Ōita 1st district
1st single member district of Oita Prefecture, formed in 1994
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Ōita 1st District (大分県第1区, Ōita-ken dai-i-ku) is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established as a single-member constituency in 1994 from parts of the original 1st district.
| Ōita 1st District | |
|---|---|
| 大分県第1区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
| |
| Proportional District | Kyushu |
| Electorate | 386,368 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Hiroaki Eto |
Area covered
Current district
As of 5 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:
- Ōita (city) (excluding the former towns of Saganoseki and Notsuharu)
Areas covered before 2013
Before the 2013 redistricting, the area covered by the district were as follows:[2]
Elected representatives
| Representative | Party | Years served | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomiichi Murayama | SDP | 1996 – 2000 | ||
| Ban Kugimiya | DPJ | 2000 – 2003 | ||
| Shuji Kira | Indep. | 2003 – 2005 | ||
| DPJ | 2005 – 2012 | |||
| Youichi Anami | LDP | 2012 – 2014 | ||
| Shuji Kira | DPJ | 2014 – 2017 | ||
| Youichi Anami | LDP | 2017 – 2021 | ||
| Shuji Kira | Indep. | 2021 – 2026 | ||
| Hiroaki Eto | LDP | 2026 – | ||
Election results
‡ - Also ran in the Kyushu PR district
‡‡ - Also ran and won a seat in the Kyushu PR district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Hiroaki Eto‡ | 95,484 | 45.1 |  9.3 | ||
| Independent | Shuji Kira | 71,151 | 33.6 |  15.5 | ||
| Sanseitō | Shinsuke Nonaka‡ | 20,432 | 9.6 | 1.7 | ||
| DPP | Junta Tsutsumi‡ | 15,687 | 7.4 | |||
| JCP | Kai Yamashita | 9,158 | 4.3 | 2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 382,929 | |||||
| Turnout | 56.24 | 3.77 | ||||
| LDP gain from Independent | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shuji Kira | 96,944 | 49.1 | 0.3 | |
| LDP | Hiroaki Eto‡ | 70,584 | 35.8 | 2.3 | |
| Sanseitō | Shinsuke Nonaka‡ | 15,626 | 7.9 | ||
| JCP | Kai Yamashita | 14,186 | 7.2 | 0.8 | |
| Registered electors | 383,997 | ||||
| Turnout | 52.47 | 0.70 | |||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shuji Kira (incumbent - Kyushu PR) (endorsed by the Oita Prefectural Federations of the CDP and the DPP) |
97,117 | 48.8 | ||
| LDP | Maiko Takahashi‡ | 75,932 | 38.1 | ||
| JCP | Kai Yamashita | 15,889 | 8.0 | ||
| Independent | Shigetaka Nishimiya | 6,216 | 3.1 | ||
| Anti-NHK | Misaki Nonaka | 4,001 | 2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 204,954 | 53.2 | |||
| Independent gain from LDP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Youichi Anami‡ (incumbent - Kyushu PR) (endorsed by Komeito) | 90,422 | 46.4 | ||
| Kibō no Tō | Shuji Kira‡‡ (incumbent) | 87,392 | 44.8 | ||
| JCP | Megumi Kotegawa | 17,082 | 8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 119,060 | 52.0 | |||
| LDP gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shuji Kira‡ | 94,893 | 48.3 | ||
| LDP | Youichi Anami‡‡ (incumbent) | 88,507 | 45.0 | ||
| JCP | Shigeru Yamamoto | 13,113 | 6.7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from LDP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Youichi Anami‡ (endorsed by Komeito) |
84,848 | 39.9 | ||
| Democratic | Shuji Kira‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by the PNP) |
74,590 | 35.0 | ||
| Restoration | Hiroshi Kuwahara‡ (endorsed by Your Party) | 34,367 | 16.2 | ||
| JCP | Shigeru Yamamoto | 9,316 | 4.4 | ||
| Tomorrow | Kotegawa Hiroshi‡ (endorsed by New Party Daichi) |
8,586 | 4.0 | ||
| Independent | Someya Seiji | 1,149 | 0.5 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| LDP gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shuji Kira‡ (incumbent) | 141,665 | 59.0 | ||
| LDP | Youichi Anami‡ (endorsed by Komeito) |
80,855 | 33.6 | ||
| JCP | Kai Yamashita‡ | 14,821 | 6.2 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Tayoko Takahata | 2,893 | 1.2 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shuji Kira‡ (incumbent) | 94,594 | 39.3 | ||
| Independent | Seiichi Eto | 90,667 | 37.7 | ||
| LDP | Sato Ren‡‡ (incumbent - Kyushu PR) | 46,205 | 19.2 | ||
| JCP | Hiroko Kawano | 9,369 | 3.9 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from Independent | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shuji Kira (endorsed by the DPJ) | 105,628 | 48.6 | ||
| LDP | Seiichi Eto‡‡ | 101,789 | 46.8 | ||
| JCP | Eizo Tsutumi | 8,646 | 4.0 | ||
| Independent | Someya Seiji | 1,254 | 0.6 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ban Kugimiya‡ | 96,223 | 47.0 | ||
| LDP | Seiichi Eto‡ | 94,094 | 46.0 | ||
| JCP | Masami Doi | 12,073 | 5.9 | ||
| Independent | Noriaki Kameyama | 2,252 | 1.1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from Social Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic | Tomiichi Murayama‡ | 106,258 | 59.5 | ||
| LDP | Seiich Eto‡‡ | 57,301 | 32.1 | ||
| JCP | Noboru Mieno | 10,666 | 6.0 | ||
| Liberal League | Yasuhiro Tomozawa‡ | 2,813 | 1.6 | ||
| Independent | Noriaki Kameyama | 1,574 | 0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 185,627 | 62.9 | |||
| Social Democratic win (new seat) | |||||