Ōita at-large district

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Ōita at-large district
大分県選挙区
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Councillors
PrefectureŌita
Electorate950,450 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1947
Seats2
CouncillorsClass of 2019:
  •   Aki Shirasaka[a] (LDP)

Class of 2022:

  •   Harutomo Koshō (LDP)

Ōita at-large district is a constituency in the House of Councillors of Japan, the upper house of the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It currently elects 2 members to the House of Councillors, 1 per election. It is unique among other Kyushu conservative kingdoms for its willingness to elect opposition members. Shinya Adachi held the districts 2022 seat from 2004, and Kiyoshi Adachi held the 2016 seat until his resignation in 2023, with Tadatomo Yoshida losing the by-election after by an extremely slim margin. This is possibly due to the presence of the city of Ōita, which has shown a willingness to support opposition candidates; it was historically also represented by a second Japan Socialist Party Councilor.

Elected members of House of Councillors[edit]

Class of (1947/1953/...) Election Class of (1950/1956/...)
#1

1947: #1, 6 Year Term

#1

1947: #2, 3 Year Term

Jinzo Iwao
(NCP) 		1947 Masaji Hitotsumatsu
(LP)
1950 Masaji Hitotsumatsu
(Yoshida LP)
Fumio Gotō
(Indep.) 		1953
1956 Yoshitaka Goto
(LDP)
Haruzo Murakami
(LDP) 		1959
1962 Yoshitaka Goto
(LDP)
Haruzo Murakami
(LDP) 		1965
1968 Yoshitaka Goto
(LDP)
Ryohei Kudo
(JSP) 		1971
1974 Hidekazu Iwao † 1976
(LDP)
1976
by-election 		Masao Goto
(OFF)
Seishirō Etō (ATSNS) 1977
1980 Masao Goto
(LDP)
Keigi Kajiwara
(JSP) 		1983
1986 Masao Goto
(LDP)
Keigi Kajiwara
(JSP) 		1989
1992 Ban Kugimiya
(LDP)
Keigi Kajiwara
(JSP) 		1995
1998 Toshiya Nakamichi
(LDP)
Hiroko Goto
(LDP) 		2001
2004 Shinya Adachi
(DPJ)
Yōsuke Isozaki
(LDP) 		2007
2010 Shinya Adachi
(DPJ)
Yōsuke Isozaki
(LDP) 		2013
2016 Shinya Adachi
(DP)
Kiyoshi Adachi
(Indep.) 		2019
2022 Harutomo Kosho
(LDP)
Aki Shirasaka
(LDP) 		2023
by-election

OFF - Oita Farrmers Federation ASTNS - Association To Send a New Style to National Politics †: Died in Office

Election Results[edit]

2023 by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Aki Shirasaka [ja] 196,122 50.04 Increase 3.46
CDP Tadatomo Yoshida 195,781 49.96 New
Registered electors 943,477
Turnout 42.48 Decrease 10.50
2022[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Harutomo Kosho [ja] 228,417 46.58 Increase 0.52
DPP Shinya Adachi
(Incumbent) 		183,258 37.37 New
JCP Kai Yamashita 35,705 7.28 Decrease 3.73
Sanseitō Yūko Shigematsu 21,723 4.43 New
Anti-NHK Taizo Ninomiya 10,770 2.20 Decrease 2.19
Independent Yūichi Kotegawa 10,512 2.14 New
Registered electors 950,511
Turnout 52.98 Increase 2.44
2019[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kiyoshi Adachi 236,153 49.55 New
LDP Yōsuke Isozaki
(Incumbent) 		219,498 46.06 Decrease 1.88
Anti-NHK Taizo Ninomiya 20,909 4.39 New
Registered electors 969,453
Turnout 50.54 Decrease 7.84
2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DP Shinya Adachi
(Incumbent) 		271,783 48.13 New
LDP Harutomo Kosho 270,693 47.94 Decrease 2.04
HRP Atsuko Ueda 22,153 3.92 Increase 1.08
Registered electors 989,634
Turnout 58.38 Increase 5.23
2013[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Yōsuke Isozaki
(Incumbent) 		250,915 49.98 Increase 7.41
Independent Shintaro Goto 137,049 27.30 New
JCP Kai Yamashita 55,249 11.01 Increase 2.26
YP Hideki Urano 44,542 8.87 New
HRP Atsuko Ueda 14,265 2.84 New
Registered electors 981,222
Turnout 53.15 Decrease 9.81
2010[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DPJ Shinya Adachi
(Incumbent) 		294,286 48.68 Decrease 6.14
LDP Kiyoshi Odawara [ja] 257,322 42.57 Increase 9.93
JCP Kai Yamashita 52,863 8.75 Increase 2.57
Registered electors 990,648
Turnout 62.96 Increase 5.23

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Shirasaka was elected in a by-election in 2023, following Kiyoshi Adachi resigning to run for Governor of Ōita Prefecture.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "総務省｜令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ "参議院議員補欠選挙　大分県選挙区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ^ "第26回参議院議員通常選挙　大分県選挙区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ^ "第25回参議院議員通常選挙　大分県選挙区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ^ "第24回参議院議員通常選挙　大分県選挙区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  6. ^ "第23回参議院議員通常選挙　大分県選挙区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  7. ^ "第22回参議院議員通常選挙　大分県選挙区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-31.


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