Okinawa 3rd district
| Okinawa 3rd District | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of Okinawa Prefecture single-member districts | |
| Prefecture | Okinawa |
| Proportional District | Kyushu |
| Electorate | 316,908 (2021) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Aiko Shimajiri |
| Created from | Okinawa's at-large "medium-sized" district |
| Municipalities | Nago, Okinawa City, Uruma, Kunigami District and parts of Shimajiri District (Iheya and Izena) |
Okinawa 3rd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Okinawa Prefecture and encompasses the cities of Nago, Okinawa, Uruma, Kunigami District and parts of Shimajiri District (Iheya and Izena). As of 2016, 312,171 eligible voters were registered in the district.[1]
In 2018 the district was represented by Denny Tamaki of the Liberal Party who automatically forfeited his seat after becoming a gubernatorial candidate in September. The by-election was not held in the immediate by-election slot in October 2018, but only in April 2019 because a Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the malapportionment in the last general election to the House of Representatives was still pending.[2][3] The by-election date was later announced to be 21 April 2019. In the 2019 election, Tomohiro Yara, freelance journalist and strong opponent of the relocation of the Futenma US Marine base, defeated Aiko Shimajiri, former member of the Diet Upper House and minister.[4] However, the 2021 general elections reversed the results.[5] Reportedly, this was due to increased support for the LDP among younger voters because of the party's harder line on China and proactive security policy.[6]
List of representatives
[edit]| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kōsuke Uehara | SDP | 1996 – 2000 | ||
| Mitsuko Tōmon | SDP | 2000 – 2003 | ||
| Chiken Kakazu | LDP | 2003 – 2009 | ||
| Denny Tamaki | DPJ | 2009 – 2012 | ||
| PLF | 2012 | |||
| TPJ | 2012 | |||
| Natsumi Higa | LDP | 2012 – 2014 | ||
| Denny Tamaki | LP | 2014 – 2017 | ||
| Ind. | 2017 – 2018 | Resigned to run in the 2018 Okinawa gubernatorial election | ||
| Vacant (September 2018 – April 2019) | ||||
| Tomohiro Yara | Ind. | 2019 – 2021 | ||
| Aiko Shimajiri | LDP | 2021 – | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Aiko Shimajiri | ||||
| Constitutional Democratic | Tomohiro Yara | ||||
| Sanseitō | Tsukasa Shinjō | New | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Aiko Shimajiri | 87,710 | 52.14 |  8.63
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| Constitutional Democratic | Tomohiro Yara | 80,496 | 47.86 |  8.63
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| Turnout | 54.00 | 10.01
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| Liberal Democratic gain from Independent | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tomohiro Yara | 77,156 | 56.49 | 1.37
| |
| Liberal Democratic | Aiko Shimajiri | 59,428 | 43.51 | 3.21
| |
| Turnout | 43.99 | 10.06
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| Independent hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Denny Tamaki | 95,517 | 57.86 | 2.12
| |
| Liberal Democratic | Natsumi Higa (endorsed by Kōmeitō) | 66,527 | 40.30 | 0.27
| |
| Happiness Realization | Tatsurō Kinjō | 3,031 | 1.84 | N/A | |
| Majority | 28,990 | 17.56 | |||
| Turnout | 54.05 | 3.40
| |||
| Independent hold | Swing | 1.20
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Life | Denny Tamaki (endorsed by JCP, SDP, PLP, OSMP, the Greens and Shinfūkai) | 89,110 | 59.97 | 23.91
| |
| Liberal Democratic | Natsumi Higa (elected by PR, endorsed by Kōmeitō) | 59,491 | 40.03 | 3.54
| |
| Majority | 29,619 | 19.94 | |||
| Turnout | 50.65 | ||||
| People's Life gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | 13.73
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Natsumi Higa (endorsed by NKP) | 68,523 | 43.57 | 19.82
| |
| Tomorrow | Denny Tamaki (elected by PR, endorsed by NPD) | 56,711 | 36.06 | 12.66
| |
| Restoration | Toshio Ōshiro (endorsed by YP) | 12,503 | 7.95 | N/A | |
| Communist | Noboru Miyazato | 10,269 | 6.53 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Hironobu Sakihama | 7,404 | 4.71 | N/A | |
| Happiness Realization | Tatsurō Kinjō | 1,874 | 1.19 | 0.31
| |
| Majority | 11,812 | 7.51 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democratic gain from Tomorrow | Swing | 16.24
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Denny Tamaki (endorsed by PNP and OSMP) | 89,266 | 48.72 | 24.76
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| Liberal Democratic | Chiken Kakazu (endorsed by NKP) | 43,513 | 23.75 | 18.76
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| Social Democratic | Shūsei Arakawa (endorsed by OSMP) | 24,911 | 13.60 | 16.38
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| Independent | Tōru Odo | 23,920 | 13.06 | N/A | |
| Happiness Realization | Tatsurō Kinjō | 1,613 | 0.88 | N/A | |
| Majority | 45,753 | 24.97 | |||
| Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | 21.76
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Chiken Kakazu (endorsed by NKP) | 72,407 | 42.51 | ||
| Social Democratic | Mitsuko Tōmon (endorsed by OSMP) | 51,074 | 29.98 | ||
| Democratic | Denny Tamaki | 40,819 | 23.96 | ||
| Communist | Ken Inohara | 6,043 | 3.55 | ||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Chiken Kakazu (endorsed by NKP) | 62,975 | 38.5 | ||
| Social Democratic | Mitsuko Tōmon (elected by PR, endorsed by DPJ and OSMP) | 58,931 | 36.0 | ||
| Independent | Kōnosuke Kokuba (endorsed by NCP) | 35,149 | 21.5 | ||
| Communist | Ken Inohara | 6,581 | 4.0 | ||
| Liberal Democratic gain from Social Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic | Mitsuko Tōmon (endorsed by LL and OSMP) | 68,378 | 33.8 | ||
| Independents' Club | Kenjirō Nishida | 52,089 | 25.8 | ||
| Liberal Democratic | Chiken Kakazu (elected by PR, endorsed by NKP and NCP) | 48,622 | 24.1 | ||
| Democratic | Kōsuke Uehara | 32,917 | 16.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic | Kōsuke Uehara | 80,534 | 47.0 | ||
| Liberal Democratic | Chiken Kakazu | 45,591 | 26.6 | ||
| Liberal League | Yoshimasa Takaesu | 24,699 | 14.4 | ||
| Communist | Maneyoshi Furugen | 20,532 | 12.0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)
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- ^ Mainichi Shimbun, September 14, 2018: 衆院選 沖縄３区補選は行わず 「１票の格差」訴訟により
- ^ "Tomohiro Yara wins Okinawa No. 3 district Lower House by-election with platform opposing new Henoko base". Ryuku shimbo. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo pushes Henoko issue as opponents reel from new setback". The Asahi Shimbun. 7 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
- ^ Park, Ju-min (31 October 2021). "In Japan's Okinawa, ruling party's tough China stance helps win young voters". Reuters. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021.
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