Gunma At-Large District (群馬県選挙区, Gunma-ken Senkyoku) is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It consists of Gunma Prefecture and elects two Councillors, one per election.
Gunma at-large district | |
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群馬県選挙区 | |
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
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Prefecture | Gunma |
Electorate | 1,610,202 (as of September 2022)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1947 |
Seats | 2 |
Councillors | Class of 2019:
Class of 2022: |
Between 1947 and 2007 Gunma was represented by four Councillors, electing two at a time by single non-transferable vote. Like most two-member districts Gunma often split seats between the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) despite being a conservative stronghold and home to the families of Prime Ministers Fukuda, Nakasone and Obuchi. Councillors from Gunma include Fukuda's brother Hiroichi and Nakasone's son Hirofumi.
Current Councillors
editAs of 24 January 2023, the district is currently represented by 2 Councillors, both of the Liberal Democratic Party. They are, in order of election year:
- Masato Shimizu (LDP) - Class of 2019
- Hirofumi Nakasone (LDP) - Class of 2022
Elected Councillors
editElection results
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Nakasone (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
476,017 | 63.8 | ||
Independent | Keiko Shirai (Endorsed by the CDP and the DPP) |
138,429 | 18.6 | ||
Communist | Tamotsu Takahashi | 69,490 | 9.3 | ||
Sanseitō | Tetsuro Niikura | 39,523 | 5.3 | ||
Anti-NHK | Tadashi Kojima | 22,276 | 3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,608,605 | ||||
Majority | 337,588 | 45.2 | |||
Turnout | 780,013 | 48.5 | |||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Masato Shimizu (Endorsed by Komeito) |
400,369 | 53.9 | N/A | |
Constitutional Democratic | Atsuko Saito (Endorsed by the DPP, SDP and the JCP) |
286,651 | 38.6 | ||
Anti-NHK | Mikako Maeda | 55,209 | 7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,630,505 | ||||
Majority | 113,718 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 785,577 | 51.8 | |||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Nakasone (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
527,371 | 66.0 | ||
Democratic | Hirohito Horikoshi (Endorsed by the JCP and the SDP) |
248,615 | 31.1 | ||
Happiness Realization | Akira Yasunaga | 23,550 | 2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,650,035 | ||||
Majority | 278,756 | 34.9 | |||
Turnout | 833,268 | 50.5 | |||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ichita Yamamoto (Incumbent) | 580,144 | 71.9 | ||
Democratic | Fujiko Kagaya | 123,725 | 15.3 | ||
Communist | Setsuko Tenahashi | 91,905 | 11.4 | ||
Happiness Realization | Akira Yasunaga | 11,200 | 1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,621,683 | ||||
Majority | 456,419 | 56.6 | |||
Turnout | 839,221 | 51.8 | |||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Nakasone | 558,659 | 60.6 | 30.3 | |
Democratic | Yukio Tomioka (Incumbent) | 287,934 | 31.2 | 3.3 | |
Communist | Setsuko Tanahashi | 75,792 | 8.2 | +2.4 | |
Registered electors | 1,627,796 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 953,075 | 58.6 | |||
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratic loss (seat eliminated) |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ichita Yamamoto (Incumbent) (Endorsed by Komeito) |
530,114 | 62.0 | ||
People's New | Koji Fukuda (Endorsed by the DPJ) | 230,663 | 27.0 | ||
Communist | Hiroaki Sakai | 94,713 | 11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,627,803 | ||||
Majority | 299,451 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 888,780 | 54.6 | 4.1 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Democratic loss (seat eliminated) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Yukio Tomioka | 314,996 | 34.5 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Nakasone (Incumbent) | 276,229 | 30.3 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Kosei Ueno | 268,043 | 29.4 | ||
Communist | Masaki Ogasawara | 53,215 | 5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,620,993 | ||||
Turnout | 940,176 | 58.0 | 2.7 | ||
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ichita Yamamoto (Incumbent) | 362,947 | 40.4 | ||
Democratic | Giichi Tsunoda (Incumbent) | 250,203 | 27.8 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Mayumi Yoshikawa | 222,191 | 24.7 | ||
Communist | Shinmei Ogasawara | 45,647 | 5.1 | ||
Liberal League | Haruyo Tsuchiya | 18,467 | 1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,604,073 | ||||
Turnout | 942,233 | 58.7 | 5.6 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Democratic gain from Socialist | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Nakasone (Incumbent) | 303,032 | 33.7 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Kosei Ueno (Incumbent) | 228,288 | 25.4 | ||
Independent | Shio Yamazaki | 173,672 | 19.3 | ||
Communist | Yoshikazu Arima | 136,957 | 15.2 | ||
Liberal League | Yurikawa KiYA | 56,595 | 6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,571,793 | ||||
Turnout | 954,078 | 60.7 | |||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ichita Yamamoto | 348,439 | 44.2 | ||
Socialist | Giichi Tsunoda | 214,713 | 27.3 | ||
New Progressive Party (Japan) | Ichiro Abe | 183,323 | 27.3 | ||
Communist | Ryoichi Arima | 41,236 | 5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,535,604 | ||||
Turnout | 815,713 | 53.1 | 18.1 | ||
Liberal Democratic gain from Socialist | Swing | ||||
Socialist gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Nakasone | 281,834 | 34.7 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Kosei Ueno | 275,793 | 34.0 | ||
Democratic Reform Party | Sukuro Akane | 208,089 | 25.6 | ||
Communist | Keigo Onodera | 46,266 | 5.7 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | |||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Giichi Tsunoda | 442,897 | 44.9 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Ichita Yamamoto | 240,152 | 24.4 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Susumu Mogami | 130,281 | 13.2 | ||
Independent | Minoru Komai | 124,582 | 12.6 | ||
Communist | Keigo Onodera | 40,747 | 4.1 | ||
Independent | Katsuo Uemura | 3,797 | 0.4 | ||
Kyoikutō | Michiki Umezawa | 3,047 | 0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,418,891 | ||||
Turnout | 1,010,676 | 71.2 | 3.5 | ||
Socialist gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Hirofumi Nakasone | 364,103 | 34.4 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Koichi Fukuda (Incumbent) | 354,964 | 33.5 | ||
Socialist | Giichi Tsunoda | 302,159 | 28.6 | ||
Communist | Kinnosuke Yoshimura | 37,065 | 3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,367,045 | ||||
Turnout | 1,098,284 | 80.3 | 0.6 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratic gain from Socialist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ichita Yamamoto (Incumbent) | 301,765 | 34.6 | 11.3 | |
Liberal Democratic | Susumu Mogami | 269,477 | 30.9 | 6.7 | |
Socialist | Giichi Tsunoda | 259,896 | 29.8 | 4.7 | |
Communist | Kinnosuke Yoshimura | 40,707 | 4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,325,243 | ||||
Turnout | 896,659 | 67.7 | 6.1 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratic gain from Socialist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Koichi Fukuda | 456,665 | 45.9 | N/A | |
Socialist | Yuzuru Yamada | 249,943 | 25.1 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Susumu Mogami | 241,171 | 24.2 | N/A | |
Communist | Kinnosuke Yoshimura | 47,829 | 4.8 | 3.6 | |
Registered electors | 1,280,446 | ||||
Turnout | 1,035,497 | 80.9 | 0.7 | ||
Liberal Democratic gain from Socialist | Swing | ||||
Socialist gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ichita Yamamoto | 482,753 | 54.9 | 20.8 | |
Socialist | Shigamitsu Akanegakubo | 288,019 | 32.8 | 1.3 | |
Communist | Shoji Sato | 108,398 | 12.3 | 4.2 | |
Registered electors | 1,237,278 | ||||
Turnout | 913,482 | 73.8 | 4.1 | ||
Liberal Democratic gain from Socialist | Swing | ||||
Socialist gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Toshio Kurihara | 299,386 | 31.7 | New | |
Liberal Democratic | Susumu Mogami | 252,333 | 26.7 | New | |
Liberal Democratic | Ichiro Sada (Incumbent) | 240,354 | 25.5 | 11.3 | |
Communist | Shoji Sato | 79,105 | 8.4 | 4.8 | |
Kōmeitō | Akira Niiyama | 72,967 | 7.7 | New | |
Registered electors | 1,183,622 | ||||
Turnout | 965,954 | 81.6 | 0.7 | ||
Socialist gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Shigemitsu Akanegakubo | 261,083 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Kunio Takahashi | 203,113 | 26.5 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Eichiro Kondo | 194,304 | 25.4 | ||
Communist | Shoji Sato | 61,753 | 8.1 | ||
Independent | Takayuki Fukushima | 45,359 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,130,126 | 69.7 | −12.6 |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ichiro Sata | 306,309 | 36.8 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Shigesada Marumo | 253,450 | 30.5 | ||
Socialist | Shigemitsu Akanegakubo | 242,230 | 29.1 | ||
Communist | Tadao Miyazawa | 30,037 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,044,537 | 82.3 | +31.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ichiro Sata | 291,042 | 56.3 | ||
Socialist | Shigemitsu Akanegakubo | 193,756 | 37.5 | ||
Communist | Tadao Miyazawa | 26,481 | 5.1 | ||
Independent | Gen Takada | 5,908 | 1.1 | ||
Turnout | 51.2 | −21.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Yoichi Yamato | 195,901 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Eichiro Kondo | 189,517 | 27.5 | ||
Independent | Kaneko Takeda | 143,366 | 20.8 | ||
Hideko Mogami | 17.6 | ||||
Communist | Tadao Miyasawa | 23,107 | 3.4 | ||
Independent | Rinkichi Hirayama | 16,738 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 719,678 | 72.7 | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Budayu Kogure | 319,019 | 48.3 | ||
Socialist | Akimichi Ito | 188,920 | 28.6 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Kyohei Suzuki | 95,464 | 14.5 | ||
Democratic Socialist | Rinkichi Hirayama | 31,601 | 4.8 | ||
Communist | Akira Honjo | 25,096 | 3.8 | ||
Turnout | 946,430 | 72.8 | +2.1 |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | Yoichi Yamato | 152,182 | 23.8 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Hideko Mogami | 143,871 | 22.5 | ||
Liberal Democratic | Yoshio Ino | 137,973 | 21.6 | ||
Independent | June Saito | 129,431 | 20.2 | ||
Socialist | Unjuro Muto | 62,447 | 9.8 | ||
Communist | Akira Honjo | 13,643 | 2.1 | ||
Turnout | 931,203 | 70.7 | −3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Budayu Kogure | 316,867 | 49.3 | ||
Socialist | Kendo Ito | 190,794 | 29.7 | ||
Ryokufūkai | Renjiro Iijima | 111,983 | 17.4 | ||
Communist | Akira Honjo | 22,648 | 3.5 | ||
Turnout | 898,828 | 74.4 | −4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Yoshio Iyoku | 165,371 | 25.5 | ||
Kaishintō | Hideko Mogami | 135,649 | 20.9 | ||
Left Socialist | Kinichi Umezu | 98,284 | 15.1 | ||
Independent | Ichiro Usuda | 95,597 | 14.8 | ||
Independent | Kojima Gunzo | 60,059 | 9.3 | ||
Independent | Kiyoo Sakaino | 42,045 | 6.5 | ||
Ryokufūkai | Masahiko Urano | 40,375 | 6.2 | ||
Communist | Akira Honjo | 10,766 | 1.7 | ||
Turnout | 856,811 | 78.6 | +16.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Renjiro Iijima | 143,180 | 22.0 | ||
Democratic | Kyohei Suzuki | 102,525 | 15.8 | ||
Socialist | Shigemitsu Akanegakubo | 97,487 | 15.0 | ||
National Democratic | Hideko Mogami | 96,874 | 14.9 | ||
Liberal | Shintaro Matsuura | 57,684 | 8.9 | ||
National Democratic | Kogure Sanshiro | 54,942 | 8.4 | ||
National Democratic | Junichi Suzuki | 48,220 | 7.4 | ||
Communist | Kamitsu Endo | 39,965 | 6.1 | ||
Labourers and Farmers | Etsutaro Kurihara | 9,725 | 1.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,127,914 | 61.7 | +24.7 |
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kiyoo Sakaino | 177,792 | 59.3 | ||
Socialist | Kiyomi Noma | 104,244 | 34.8 | ||
Communist | Kichitaro Yokemura | 17,662 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 37.0 | −31.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Takehoshi Tokuzo | 109,032 | 20.9 | ||
Socialist | Kinichi Umezu | 93,033 | 17.8 | ||
Democratic | Kihi Sanshiro | 71,688 | 13.7 | ||
Democratic | Junichi Suzuki | 69,337 | 13.3 | ||
Democratic | Kiyoo Sakaino | 66,573 | 12.8 | ||
Democratic | Shiro Kurita | 32,783 | 6.3 | ||
Independent | Seigo Motegi | 22,067 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | Matsudaira Shunosuke | 16,722 | 3.2 | ||
Communist | Kichitaro Yokemura | 16,293 | 3.1 | ||
Liberal | Hayashi Yoshige | 15,198 | 2.9 | ||
Independent | Taketaro Ikebu | 6,459 | 1.2 | ||
Independent | Araki Tokisugu | 2,884 | 0.6 | ||
Turnout | 823,481 | 68.9 | N/A |
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