Akita at-large district
| Akita at-large district | |
|---|---|
| 秋田県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
 | |
| Prefecture | Akita |
| Electorate | 819,474 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillors | Class of 2028:
Class of 2031: |
The Akita at-large district (Japanese: 秋田県選挙区, Hepburn: Akita-ken Senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Akita Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. Councillors are elected to the house by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) for six-year terms. Since the establishment of the current House of Councillors electoral system in 1947, the district has elected two Councillors, one each at elections held every three years. It has 819,474 registered voters as of September 2022.[1]
The Councillors currently representing Akita are:
- Hiroo Ishii (LDP); a former professional baseball in the Nippon Professional Baseball leagues, was elected to his first term in 2010 and re-elected in 2016 and 2022. His current term will end in 2028.
- Shizuka Terata (Independent); elected to her first term in 2019 and re-elected in 2025. Her current term will end in 2031.
Elected Councillors
| Class of 1947 | Election year | Class of 1950 |
|---|---|---|
| (1947: 6-year term) | (1947: 3-year term) | |
| Yasutaka Suzuki (Liberal) |
1947 | Junkichi Ishikawa (Ind.) |
| 1950 | Kōki Haseyama (Liberal) | |
| Hajime Suzuki (Ind.)[note 1] |
1953 | |
| 1956 | Hitoshi Suzuki (Social Democratic) | |
| Koichi Matsuno (LDP)[note 2] |
1958 by-el.[note 3] | |
| 1959 | ||
| 1962 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| Masaji Sawada (Social Democratic) |
1967 by-el.[note 4] | |
| 1968 | Goro Yamazaki (LDP)[note 5] | |
| 1971 | ||
| 1974 | ||
| 1976 by-el.[note 6] | Man Sasaki (LDP) | |
| Hosei Norota (LDP) |
1977 | |
| 1980 | ||
| Hiromitsu Deguchi (LDP) |
1983 | |
| 1986 | ||
| Akio Hosoya (Social Democratic) |
1989 | |
| 1992 | ||
| Katsutoshi Kaneda (LDP) |
1995 | |
| 1998 | Shigenobu Saito (LDP) | |
| 2001 | ||
| 2004 | Yoetsu Suzuki (Ind.) Endorsed by DPJ, SDP | |
| Daigo Matsuura (Ind.) Endorsed by DPJ, SDP, PNP |
2007[4] | |
| 2010[5] | Hiroo Ishii (LDP) | |
| Matsuji Nakaizumi (LDP) |
2013[6] | |
| 2016[7] | ||
| Shizuka Terata (Ind.) |
2019[8] | |
| 2022[9] | ||
| 2025[10] |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shizuka Terata | 219,717 | 47.98 |  2.48
| |
| LDP | Matsuji Nakaizumi | 171,324 | 37.41 | 5.25
| |
| Sanseitō | Miwako Satō | 60,153 | 13.14 |  10.88
| |
| Anti-NHK | Yukihisa Honda | 6,715 | 1.47 | 0.08
| |
| Turnout | 58.57 | 3.01
| |||
| Registered electors | 792,910 | ||||
| Party total seats | Won | Total | Change | ||
| Shizuka Terata (Ind.) | 1 | 1 | 
| ||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 0 | 1 |
| ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Hiroo Ishii (Incumbent) (Endorsed by Komeito) |
194,949 | 42.66% | 11.28
| |
| Independent | Toshihide Muraoka (Endorsed by DPP) |
162,889 | 35.65% | New | |
| Independent | Yuriko Sasa (Endorsed by CDP) |
62,415 | 13.66% | New | |
| JCP | Yuri Fujimoto | 19,983 | 4.37% | New | |
| Sanseito | Mamiko Ito | 10,329 | 2.26% | New | |
| Anti-NHK | Yukihisa Honda | 6,368 | 1.39% | New | |
| Turnout | 833,368 | 55.56% | 0.73
| ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shizuka Terata | 242,286 | 50.5% | − | |
| LDP | Matsuji Nakaizumi | 221,219 | 46.1% | −6.2 | |
| Anti-NHK | Ryuuji Ishioka | 16,683 | 3.5% | − | |
| Turnout | 864,560 | 56.29% | −4.58 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Hiroo Ishii | 290,052 | 53.9% | −1.7 | |
| Democratic | Daigo Matsuura | 236,521 | 44.0% | +5.0 | |
| Happiness Realization | Akira Nishino | 11,131 | 2.1% | +0.7 | |
| Turnout | 897,614 | 60.87% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Matsuji Nakaizumi (endorsed by Komeito) |
260,846 | 52.3 | ||
| Democratic | Daigo Matsuura | 194,497 | 39.0 | ||
| JCP | Yoshio Satake | 36,371 | 7.3 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Akira Nishino | 6,736 | 1.4 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Hiroo Ishii (Endorsed by Sunrise Party) |
328,771 | 55.6 | ||
| Democratic | Yoetsu Suzuki (Endorsed by People's New Party) |
226,217 | 38.3 | ||
| JCP | Kazuhisa Fujita | 36,320 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Daigo Matsuura (Endorsed by DPJ, SDP) |
319,631 | 50.4 | ||
| LDP | Katsutoshi Kaneda (Endorsed by Komeito) |
276,694 | 43.6 | ||
| JCP | Satoshi Suzuki | 38,394 | 6.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
References
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- ^ a b c "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ a b 選挙区 秋田県 開票結果 参院選2007 [Akita At-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b 選挙区 秋田 選挙結果 参議院選挙（参院選）2010 [Akita At-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b 選挙区 秋田 選挙結果 参議院選挙（参院選）2013 [Akita At-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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