Osaka 18th district

Osaka 18th district
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of the Osaka Prefecture single seats
PrefectureOsaka
Proportional DistrictKinki
Electorate426,329[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyIshin
RepresentativeTakashi Endo
MunicipalitiesIzumi, Izumiōtsu, Kishiwada, Takaishi, and Senboku District.

Osaka 18th district (大阪府第18区, Osaka-fu dai-ju-hakku or simply 大阪18区, Osaka-ju-hakku ) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Osaka Prefecture.

Areas covered

Since 1994

[2][3]

List of representatives

Election Representative Party Notes
1996[4] Taro Nakayama LDP
2000[5]
2003[6]
2005[7]
2009[8] Osamu Nakagawa Democratic
PLF
Tomorrow
2012[9] Takashi Endo Restoration
2014[10] Innovation
2017[11] Ishin
2021[12]
2024[13]
2026

Election results

2026

2026
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ishin Takashi Endo 121,948 58.4 Increase7.2
LDP Takatsugu Uchida 58,889 28.2 Increase4.4
JCP Hideki Baba 27,906 13.4 Decrease0.8
Registered electors 424,263
Turnout 52.90 Increase5.21
Ishin hold

2024

2024[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ishin Takashi Endo 99,973 51.24
LDP Takatsugu Uchida 46,366 23.77
JCP Hideki Baba 27,675 14.19
Sanseitō Yoshinori Matsuoka 21,086 10.81 New
Majority 53,607 27.47
Registered electors 427,656
Turnout 47.69 Decrease 5.22
Ishin hold

2021

2021[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ishin Takashi Endo 118,421 52.97
LDP Noboru Kamitani 61,597 27.55
CDP Yasushi Kawato 24,490 10.95 New
JCP Ryosuke Mochizuki 19,075 8.53
Majority 56,824 25.42
Registered electors 434,309
Turnout 52.91 Increase 6.64
Ishin hold

2017

2017[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ishin Takashi Endo 87,040 44.32 New
LDP Noboru Kamitani
(Won PR seat) 		80,198 40.83
JCP Tadashige Yano 29,164 14.85
Majority 6,842 3.49
Registered electors 437,120
Turnout 46.27 Decrease 2.43
Ishin hold

2014

2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Innovation Takashi Endo 88,638 44.24 New
LDP Noboru Kamitani
(Won PR seat) 		82,460 41.15
JCP Tadashige Yano 29,275 14.61
Majority 6,178 3.09
Registered electors 425,818
Turnout 48.70 Decrease 7.24
Innovation hold

2012

2012[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Restoration Takashi Endo 100,312 43.68 New
LDP Noboru Kamitani 83,388 36.31
Tomorrow Osamu Nakagawa 24,467 10.65 New
JCP Tadashige Yano 21,500 9.36
Majority 16,924 7.37
Registered electors 425,921
Turnout 55.94 Decrease 9.55
Restoration gain from Tomorrow

2009

2009[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Osamu Nakagawa 132,399 48.60
LDP Taro Nakayama 104,699 38.43
JCP Yasuki Ōtsuka 27,440 10.07
Happiness Realization Yutaka Nishikawa 7,915 2.91 New
Majority 27,700 10.17
Registered electors 424,742
Turnout 65.49 Increase 1.30
Democratic gain from LDP

2005

2005[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Taro Nakayama 139,616 52.90
Democratic Osamu Nakagawa 93,402 35.39
JCP Yasuki Ōtsuka 30,912 11.71
Majority 46,214 17.51
Registered electors 420,929
Turnout 64.19 Increase 7.94
LDP hold

2003

2003[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Taro Nakayama 108,996 47.94
Democratic Osamu Nakagawa
(Won PR seat) 		89,930 39.56
JCP Yasuki Ōtsuka 28,417 12.50
Majority 19,066 8.38
Registered electors 417,574
Turnout 56.25
LDP hold

2000

2000[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Taro Nakayama 103,402 47.47
Democratic Makoto Kita 64,259 29.50 New
JCP Nobuo Kokubo 42,750 19.63
Liberal League Shinobu Okitsu 7,402 3.40
Majority 39,143 17.97
Registered electors
Turnout
LDP hold

1996

1996[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Taro Nakayama 88,147 41.82 New
New Frontier Yasuto Ōnishi 78,822 37.39 New
JCP Nobuo Kokubo 38,932 18.47 New
Liberal League Tatsuya Matsumoto 4,892 2.32 New
Majority 9,325 4.43
Registered electors
Turnout
LDP win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第131回国会　制定法律の一覧 >法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". House of Representatives of Japan. November 25, 1994. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "Osaka" (PDF). Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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  8. ^ a b "第45回衆議院議員総選挙 - 大阪18区". The Asahi Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "開票結果 小選挙区 大阪". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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  13. ^ a b "2024年衆議院議員総選挙 大阪". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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