2021 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu explained

The 2021 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu were held on October 31, 2021, to elect the 30 representatives, one from each of 19 Electoral districts and 11 proportional seats.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Election Name:2021 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu
Previous Year:2017
Next Year:Next
Seats For Election:All 30 seats to the House of Representatives
Election Date:October 31, 2021
1Blank:Constituency
2Blank:PR seats
3Blank:Total
4Blank:Seat change
Image1:Fumio Kishida 20211005.jpg
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Last Election1:17 seats
1Data1:14
2Data1:6
3Data1:20
4Data1: 3
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Last Election2:-
1Data2:4
2Data2:3
3Data2:7
4Data2:New
Image3:Natsuo Yamaguchi 20220929.jpg
Party3:Komeito
Last Election3:1 seats
1Data3:0
2Data3:1
3Data3:1
Image4:Ichiro Matsui 2022.jpg
Party4:Nippon Ishin no Kai
Last Election4:0 seats
1Data4:0
2Data4:1
3Data4:1
4Data4: 1
Party5:Independent politician
Last Election5:4 seats
1Data5:1
2Data5:-
3Data5:1
4Data5: 3

Results summary

Constituency2017
result
2021 winning partyVotes
PartyVotesShareMajorityLDPCDPIshinDPPJCPOtherTotal
NiigataCDP127,36552.57%30,74496,591127,36518,333242,289
LDP105,42659.91%68,629105,42637,15733,399175,982
LDP102,56453.61%13,820102,56488,744191,308
CDP97,49450.06%23897,25697,494194,750
Ind79,44744.96%18,61060,837115,869 176,706
CDP90,67949.57%13090,54990,6791,711182,939

Niigata 1st district

Election Name:2021 Niigata 1st district election
Country:Niigata
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Niigata 1st district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Niigata 1st district
Image1:Chinami Nishimura 20230911.jpg
Nominee1:Chinami Nishimura
Party1:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote1:127,365
Percentage1:52.57%
Nominee2:Ichiro Tsukada
Party2:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote2:96,591
Percentage2:39.87%
Nominee3:Tōru Ishizaki
Party3:Nippon Ishin no Kai
Popular Vote3:18,333
Percentage3:7.57%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Chinami Nishimura
Before Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
After Election:Chinami Nishimura
After Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

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Niigata 2nd district

Election Name:2021 Niigata 2nd district election
Country:Niigata
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Niigata 2nd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Niigata 2nd district
Image1:20211006hosoda kenichi.jpg
Nominee1:Kenichi Hosoda
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:105,426
Percentage1:59.91%
Nominee2:Sakae Takakura
Party2:Democratic Party for the People
Popular Vote2:37,157
Percentage2:21.11%
Nominee3:Ayako Taira
Party3:Japanese Communist Party
Popular Vote3:33,399
Percentage3:18.98%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Eiichiro Washio
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Kenichi Hosoda
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Niigata 3rd district

Election Name:2021 Niigata 3rd district election
Country:Niigata
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Niigata 3rd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Niigata 3rd district
Image1:Saito Hiroaki (2019).png
Nominee1:Hiroaki Saito
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:102,564
Percentage1:53.61%
Nominee2:Takahiro Kuroiwa
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:88,744
Percentage2:46.39%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Takahiro Kuroiwa
Before Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
After Election:Hiroaki Saito
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Niigata 4th district

Election Name:2021 Niigata 4th district election
Country:Niigata
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Niigata 4th district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Niigata 4th district
Image1:Makiko Kikuta.jpg
Nominee1:Makiko Kikuta
Party1:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote1:97,494
Percentage1:50.06%
Nominee2:Isato Kunisada
Party2:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote2:97,256
Percentage2:49.94%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Makiko Kikuta
Before Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
After Election:Makiko Kikuta
After Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

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Niigata 5th district

Election Name:2021 Niigata 5th district election
Country:Niigata
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Niigata 5th district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Niigata 5th district
Image1:Ryuichi-Yoneyama 2022.5.jpg
Nominee1:Ryuichi Yoneyama
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:79,447
Percentage1:44.96%
Nominee2:Hirohiko Izumida
Party2:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote2:60,837
Percentage2:34.43%
Nominee3:Tamio Mori
Party3:Independent politician
Popular Vote3:36,422
Percentage3:20.61%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Hirohiko Izumida
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Ryuichi Yoneyama
After Party:Independent politician

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Niigata 6th district

Election Name:2021 Niigata 6th district election
Country:Niigata
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Niigata 6th district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Niigata 6th district
Nominee1:Mamoru Umetani
Party1:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote1:90,679
Percentage1:49.57%
Nominee2:Shuichi Takatori
Party2:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote2:90,549
Percentage2:49.50%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Shuichi Takatori
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Mamoru Umetani
After Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

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Toyama 1st district

Election Name:2021 Toyama 1st district election
Country:Toyama
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Toyama 1st district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Toyama 1st district
Image1:20211006tabata hiroaki2.jpg
Nominee1:Hiroaki Tabata
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:71,696
Percentage1:51.78%
Nominee2:Toyofumi Yoshida
Party2:Nippon Ishin no Kai
Popular Vote2:45,411
Percentage2:32.79%
Nominee3:Masaei Nishio
Party3:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote3:14,563
Percentage3:10.52%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Hiroaki Tabata
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Hiroaki Tabata
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Toyama 2nd district

Election Name:2021 Toyama 2nd district election
Country:Toyama
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Toyama 2nd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Toyama 2nd district
Nominee1:Eishun Ueda
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:89,341
Percentage1:68.41%
Nominee2:Yasuharu Koshikawa
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:41,252
Percentage2:31.59%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Eishun Ueda
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Toyama 3rd district

Election Name:2021 Toyama 3rd district election
Country:Toyama
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Toyama 3rd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Toyama 3rd district
Image1:Keichiro Tachibana.jpg
Nominee1:Keiichiro Tachibana
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:161,818
Percentage1:78.54%
Nominee2:Hiroshi Sakamoto
Party2:Japanese Communist Party
Popular Vote2:44,214
Percentage2:21.46%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Keiichiro Tachibana
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Keiichiro Tachibana
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Ishikawa 1st district

Election Name:2021 Ishikawa 1st district election
Country:Ishikawa
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Ishikawa 1st district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Ishikawa 1st district
Image1:Somuseimukan.jpg
Nominee1:Takuo Komori
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:88,321
Percentage1:46.14%
Nominee2:Atsushi Arai
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:48,491
Percentage2:25.33%
Nominee3:Makoto Kobayashi
Party3:Nippon Ishin no Kai
Popular Vote3:45,663
Percentage3:23.86%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Hiroshi Hase
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Takuo Komori
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Ishikawa 2nd district

Election Name:2021 Ishikawa 2nd district election
Country:Ishikawa
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Ishikawa 2nd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Ishikawa 2nd district
Image1:Sasaki Hajime (2019).png
Nominee1:Hajime Sasaki
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:137,032
Percentage1:78.43%
Nominee2:Hiroshi Sakamoto
Party2:Japanese Communist Party
Popular Vote2:27,049
Percentage2:15.48%
Nominee3:Yasuhiko Yamamoto
Party3:Independent politician
Popular Vote3:10,632
Percentage3:6.09%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Hajime Sasaki
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Hajime Sasaki
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Ishikawa 3rd district

Election Name:2021 Ishikawa 3rd district election
Country:Ishikawa
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Ishikawa 3rd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Ishikawa 3rd district
Image1:Shoji Nishida 20220812.jpg
Nominee1:Shoji Nishida
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:80,692
Percentage1:50.74%
Nominee2:Kazuya Kondo
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:76,747
Percentage2:48.26%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Shoji Nishida
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Shoji Nishida
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Fukui 1st district

Election Name:2021 Fukui 1st district election
Country:Fukui
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Fukui 1st district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Fukui 1st district
Image1:Tomomi Inada 2017.jpg
Nominee1:Tomomi Inada
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:136,171
Percentage1:65.46%
Nominee2:Tomihisa Noda
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:71,845
Percentage2:34.54%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Tomomi Inada
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Tomomi Inada
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Fukui 2nd district

Election Name:2021 Fukui 2nd district election
Country:Fukui
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Fukui 2nd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Fukui 2nd district
Image1:Tsuyoshi Takagi 201309.jpg
Nominee1:Tsuyoshi Takagi
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:81,705
Percentage1:53.86%
Nominee2:Takeshi Saiki
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:69,984
Percentage2:46.14%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Tsuyoshi Takagi
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Tsuyoshi Takagi
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Nagano 1st district

Election Name:2021 Nagano 1st district election
Country:Nagano
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Nagano 1st district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Nagano 1st district
Image1:Wakabayasi_kenta.jpg
Nominee1:Kenta Wakabayashi
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:128,423
Percentage1:51.29%
Nominee2:Takashi Shinohara
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:121,962
Percentage2:48.71%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Takashi Shinohara
Before Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
After Election:Chinami Nishimura
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Nagano 2nd district

Election Name:2021 Nagano 2nd district election
Country:Nagano
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Nagano 2nd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Nagano 2nd district
Image1:Mitsu Simojo 20110902.jpg
Nominee1:Mitsu Shimojo
Party1:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote1:101,391
Percentage1:47.52%
Nominee2:Shunsuke Mutai
Party2:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote2:68,958
Percentage2:32.32%
Nominee3:Daisuke Tezuka
Party3:Nippon Ishin no Kai
Popular Vote3:43,026
Percentage3:20.16%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Mitsu Shimojo
Before Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
After Election:Mitsu Shimojo
After Party:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

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Nagano 3rd district

Election Name:2021 Nagano 3rd district election
Country:Nagano
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Nagano 3rd district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Nagano 3rd district
Image1:Yosei_Ide_20220812.jpg
Nominee1:Yosei Ide
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:120,023
Percentage1:51.53%
Nominee2:Takeshi Kōzu
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:109,179
Percentage2:46.87%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Yosei Ide
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Yosei Ide
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Nagano 4th district

Election Name:2021 Nagano 4th district election
Country:Nagano
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Nagano 4th district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Nagano 4th district
Image1:Shigeyuki Gotō 20211004.jpg
Nominee1:Shigeyuki Goto
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:86,962
Percentage1:62.61%
Nominee2:Yukiko Nagase
Party2:Japanese Communist Party
Popular Vote2:51,922
Percentage2:37.39%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Shigeyuki Goto
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Shigeyuki Goto
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Nagano 5th district

Election Name:2021 Nagano 5th district election
Country:Nagano
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Japanese general election in Hokuriku-Shinetsu#Nagano 5th district
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:Nagano 5th district
Image1:Ichiro Miyashita 20200410 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Ichiro Miyashita
Party1:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Popular Vote1:97,730
Percentage1:54.86%
Nominee2:Itsuro Soga
Party2:Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Popular Vote2:80,408
Percentage2:45.14%
Japanese Representative
Before Election:Ichiro Miyashita
Before Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
After Election:Ichiro Miyashita
After Party:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

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Proportional representation block

Proportional Representation block results [25]
PartyVotesPercentage Seats
bgcolor=LDP1,468,38041.8%6
bgcolor=CDP773,07622.0%3
bgcolor=Ishin361,47610.3%1
bgcolor= Komeito 322,535 9.2%1
bgcolor=225,5516.4%0
bgcolor=133,5993.8%0
bgcolor=Reiwa111,2813.2%0
bgcolor=SDP71,1852.0%0
bgcolor=Anti-NHK43,5291.2%0
PartyElected MemberDistrict
LDPEiichiro Washio
Shuichi TakatoriNiigata 6th
Isato KunisadaNiigata 4th
Hirohiko IzumidaNiigata 5th
Ichiro TsukadaNiigata 1st
Shunsuke MutaiNagano 2nd
CDPKazuya KondoIshikswa 3rd
Takashi ShinoharaNagano 1st
Takeshi KōzuNagano 3rd
bgcolor=IshinToyofumi YoshidaToyama 1st
bgcolor=KomeitoHiromasa Nakagawa

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