Fukuoka 1st district

Fukuoka 1st District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Fukuoka Prefecture single-member districts
PrefectureFukuoka
Proportional DistrictKyushu
Electorate455,222
Current constituency
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativeTakahiro Inoue

Fukuoka 1st district (福岡[県第]1区, Fukuoka[-ken dai-]ichi-ku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. The constituency consists of Higashi-ku, Fukuoka and Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.

History

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In the past, Ryu Matsumoto of DP was an unrivaled candidate. However, he lost to Takahiro Inoue of LDP in the 2012 Japanese general election following a controversial remark he made while serving as Minister of Reconstruction.[1]
At the time, Yūji Shinkai, also an LDP member, was interested in running in the district. Therefore, LDP decided to nominate Inoue and Shinkai as independent candidates and nominate the winning candidate. Inoue ultimately won the election,[2][3] and has since maintained a stable record of victory.

List of representatives

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Election Representative Party Notes
1996 Ryu Matsumoto DPJ (1996)
2000 DPJ
2003
2005
2009
2012 Takahiro Inoue LDP
2014 Independent
2017 LDP
2021

References

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  1. ^ "衆院選・福岡1区 民主牙城を崩した井上貴博氏(自・新)「厳しい戦いだった」". ネットアイビーニュース. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  2. ^ "【福岡1区】井上貴博氏が保守分裂を制す". ネットアイビーニュース. 2014-12-15. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. ^ 福岡1区“仁義なき戦い”自民分裂選で井上氏が勝利[permanent dead link] 産経新聞 2014年12月14日