Tokyo 15th district
for the Japanese House of Representatives
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Tokyo 15th District (東京都第15区, Tokyo-to jugo-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 1994 as part of the change to single-member districts, and it is currently represented by Natsumi Sakai, member of the CDP.
Areas covered
Current district
As of 13 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:
- Kōtō, since the creation of the district
Elected representatives
Representative | Party | Years served | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Koji Kakizawa | LDP | 1996–1999 | Redistricted from the former 15th district. Resigned his seat to run in the 1999 Tokyo gubernatorial election.[2] | |
Ben Kimura | LDP | 1999–2000 | Lost re-election. | |
Koji Kakizawa | Ind. | 2000–2003 | Retired from politics. | |
Ben Kimura | LDP | 2003–2009 | Lost re-election. | |
Shozo Azuma | DPJ | 2009–2012 | ||
PLF | 2012 | |||
TPJ | 2012 | Lost re-election. | ||
Mito Kakizawa | Your | 2012–2013 | ||
Ind. | 2013 | |||
Unity | 2013–2014 | |||
JIP | 2014–2016 | Re-elected in 2014. | ||
DP | 2016–2017 | |||
Kibō | 2017 | Re-elected in the Tokyo PR block. | ||
Tsukasa Akimoto | LDP | 2017–2021 | Resigned mid-term. | |
Mito Kakizawa | Ind. | 2021–2024 | Resigned mid-term.[3] | |
Natsumi Sakai | CDP | 2024– |
Election results
‡ - Also ran in the Tokyo PR district election
‡‡ - Also ran and won in the Tokyo PR district election
The 2024 by-election in the constituency was called following the arrest and a court ruling of the former LDP state minister Mito Kakizawa,[4] who was arrested and found guilty on vote buying charges.[5][6]
The voter turnout was 40.70%, 18.03% lower than the previous election's 58.73%, marking the constituency's lowest.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constitutional Democratic | Natsumi Sakai (Supported by the JCP, SDP) | 49,476 | 29.0 | ![]() | |
Independent | Genki Sudo (Endorsed by Reiwa Shinsengumi) | 29,669 | 17.4 | New | |
Ishin | Yui Kanazawa (Endorsed by FEFA) | 28,461 | 16.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Akari Iiyama | 24,264 | 14.2 | New | |
Independent | Hirotada Ototake (Endorsed by FnK, DPP) | 19,655 | 11.5 | New | |
Sanseitō | Rina Yoshikawa | 8,639 | 5.1 | New | |
Independent | Tsukasa Akimoto | 8,061 | 4.7 | New | |
Anti-NHK | Katsuya Fukunaga | 1,410 | 0.8 | New | |
Tsubasa | Ryosuke Nemoto | 1,110 | 0.7 | New | |
Registered electors | 430,285 | ||||
Turnout | 175,126 | 40.7 | ![]() | ||
Constitutional Democratic gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mito Kakizawa (incumbent - Tokyo PR) (endorsed by the LDP) | 76,251 | 32.0 | New | |
Constitutional Democratic | Masae Ido‡ (endorsed by the SDP) | 58,978 | 24.8 | New | |
Ishin | Yui Kanazawa‡ | 44,882 | 18.8 | New | |
Independent | Hiroshi Imamura (endorsed by the LDP) | 26,628 | 11.2 | New | |
Independent | Takashi Ino | 17,514 | 7.4 | ![]() | |
Japan First | Makoto Sakurai | 9,449 | 4.0 | New | |
Independent | Koji Yoshida | 4,608 | 1.9 | New | |
Registered electors | 424,125 | ||||
Turnout | 249,089 | 58.7 | ![]() | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Tsukasa Akimoto‡ (incumbent - Tokyo PR) (endorsed by Komeito) | 101,155 | 45.6 | ![]() | |
Kibō no Tō | Mito Kakizawa‡‡ (incumbent) | 70,325 | 31.7 | New | |
Communist | Toshio Yoshida | 34,943 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Independent | Takashi Ino | 15,667 | 7.4 | ![]() | |
Registered electors | 412,336 | ||||
Turnout | 229,218 | 55.6 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democratic gain from Innovation | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Innovation | Mito Kakizawa‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by the JRP) | 88.507 | 41.3 | New | |
Liberal Democratic | Tsukasa Akimoto‡‡ (incumbent - Tokyo PR) (endorsed by Komeito) | 85,714 | 40.0 | ![]() | |
Communist | Toshio Yoshida | 31,384 | 14.6 | ![]() | |
Independent | Takashi Ino | 8,759 | 4.1 | New | |
Registered electors | 395,474 | ||||
Turnout | 221,584 | 56.0 | ![]() | ||
Innovation gain from Your | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Your | Mito Kakizawa‡ (incumbent - Tokyo PR) (endorsed by the JRP) | 88,222 | 36.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democratic | Tsukasa Akimoto‡‡ (endorsed by Komeito) | 74,159 | 31.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mieko Tanaka‡ | 29,355 | 12.3 | ![]() | |
Communist | Toshio Yoshida | 18,667 | 7.8 | ![]() | |
Tomorrow | Shozo Azuma‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by the NDP) | 15,667 | 7.4 | New | |
Registered electors | 386,411 | ||||
Turnout | 247,496 | 64.1 | ![]() | ||
Your gain from Democratic | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shozo Azuma‡ | 105,131 | 42.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democratic | Ben Kimura‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 80,054 | 32.3 | ![]() | |
Your | Mito Kakizawa‡‡ | 38.808 | 15.7 | New | |
Communist | Toshio Yoshida | 22,176 | 8.9 | ![]() | |
Registered electors | 375,924 | ||||
Turnout | 229,218 | 67.3 | ![]() | ||
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ben Kimura‡ (incumbent - Tokyo PR) (endorsed by Komeito) | 123,021 | 54.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Shozo Azuma‡ (incumbent) | 79,621 | 35.2 | ![]() | |
Communist | Toshio Yoshida | 23,659 | 10.5 | ![]() | |
Registered electors | 348,023 | ||||
Turnout | 231,331 | 66.5 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ben Kimura‡ | 69,164 | 35.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Shozo Azuma‡ (incumbent - Tokyo PR) | 58,616 | 30.0 | ![]() | |
Independent Society | Koji Kakizawa | 47,843 | 24.5 | New | |
Communist | Haruta Atsuyuki | 19,610 | 10.0 | ![]() | |
Registered electors | 332,572 | ||||
Turnout | 200,707 | 60.4 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Koji Kakizawa | 54,298 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democratic | Ben Kimura‡ (incumbent) | 52,892 | 28.1 | ![]() | |
Communist | Haruta Atsuyuki | 29,412 | 15.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Tatsuharu Mawatari‡ | 27,654 | 14.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal | Shozo Azuma‡‡ | 22,800 | 12.1 | New | |
Independent | Kaoru Kondo | 1,302 | 0.7 | New | |
Registered electors | 309,356 | ||||
Turnout | 193,348 | 62.5 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Ben Kimura | 89,605 | 51.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Kazuko Yoshida | 53,490 | 30.5 | New | |
Communist | Muneharu Fusa | 32,541 | 18.5 | ![]() | |
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Koji Kakizawa‡ (incumbent - former Tokyo 6th) | 61,701 | 36.4 | New | |
New Frontier | Akira Kuroyanagi | 46,969 | 27.7 | New | |
Communist | Muneharu Fusa | 29,901 | 17.7 | New | |
Democratic | Noboru Osawa | 28,181 | 16.6 | New | |
Independent | Yoshihisa Kitaura | 2,629 | 1.6 | New | |
Registered electors | 293,912 | ||||
Turnout | 173,731 | 59.1 | New | ||
Liberal Democratic win (new seat) |
References
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- ^ "Kakizawa, ex-foreign minister, dies". The Japan Times. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Ex-LDP member quits as lawmaker amid alleged election law violation". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Japan's opposition party CDPJ sweeps 3 by-elections in Lower House". Asia News Network. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Japanese lawmaker Mito Kakizawa arrested over vote-buying allegations". Kyodo News+. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Ex-senior vice justice minister Mito Kakizawa found guilty of vote buying". The Japan Times. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
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