Fukuoka 1st District | |
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Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
Prefecture | Fukuoka |
Proportional District | Kyushu |
Electorate | 455,222 |
Current constituency | |
Seats | One |
Party | LDP |
Representative | Takahiro Inoue |
Fukuoka 1st district (福岡[県第]1区, Fukuoka[-ken dai-]ichi-ku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. The constituency consists of Higashi-ku, Fukuoka and Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.
In the past, Ryu Matsumoto of DP was unrivaled, but he lost to Takahiro Inoue of LDP in 2012 Japanese general election due to a slip of the tongue while serving as Minister of Reconstruction.[1]
Meanwhile, Yūji Shinkai, a LDP member like Inoue, was seeking to run in the district.
Therefore, LDP decided to nominate Inoue and Shinkai as independent candidates and nominate the winning candidate. As a result of the election, Inoue won,[2][3] and then Inoue has continued to win in a stable election campaign.
Election | Representative | Party | Notes |
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1996 | Ryu Matsumoto | DPJ (1996) | |
2000 | DPJ | ||
2003 | |||
2005 | |||
2009 | |||
2012 | Takahiro Inoue | LDP | |
2014 | Independent | ||
2017 | LDP | ||
2021 |