Yamagata at-large district
The Yamagata at-large district (Japanese: 山形県選挙区, Hepburn: Yamagata-ken Senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Yamagata 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 898,671 registered voters as of September 2022.[1]
| Yamagata at-large district | |
|---|---|
| 山形県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
| Prefecture | Yamagata |
| Electorate | 898,671 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillors | Class of 2028: Class of 2031: |
Elected Councillors
| Class of 1947 | Election year | Class of 1950 |
|---|---|---|
| (1947: 6-year term) | (1947: 3-year term) | |
| Shigeyasu Kosugi (Ind.) |
1947 | Rokurōbē Ogata (Ind.) |
| 1950 | Mataji Kobayashi (Socialist) | |
| Saburo Unno (Left Socialist) |
1953 | |
| 1956 | Yasusuke Matsuzawa (Socialist)[note 1] | |
| Michio Murayama (LDP) |
1959 | |
| 1959 by-el.[note 2] | Isami Shirai (LDP) | |
| 1962 | Isami Shirai (LDP) | |
| Gorō Itō (LDP) |
1965 | |
| 1968 | Isami Shirai (LDP) | |
| Gorō Itō (LDP) |
1971 | |
| 1974 | Tōkichi Abiko (LDP) | |
| Keigi Furuya (LDP) |
1977 | |
| 1980 | Tōkichi Abiko (LDP) | |
| Keigi Furuya (LDP) |
1983 | |
| 1986 | Teibin Suzuki (LDP) | |
| Yasumatsu Hoshikawa (Rengō no Kai) |
1989 | |
| 1992 | Teibin Suzuki (LDP) | |
| Masatoshi Abe (Ind.) |
1995 | |
| 1998 | Koichi Kishi (LDP) | |
| Masatoshi Abe (LDP) |
2001 | |
| 2004 | Koichi Kishi (LDP) | |
| Yasue Funayama (DPJ) | 2007[4] | |
| 2010[5] | Koichi Kishi (LDP) | |
| Mizuho Onuma (LDP) |
2013[6] | |
| 2016[7] | Yasue Funayama (Ind.) | |
| Michiya Haga (Ind.) |
2019[8] | |
| 2022[9] | Yasue Funayama (DPP) | |
| Michiya Haga (Ind.) |
2025[10] |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (CDP) | Michiya Haga (Endorsed by CDP and DPFP) | 248,864 | 46.81 | 3.43[a] | |
| LDP | Rika Ōuchi | 194,478 | 36.58 | 7.47 | |
| Sanseitō | Tomoaki Satō | 66,262 | 12.46 | 10.37 | |
| JCP | Osamu Miidera | 17,387 | 3.27 | 0.32 | |
| Anti-NHK | Manabu Ōnuki | 4,701 | 0.88 | 0.43 | |
| Turnout | 62.55 | 0.68 | |||
| Registered electors | 860,991 | ||||
| Party total seats | Won | Total | Change | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
| Democratic Party For the People | 1 | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPP | Yasue Funayama | 269,494 | 49.0 | 10.05 (compared to 2016 result) | |
| LDP | Rika Ōuchi | 242,433 | 44.0 | 3.3 | |
| JCP | Shō Ishikawa | 19,767 | 3.6 | ||
| Sanseitō | Akira Kuroki | 11,481 | 2.1 | ||
| Anti-NHK | Akira Koizumi | 7,217 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | 61.87 | 1.13 | |||
| Registered electors | 899,997 | ||||
| Party total seats | Won | Total | Change | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
| Democratic Party For the People | 1 | 1 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Mizuho Onuma (endorsed by Komeito) |
272,779 | 48.2 | ||
| Green Wind | Yasue Funayama (Endorsed by SDP) |
252,040 | 44.6 | ||
| JCP | Toshio Ota | 33,718 | 6.0 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Ryota Shirotori | 7,193 | 1.3 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Koichi Kishi | 263,987 | 43.6 | ||
| Democratic | Yosei Umetsu (Endorsed by People's New Party) |
222,942 | 36.8 | ||
| Your | Hiroaki Kawano | 88,238 | 14.6 | ||
| JCP | Toshio Ota | 30,348 | 5.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yasue Funayama (Endorsed by People's New Party) |
371,071 | 57.3 | ||
| LDP | Mieko Shinohara (Endorsed by Komeito) |
238,515 | 36.8 | ||
| JCP | Masayuki Sato | 38,008 | 5.9 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
Notes
- ^ compared to 2019 result
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "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 "選挙区 山形県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Yamagata At-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 山形 選挙結果 参議院選挙（参院選）2010" [Yamagata At-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b "選挙区 山形 選挙結果 参議院選挙（参院選）2013" [Yamagata At-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "平成28年7月10日執行 参議院議員通常選挙 速報結果" [House of Councilors general election breaking news results]. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Election Results 2019". NHK. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b 山形 参議院選挙結果・開票速報 参院選2022 - NHK [Yamagata at-large constituency]. NHK. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ a b 山形 選挙速報・結果 参議院選挙2025 – NHK [Yamagata at-large constituency]. NHK. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.