 2015.[1]
| Aomori at-large district | |
|---|---|
| 青森県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
 | |
| Prefecture | Aomori |
| Electorate | 1,069,653 (as of September 2022)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillors | Class of 2019:
Motome Takisawa （CDP） |
Elected Councillors
edit| class of 1947 | election year | class of 1950 |
|---|---|---|
| (1947: 6-year term) | (1947: 3-year term) | |
| Naotake Satō (Ind.) |
1947 | Zenjirō Hirano (Democratic) |
| 1950 | Tetsuo Kudō (Liberal) | |
| Naotake Satō (Ryokufūkai) |
1953 | |
| 1953 by-el. | Junzo Sasamori (Progressive) | |
| 1956 | Junzo Sasamori (LDP) | |
| Naotake Satō (Ryokufūkai) |
1959 | |
| 1962 | Junzo Sasamori (LDP) | |
| Bunji Tsushima (LDP) |
1965 | |
| 1968 | Tatsuo Yamazaki (Ind.) | |
| Bunji Tsushima (LDP) |
1971 | |
| Iwazo Terashita (LDP) |
1973 by-el. | |
| 1974 | Tatsuo Yamazaki (LDP) | |
| Iwazo Terashita (LDP) |
1977 | |
| Kanpei Matsuo (LDP) |
1980 by-el. | |
| 1980 | Tatsuo Yamazaki (LDP) | |
| Kanpei Matsuo (LDP) |
1983 | |
| 1986 | Tatsuo Yamazaki (Ind.) | |
| Takao Mikami (Ind.) |
1989 | |
| 1991 by-el. | Kanpei Matsuo (Liberal National Congress) | |
| 1992 | Kanpei Matsuo (LDP) | |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki (New Frontier) |
1995 | |
| 1998 | Masami Tanabu (Ind.) | |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki (LDP) |
2001 | |
| 2004 | Masami Tanabu (DPJ) | |
| Kōji Hirayama (DPJ) |
2007 | |
| 2010[3] | Tsutomu Yamazaki (LDP) | |
| Motome Takisawa (LDP) |
2013[4] | |
| 2016[5] | Masayo Tanabu (DP) | |
| Motome Takisawa (LDP) |
2019[6] | |
| 2022[7] | Masayo Tanabu (CDP) |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDP | Masayo Tanabu | 277,009 | 53.45 | New | |
| Liberal Democratic | Naohito Saito | 216,265 | 41.73 | ||
| Sanseitō | Eitaro Nakajō | 13,607 | 2.63 | New | |
| Anti-NHK | Akira Sasaki | 11,335 | 2.19 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,073,060 | ||||
| Turnout | 49.49 |  6.55
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Motome Takisawa | 239,757 | 51.5 | +0.2 | |
| CDP | Satoru Odagiri | 206,582 | 44.4 | − | |
| Anti-NHK | Hinako Koyama | 19,310 | 4.1 | − | |
| Turnout | 1,109,104 | 42,94% |  12.37
| ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Masayo Tanabu | 302,867 | 49.2 | New | |
| Liberal Democratic | Tsutomu Yamazaki | 294,815 | 47.9 | − | |
| Happiness Realization Party | Yuuki Mikuni | 18,071 | 2.9 | − | |
| Turnout | 1,140,629 | 55,31% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Motome Takisawa (endorsed by Komeito) |
261,575 | 51.3 | ||
| People's Life | Kōji Hirayama (endorsed by Social Democratic Party, Green Wind) |
76,432 | 15.0 | ||
| Your | Rina Hatano | 63,528 | 12.5 | ||
| Independent | Shin Kudo (endorsed by Democratic Party) |
53,062 | 10.4 | ||
| JCP | Yo Yoshimata | 48,290 | 9.5 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Akihiro Ishita | 6,659 | 1.3 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Tsutomu Yamazaki | 287,385 | 46.8 | ||
| Democratic | Rina Hatano (Endorsed by People's New Party) |
222,875 | 36.3 | ||
| Sunrise | Sekio Masuta | 49,102 | 8.0 | ||
| JCP | Yo Yoshimata | 31,040 | 5.1 | ||
| Social Democratic | Kiyohiko Yamada | 23,803 | 3.9 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
edit- Aomori 1st district - one of 4 districts that represents Aomori Prefecture in the House of Representatives
References
edit- "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
Footnotes
edit- ^ As of 2 September 2015. "平成２７年９月２日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Number of resident and non-resident enrolled voters as of 2 September 2015] (in Japanese). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "選挙区 青森 選挙結果 参議院選挙（参院選）2010" [Aomori At-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 青森 選挙結果 参議院選挙（参院選）2013" [Aomori At-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ a b "2016参院選 | 参議院選挙 | 選挙アーカイブス | Nhk選挙Web". NHK. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "青森 選挙区 | 参院選 2019 | Nhk選挙Web". NHK. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "第26回参議院議員通常選挙 青森県選挙区". NHK. Retrieved 3 November 2023.