Gunma 3rd district (1947–1993) explained

Gunma 3rd district was a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). Between 1947 and 1993 it elected four representatives by single non-transferable vote. As of 1993, it comprised the cities of Takasaki, Shibukawa, Fujioka, Tomioka, Annaka and the Gunma, Kitagunma, Tano, Kanra, Usui and Agatsuma districts.

The district was a traditional "conservative kingdom" (hoshu-ōkoku), a stronghold of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its predecessors. It was, most notably, represented by several faction leaders and later prime ministers:

With only two exceptions Gunma's 3rd district was represented by three conservatives and one candidate from the Japan Socialist Party (JSP). Tsuruo Yamaguchi, in the 1980s JSP secretary-general, was elected eleven times between 1960 and 1993, never receiving the most votes and ranking second only once in 1990.

Summary of results during the 1955 party system

General election1958 1960 1963 1967 1969 1972 1976 1979 1980 1983 1986 1990 1993
bgcolor=red LDP & conservative independents3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Oppositioncenter-left0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JSP1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
JCP0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seats up4

Elected Representatives

election
year		highest vote
(top tōsen)		2nd3rd4th
1947[1] Yasuhiro Nakasone (DP)Ryūta Komine (JLP)Unjūrō Mutō (JSP)Hideko Mogami (DP)
1949[2] Ryūta Komine (DLP)Yasuhiro Nakasone (DP)Mitsuhei Obuchi (DLP)
1952[3] Yasuhiro Nakasone (Progressive)Takeo Fukuda (Ind.)Unjūrō Mutō (JSP, left)Budayū Kogure (LP)
1953[4] Ryūta Komine (LP)Takeo Fukuda (Ind.)
1955[5] Yasuhiro Nakasone (JDP)Takeo Fukuda (JDP)Toshio Kurihara (JSP, left)
1958[6] Takeo Fukuda (LDP)Yasuhiro Nakasone (LDP)Toshio Kurihara (JSP)Mitsuhei Obuchi (LDP)
1960[7] Tsuruo Yamaguchi (JSP)
1963[8] Keizō Obuchi (LDP)Toshio Kurihara (JSP)
1967[9] Tsuruo Yamaguchi (JSP)
1969[10] Yasuhiro Nakasone (LDP)Takeo Fukuda (LDP)Tsuruo Yamaguchi (JSP)Keizō Obuchi (LDP)
1972[11] Takeo Fukuda (LDP)Yasuhiro Nakasone (LDP)
1976[12] Keizō Obuchi (LDP)Yasuhiro Nakasone (LDP)
1979[13] Yasuhiro Nakasone (LDP)Keizō Obuchi (LDP)Tsuruo Yamaguchi (JSP)
1980[14] Tsuruo Yamaguchi (JSP)Keizō Obuchi (LDP)
1983[15]
1986[16]
1990[17] Yasuo Fukuda (LDP)Tsuruo Yamaguchi (JSP)Yasuhiro Nakasone (Ind.)
1993[18] Keizō Obuchi (LDP)Yasuo Fukuda (LDP)Tsuruo Yamaguchi (JSP)Yasuhiro Nakasone (LDP)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1947/99/000733/00000733_2931.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20070309085050/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1947/99/000733/00000733_2931.html. dead. 2007-03-09. ja:衆議院>第23回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. JANJAN. Japanese.
  2. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1949/99/001666/00001666_8174.html. ja:衆議院>第24回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  3. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1952/99/001659/00001659_8051.html. ja:衆議院>第25回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  4. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1953/99/001656/00001656_7933.html. ja:衆議院>第26回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  5. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1955/99/001652/00001652_7812.html. ja:衆議院>第27回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  6. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1958/99/001650/00001650_7693.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20070309091100/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1958/99/001650/00001650_7693.html. dead. 2007-03-09. ja:衆議院>第28回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. JANJAN. Japanese.
  7. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1960/99/001649/00001649_7575.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20070302104402/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1960/99/001649/00001649_7575.html. dead. 2007-03-02. ja:衆議院>第29回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. JANJAN. Japanese.
  8. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1963/99/001644/00001644_7453.html. ja:衆議院>第30回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  9. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1967/99/001639/00001639_7209.html. ja:衆議院>第31回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  10. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1969/99/001599/00001599_7032.html. ja:衆議院>第32回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. JANJAN. Japanese. dead. https://archive.today/20070729044317/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1969/99/001599/00001599_7032.html. 2007-07-29.
  11. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1972/99/001597/00001597_6907.html. ja:衆議院>第33回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  12. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1976/99/001595/00001595_6776.html. ja:衆議院>第34回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  13. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1979/99/001594/00001594_6646.html. ja:衆議院>第35回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. JANJAN. Japanese. dead. https://archive.today/20070729044317/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1979/99/001594/00001594_6646.html. 2007-07-29.
  14. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1980/99/001592/00001592_6515.html. ja:衆議院>第36回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  15. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1983/99/001591/00001591_6385.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20080316134414/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1983/99/001591/00001591_6385.html. dead. 2008-03-16. ja:衆議院>第37回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. JANJAN. Japanese.
  16. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1986/99/001590/00001590_6255.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20080316141544/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1986/99/001590/00001590_6255.html. dead. 2008-03-16. ja:衆議院>第38回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. JANJAN. Japanese.
  17. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1990/99/001588/00001588_6126.html. ja:衆議院>第39回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.
  18. Web site: http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1993/99/001579/00001579_5385.html. ja:衆議院>第40回衆議院議員選挙>群馬県>群馬3区. ザ･選挙. 2009-12-30. . Japanese.

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