Niigata 1st district

Niigata 1st district (新潟県第1区, Nigata dai-ikku or 新潟1区, Nigata ikku) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the National Diet of Japan (national legislature), represented by Chinami Nishimura of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan since 2017. It is located in Niigata City, the capital of Niigata Prefecture, and covers central parts of former Niigata City (before 2007). It has the smallest district area among the House districts in Niigata Prefecture.[1] As of 2017, 439,968 eligible voters were registered in the district[2]

Niigata 1st District
National Diet constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureNiigata
RegionHokuriku-Shinetsu Block
Electorate439,968 (2017)
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyConstitutional Democratic Party
RepresentativeChinami Nishimura
Created fromNiigata 1st SNTV "medium-sized" district

History

Before 1996, the amendment of Public Offices Election Act that introduced FPTP “small” voting system, this area had been part of former Niigata 1st district where three Representatives had been elected by single non-transferable vote. The two candidates contesting the former 1st district, Rokuzaemon Yoshida (LDP) and Nobuyuki Sekiyama (DPJ) had continued to run until 2000.

In General Election 2003, Democratic Party of Japan has fielded Chinami Nishimura, former Member of Niigata Prefecture Assembly, and she defeated Yoshida in 2003, 2005 and 2009 elections.[3] In 2012, when Democratic Party of Japan lost the reins of government, Toru Ishizaki, a new LDP candidate, defeated Nishimura. In 2014, Nishimura was defeated again, but elected through the proportional representation block.

In General Election 2017, Nishimura joined the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan,[4] and defeated Ishizaki. Ishizaki was elected through the proportional representation block.

Election Results
General Election 2017: Niigata 1st district[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Constitutional Democratic Chinami Nishimura[6] 128,045 53.1 6.1
Liberal Democratic Toru Ishizaki 113,045 46.9 0.1
Turnout 241,090 56.14 9.17
Constitutional Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
General Election 2014: Niigata 1st district[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Toru Ishizaki 92,656 47.0 2.9
Democratic Chinami Nishimura 84,573 42.9 7.3
Communist Akihiro Machida 20,037 10.2 2.4
Turnout 197,266 46.97 6.23
Liberal Democratic hold Swing
General Election 2012: Niigata 1st district[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Toru Ishizaki 97,010 44.1 9.9
Democratic Chinami Nishimura 78,283 35.6 24.5
Tomorrow Kou Uchimura 27,749 12.6 N/A
Communist Katsutoshi Takeda 17,071 7.8 1.4
Turnout 220,113 53.20 14.28
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing
General Election 2009: Niigata 1st district[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chinami Nishimura 169,389 60.1 10.4
Liberal Democratic Rokuzaemon Yoshida 90,626 32.2 10.6
Communist Katsutoshi Takeda 17,919 6.4 1.1
Happiness Realization Koji Matsumoto 3,690 1.3 N/A
Turnout 281,624 67.48 0.86
Democratic hold Swing
General Election 2005: Niigata 1st district[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chinami Nishimura 136,391 49.7 1.4
Liberal Democratic Rokuzaemon Yoshida 117,652 42.8 1.6
Communist Yukio Kawamata 18,134 7.8 2.5
Turnout 274,584 66.62 9.6
Democratic hold Swing
General Election 2003: Niigata 1st district[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chinami Nishimura 119,297 51.1 16.0
Liberal Democratic Rokuzaemon Yoshida 96,107 41.2 2.0
Communist Yukio Kawamata 18,134 7.8 2.5
Turnout 274,584 57.02 3.37
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing

References
  1. "新潟県（Niigata Prefecture）：新潟県における衆議院議員の小選挙区". www.pref.niigata.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. "総務省｜平成24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". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  3. For the results of elections after 2003, see website of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  4. "衆院選　与野党対決の構図固まる：本県　西村氏は立憲民主で出馬". 新潟日報（Niigata Nippo） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  5. "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  6. The CDP is the successor party of the DP in this district, therefore the voting figures of the DP candidate are used as a reference.
  7. "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  8. "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  9. "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  10. "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  11. "総務省｜衆議院議員総選挙・最高裁判所裁判官国民審査結果". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-06.

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