Tokyo 22nd District (東京都第22区, Tokyo-to dai-junini-ku, or 東京22区, Tokyo nijuni-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was created in 1994 as part of the move to single-member constituencies, and it is currently represented by the Liberal Democratic Party's Tatsuya Ito.

Tokyo 22nd District
東京都第22区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureTokyo
Proportional BlockTokyo
Electorate430,260 (as of 1 September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativeTatsuya Ito

Areas covered

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Current district

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As of 13 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]

As part of the 2022 reapportionments, the remaining sections of Inagi were given to the new 30th district.

Areas 2017–2022

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From the second redistricting in 2017 until the third redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[3][4]

As part of the 2017 redistricting, parts of Inagi city were transferred to the 21st district.

Areas 2002–2017

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From the first redistricting in 2002 until the second redistricting in 2017, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[5]

As part of the 2002 redistricting, Fuchū was moved to the 18th district and Mitaka was gained from that same district.

Areas from before 2002

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From the founding of this district in 1994 until the first redistricting in 2002, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[6]

History

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Elected representatives

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Representative Party Years served Notes
Tatsuya Ito NFP 1996-2000 Joined the LDP and won a seat in the Tokyo PR district
Ikuo Yamahana DPJ 2000-2005 Lost re-election in the 2005 general election
Tatsuya Ito LDP 2005-2009 Lost re-election in the 2009 general election
Ikuo Yamahana DPJ 2009-2012 Lost re-election in the 2012 general election. Won election to the Tokyo PR district in the 2017 general election.
Tatsuya Ito LDP 2012- Incumbent

Election results

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‡ - Also ran for the Tokyo PR district

‡‡ - Also ran for and was elected to the Tokyo PR district

2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Ito
Constitutional Democratic Ikuo Yamahana
Communist Yoshitaka Hirano
Sanseitō Mika Suzuki
Registered electors
Turnout
2021[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Ito (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
131,351 46.9  3.5
Constitutional Democratic Ikuo Yamahana (incumbent - Tokyo PR) 112,393 40.1  4.3
Reiwa Mari Kushibuchi 31,981 11.4 New
Anti-NHK Youhei Hasegawa 4,535 1.6 New
Registered electors 478,721
Turnout 287,281 60.0  4.3
Liberal Democratic hold Swing  3.1
2017[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Ito (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
110,493 43.4  2.6
Constitutional Democratic Ikuo Yamahana‡‡ 91,073 35.8 New
Kibō no Tō Emi Kanegasaki 30,236 11.9 New
Communist Makoto Abe 22,859 9.0  5.6
Registered electors 465,616
Turnout 259,488 55.7  0.4
Liberal Democratic hold Swing  4.3
2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Ito (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
116,757 46.0  6.0
Democratic Ikuo Yamahana 80,014 31.5  8.5
Communist Jun Sakauchi 36,980 14.6  5.7
Japanese Kokoro Akira Shikano 20,288 8.0 New
Registered electors 466,679
Turnout 261,857 56.1  8.3
Liberal Democratic hold Swing  3.4
2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Ito
(endorsed by Komeito)
115,290 40.0  1.7
Democratic Ikuo Yamahana (incumbent)
(endorsed by the PNP)
66,210 23.0  27.6
Restoration Akira Shikano 40,698 14.1 New
Your Ken Tsuyama 37,805 13.1 New
Communist Jun Sakauchi 25,740 8.9  0.4
Happiness Realization Yoshihiro Ihara 2,180 0.8 New
Registered electors 462,725
Turnout 298,180 64.4  3.5
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing  7.8
2009[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ikuo Yamahana 154,904 50.6  13.4
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Ito (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito)
117,315 38.3  13.8
Communist Masafumi Yoshioka 28,556 9.3  0.5
Happiness Realization Ken Tsuyama 5,501 1.8 New
Registered electors 459,207
Turnout 311,893 67.9  1.6
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing  11.1
2005[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Ito
(incumbent - Tokyo PR)
150,404 52.1  8.6
Democratic Ikuo Yamahana (incumbent) 107,417 37.2  8.7
Communist Yoshiharu Wakabayashi 28,356 9.8  0.2
Independent Manyo Yamashita 2,483 0.9 New
Registered electors 442,182
Turnout 293,299 66.3  7.4
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing  11.1
2003[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ikuo Yamahana(incumbent) 113,931 45.9  6.0
Liberal Democratic Tatsuya Ito‡‡ 105,385 42.5  13.5
Communist Yoshiharu Wakabayashi 24,859 10.0  4.3
Independent Moritaka Sato 4,001 1.6 New
Registered electors 432,492
Turnout 254,695 58.9  2.0
Liberal Democratic hold Swing  8.9
2000[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ikuo Yamahana 104,132 38.9  11.8
Liberal Democratic Yuji Shindo 77,761 29.0  7.9
Liberal Morio Suzuki 39,503 14.7 New
Communist Takao Okada 38,318 14.3  0.9
Independent Matsumi Sakai 5,635 2.1 New
Liberal League Koji Tomono 2,687 1.0 New
Registered electors 456,184
Turnout 277,634 60.9  5.6
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing N/A
1996[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Frontier Tatsuya Ito
(incumbent - former Tokyo 11th district)
69,707 29.6 New
Democratic Sadao Yamahana‡‡
(incumbent - former Tokyo 11th district)
63,974 27.1 New
Liberal Democratic Yuji Shindo 49,837 21.1 New
Communist Yoshiko Matsuda 35,762 15.2 New
Social Democratic Nobuto Hosaka‡‡ 13,904 5.9 New
New Socialist Kazumoto Sato 2,526 1.1 New
Registered electors 436,597
Turnout 241,613 55.3 N/A
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing N/A

References

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