Niigata 3rd district
Niigata 3rd District
新潟県第3区
Parliamentary constituencyfor the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureNiigata
Proportional BlockHokuriku Shinetsu
Electorate381,835 (as of 1 September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyCDP
RepresentativeTakahiro Kuroiwa

Niigata 3rd District (新潟県第3区, Niigata-ken dai-san-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. The district was created as part of the move from multi-member districts to single-member districts in the House of Representatives.

Areas covered

Current district

As of 2 February 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]

As part of the 2022 redistricting, Kita ward is now fully under the jurisdiction of the 3rd district, and Akiha Ward was gained from the 4th district.[2]

Areas 2013–2022

From the first redistricting in 2013, until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[3][4]

  • Niigata (city)
    • Kita Ward (former city of Toyosaka)
      • Centra Government Office (excluding Hosoyama, Kosugi, Junimae and Yokogoshi)
      • Sumireno 4 within North Branch Office jurisdiction
  • Shibata
  • Murakami
  • Gosen
  • Agano
  • Tainai
  • Kitakanbara District
  • Higashikanbara District
  • Iwafune District

As part of the 2013 redistricting, the 3rd district gained sections of Kita Ward from the 1st district.

Areas from before 2013

From the creation of the district in 1994, until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered bny this district were as follows:[5]

Elected representatives

Representatives Party Years served Notes
Yamato InabaLDP1996 – 2009
Takahiro KuroiwaDPJ2009–2012
Hiroaki SaitoLDP 2012 – 2014
Takahiro Kuroiwa DPJ 2014 – 2017
Indep.2017–2021
Hiroaki SaitoLDP 2021 – 2024
Takahiro Kuroiwa CDP2024 –

Election results

‡ - Also ran in the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR election

‡‡ - Also ran and won in the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR election

Elections in the 2020s

2024[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CDPTakahiro Kuroiwa‡105,275 49.3 Increase2.9
LDPHiroaki Saitō‡‡94,984 44.5 Decrease9.1
IshinYūichirō Yoshimura ‡13,370 6.3
Registered electors370,462
Turnout58.82 Decrease6.22
CDPgain from LDP
2021[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDPHiroaki Saito‡(incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR)102,564 53.6 Increase4.5
CDPTakahiro Kuroiwa‡(incumbent)(endorsed by the JCP)88,744 46.4 New
Registered electors298,289
Majority13,820 7.2 Increase7.1
Turnout194,007 65.0 Increase1.7
LDPgain from IndependentSwing

Elections in the 2010s

2017[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IndependentTakahiro Kuroiwa(incumbent)(endorsed by the JCP, SDP and the Liberal Party)95,644 49.2 New
LDPHiroaki Saito‡(incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR)(endorsed by Komeito)95,594 49.1 Increase4.9
Independent Yoichi Mimura 3,375 1.7 New
Registered electors312,835
Majority50 0.1 Decrease4.8
Turnout198,056 63.3 Increase8.3
Independentgain from DemocraticSwing
2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DemocraticTakahiro Kuroiwa‡82,619 49.1 Increase7.7
LDPHiroaki Saito‡‡(incumbent)(endorsed by Komeito)74,319 44.2 Increase2.8
JCPMakoto Ito 11,214 6.7 Increase0.5
Registered electors314,215
Majority8,300 4.9 Decrease3.9
Turnout171,404 54.6 Decrease5.0
Democraticgain from LDPSwing
2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDPHiroaki Saito‡(endorsed by Komeito)92,280 50.2 Increase17.4
DemocraticTakahiro Kuroiwa‡(incumbent)(endorsed by the PNP)76,135 41.4 Decrease24.6
JCPShinichi Tanaka 11,465 6.2 New
IndependentYoichi Mimura 4,075 2.2 New
Registered electors318,635
Majority16,145 8.8 Decrease24.4
Turnout189,970 59.6 Decrease14.5
LDPgain from DemocraticSwing

Elections in the 2000s

2009[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DemocraticTakahiro Kuroiwa‡154,985 66.0 New
LDPYamato Inaba‡(incumbent)77,058 32.8 Decrease17.3
Happiness RealizationTomikawa Masamitsu 2,668 1.1 New
Registered electors323,892
Majority77,927 33.2 New
Turnout239,874 74.1 Increase4.2
Democraticgain from LDPSwing
2005[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDPYamato Inaba‡(incumbent)111,695 50.1 Decrease5.8
Social DemocraticMasuji Miyazaki‡73,114 32.8 Decrease3.4
People's NewYasushi Suzuki‡23,845 10.7 New
JCPShinichi Tanaka 14,132 6.3 Decrease1.6
Registered electors328,478
Majority38,581 17.3 Decrease2.4
Turnout229,475 69.9 Increase8.1
LDPholdSwing
2003[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDPYamato Inaba‡(incumbent)108,627 55.9 Increase4.7
Social DemocraticHachiro Kuramochi‡70,256 36.2 Increase20.5
JCPShinichi Tanaka 15,399 7.9 Increase1.0
Registered electors328,821
Majority38,371 19.7 Decrease5.2
Turnout203,080 61.8 Decrease6.8
LDPholdSwing
2000[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDPYamato Inaba‡(incumbent)111,819 51.2 Increase15.2
LiberalSaburo Shirasawa‡57,409 26.3 New
Social DemocraticHachiro Kuramochi‡34,320 15.7 New
JCPKeizo Inagaki 15,045 6.9 Increase0.1
Registered electorsUnknown
Majority54,410 24.9 Increase18.8
TurnoutUnknown68.6 Decrease2.4
LDPholdSwing

Elections in the 1990s

1996[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDPYamato Inaba‡(incumbent - former Niigata 2nd District)79,635 36.0 New
IndependentUichiro Iwamura66,067 29.9 New
New Progressive Party (Japan)Saburo Shirasawa(incumbent - former Niigata 2nd District)60,223 27.3 New
JCPShoichi Tasaki 15,110 6.8 New
Registered electors322,841
Majority13,568 6.1 New
Turnout229,056 71.0 New
LDPwin (new seat)

References

  1. ^"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]. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ ab新潟県 [Niigata Prefecture] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ^"衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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  5. ^"法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  6. ^開票速報 小選挙区：新潟 - 2024衆議 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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  10. ^新潟3区 - 第46回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 46th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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  12. ^新潟3区 - 第44回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 44th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  13. ^新潟3区 - 第43回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 43rd House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  14. ^新潟3区 - 第42回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 42nd House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  15. ^新潟3区 - 第41回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 41st House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.

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