Niigata 3rd District | |
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新潟県第3区 | |
Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
Prefecture | Niigata |
Proportional Block | Hokuriku Shinetsu |
Electorate | 381,835 (as of 1 September 2022)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1994 |
Seats | One |
Party | LDP |
Representative | Hiroaki Saito |
Niigata 3rd District (新潟県第3区, Niigata-ken dai-san-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. The district was created as part of the move from multi-member districts to single-member districts in the House of Representatives.
As of 2 February 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]
As part of the 2022 redistricting, Kita ward is now fully under the jurisdiction of the 3rd district, and Akiha Ward was gained from the 4th district.[2]
From the first redistricting in 2013, until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[3][4]
As part of the 2013 redistricting, the 3rd district gained sections of Kita Ward from the 1st district.
From the creation of the district in 1994, until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered bny this district were as follows:[5]
Representatives | Party | Years served | Notes | |
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Yamato Inaba | LDP | 1996–2009 | ||
Takahiro Kuroiwa | DPJ | 2009–2012 | ||
Hiroaki Saito | LDP | 2012–2014 | ||
Takahiro Kuroiwa | DPJ | 2014–2017 | ||
Indep. | 2017–2021 | |||
Hiroaki Saito | LDP | 2021- | Incumbent |
‡ - Also ran in the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR election
‡‡ - Also ran and won in the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Hiroaki Saito‡ (incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR) | 102,564 | 53.6 | 4.5 | |
Constitutional Democratic | Takahiro Kuroiwa‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by the JCP) |
88,744 | 46.4 | New | |
Registered electors | 298,289 | ||||
Majority | 13,820 | 7.2 | 7.1 | ||
Turnout | 194,007 | 65.0 | 1.7 | ||
Liberal Democratic gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Takahiro Kuroiwa (incumbent) (endorsed by the JCP, SDP and the Liberal Party) |
95,644 | 49.2 | New | |
Liberal Democratic | Hiroaki Saito‡ (incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR) (endorsed by Komeito) |
95,594 | 49.1 | 4.9 | |
Independent | Yoichi Mimura | 3,375 | 1.7 | New | |
Registered electors | 312,835 | ||||
Majority | 50 | 0.1 | 4.8 | ||
Turnout | 198,056 | 63.3 | 8.3 | ||
Independent gain from Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Takahiro Kuroiwa‡ | 82,619 | 49.1 | 7.7 | |
Liberal Democratic | Hiroaki Saito‡‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
74,319 | 44.2 | 2.8 | |
Communist | Makoto Ito | 11,214 | 6.7 | 0.5 | |
Registered electors | 314,215 | ||||
Majority | 8,300 | 4.9 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 171,404 | 54.6 | 5.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Hiroaki Saito‡ (endorsed by Komeito) |
92,280 | 50.2 | 17.4 | |
Democratic | Takahiro Kuroiwa‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by the PNP) |
76,135 | 41.4 | 24.6 | |
Communist | Shinichi Tanaka | 11,465 | 6.2 | New | |
Independent | Yoichi Mimura | 4,075 | 2.2 | New | |
Registered electors | 318,635 | ||||
Majority | 16,145 | 8.8 | 24.4 | ||
Turnout | 189,970 | 59.6 | 14.5 | ||
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Takahiro Kuroiwa‡ | 154,985 | 66.0 | New | |
Liberal Democratic | Yamato Inaba‡ (incumbent) | 77,058 | 32.8 | 17.3 | |
Happiness Realization | Tomikawa Masamitsu | 2,668 | 1.1 | New | |
Registered electors | 323,892 | ||||
Majority | 77,927 | 33.2 | New | ||
Turnout | 239,874 | 74.1 | 4.2 | ||
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Yamato Inaba‡ (incumbent) | 111,695 | 50.1 | 5.8 | |
Social Democratic | Masuji Miyazaki‡ | 73,114 | 32.8 | 3.4 | |
People's New | Yasushi Suzuki‡ | 23,845 | 10.7 | New | |
Communist | Shinichi Tanaka | 14,132 | 6.3 | 1.6 | |
Registered electors | 328,478 | ||||
Majority | 38,581 | 17.3 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 229,475 | 69.9 | 8.1 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Yamato Inaba‡ (incumbent) | 108,627 | 55.9 | 4.7 | |
Social Democratic | Hachiro Kuramochi‡ | 70,256 | 36.2 | 20.5 | |
Communist | Shinichi Tanaka | 15,399 | 7.9 | 1.0 | |
Registered electors | 328,821 | ||||
Majority | 38,371 | 19.7 | 5.2 | ||
Turnout | 203,080 | 61.8 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Yamato Inaba‡ (incumbent) | 111,819 | 51.2 | 15.2 | |
Liberal | Saburo Shirasawa‡ | 57,409 | 26.3 | New | |
Social Democratic | Hachiro Kuramochi‡ | 34,320 | 15.7 | New | |
Communist | Keizo Inagaki | 15,045 | 6.9 | 0.1 | |
Registered electors | Unknown | ||||
Majority | 54,410 | 24.9 | 18.8 | ||
Turnout | Unknown | 68.6 | 2.4 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Yamato Inaba‡ (incumbent - former Niigata 2nd District) | 79,635 | 36.0 | New | |
Independent | Uichiro Iwamura | 66,067 | 29.9 | New | |
New Progressive Party (Japan) | Saburo Shirasawa (incumbent - former Niigata 2nd District) | 60,223 | 27.3 | New | |
Communist | Shoichi Tasaki | 15,110 | 6.8 | New | |
Registered electors | 322,841 | ||||
Majority | 13,568 | 6.1 | New | ||
Turnout | 229,056 | 71.0 | New | ||
Liberal Democratic win (new seat) |