Miyagi 1st district
| Miyagi 1st District | |
|---|---|
| 宮城県第1区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of Miyagi Prefecture single-member districts (1-6) | |
| Prefecture | Miyagi |
| Proportional District | Tohoku |
| Electorate | 439,697[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Toru Doi |
Miyagi 1st district (Japanese: 宮城県第1区, Hepburn: Miyagi-ken Daiikku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located on the island of Honshu,[2] in Miyagi Prefecture. It, along with Miyagi 2nd district and parts of districts 3 and 4, cover the city of Sendai and the surrounding suburbs.
As of 2020, the district was home to 437,128 constituents.[3]
The district is represented by Toru Doi of the Liberal Democratic Party.[4]
Areas covered
[edit]Current district
[edit]After rezoning in 2022, the district covers the following areas:
As a result of the rezoning, the district has returned to the state it was in before 2017.
Areas 2017–2022
[edit]From 2017 to 2022, the district covered the following areas:
- Sendai
- Aoba-ku
- Taihaku-ku (excluding the former town of Akiu)
As a result of the 2017 rezoning, the area of the former town of Akiu was moved into the 3rd district.
Areas from pre–2017
[edit]From its creation in 1994 until redistricting in 2017, the district covered the following areas:
Elected representatives
[edit]| Representative | Party | Years served | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuo Aichi | NFP | 1996-2000 | ||
| Azuma Konno | DPJ | 2000-2005 | ||
| Tōru Doi | LDP | 2005-2009 | ||
| Kazuko Kōri | DPJ | 2009-2012 | ||
| Tōru Doi | LDP | 2012- | Incumbent | |
Election results
[edit]‡ - Also ran in the Tohoku proportional representation block
‡‡ - Ran and won a seat in the Tohoku proportional representation block
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toru Doi‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
101,964 | 43.4 | ||
| CDP | Akiko Okamoto‡‡ (incumbent - Tohoku PR) | 96,649 | 41.2 | ||
| Ishin | Sayaka Shundo‡ | 23,033 | 9.8 | ||
| Independent | Yoshie Okusa | 13,174 | 5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 240,075 | 54.6 | |||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toru Doi‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito and Party for Japanese Kokoro) |
100,123 | 46.2 | ||
| CDP | Akiko Okamoto‡‡ (elected to the Tohoku PR) |
78,704 | 36.3 | ||
| Kibō no Tō | Yuta Ito‡ | 24,047 | 11.1 | ||
| Restoration | Masaki Hatekayama‡ | 10,001 | 4.6 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Satoshi Yui | 2,413 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Imadome Naoto | 1.547 | 0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 222,012 | 51.5 | |||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toru Doi‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
93,345 | 46.8 | ||
| Democratic | Kazuko Kori‡‡ (incumbent) (won in thE Tohoku PR district) |
81,113 | 40.7 | ||
| JCP | Hideaki Matsui | 25,063 | 12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 206,868 | 49.0 | |||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toru Doi‡ | 87,482 | 39.2 | ||
| Democratic | Kazuko Kori‡‡ (incumbent - Tohoku PR) (endorsed by the PNP) |
60,916 | 27.3 | ||
| Your | Hiroki Hayashi‡‡ (endorsed by the Japan Restoration Party) |
38,316 | 17.2 | ||
| Tomorrow | Masato Yokota‡ | 16,557 | 7.4 | ||
| JCP | Tatsuya Sumino | 13,454 | 6.0 | ||
| Social Democratic | Takashi Kuwashima‡ | 6,547 | 2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 229,462 | 55.2 | |||
| LDP gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kazuko Kori‡ (incumbent - Tohoku PR) | 149,980 | 58.5 | ||
| LDP | Toru Doi‡ (incumbent) | 87,401 | 34.1 | ||
| JCP | Tatsuya Sumino | 14,547 | 5.7 | ||
| Independent | Takuomi Yajima | 2,987 | 1.2 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Keiichi Toda | 1,344 | 0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 260,629 | 64.8 | |||
| Democratic gain from LDP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toru Doi‡ | 117,236 | 47.3 | ||
| Democratic | Kazuko Kori‡‡ | 115,264 | 46.5 | ||
| JCP | Tatsuya Sumino | 15,470 | 6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 251,455 | 63.2 | |||
| LDP gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Azuma Konno‡ | 106,821 | 50.8 | ||
| LDP | Toru Doi‡ | 84,565 | 40.2 | ||
| JCP | Naoko Kanno | 18,960 | 9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 215,884 | 54.7 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Azuma Konno‡ | 88,864 | 42.0 | ||
| LDP | Kazuo Aichi‡ (incumbent) | 73,839 | 34.9 | ||
| JCP | Ikuko Endo‡ | 28,281 | 13.4 | ||
| Social Democratic | Katsuo Okita‡ | 20,416 | 9.7 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from New Frontier | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Frontier | Kazuo Aichi | 77,817 | 40.8 | ||
| Democratic | Tomiko Okazaki‡ | 56,537 | 29.7 | ||
| LDP | Kodo Asano‡ | 28,351 | 14.9 | ||
| JCP | Ikuko Endo‡ | 26,346 | 13.8 | ||
| Independent | Masaya Okamoto | 1,535 | 0.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| New Frontier win (new seat) | |||||
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