Kagawa 1st district explained

Kagawa 1st District
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:Japanese House of Representatives
District Label:Prefecture
District:Kagawa
Region Label:Proportional District
Region:Shikoku
Electorate:312,992 (as of September 2022)[1]
Year:1994
Seats:One
Party Label:Party
Party:CDP
Member Label:Representative
Member:Junya Ogawa

is an electoral district in the House of Representatives of Japan. The district was established in 1994 as a single-member constituency.

The current representative for the district is Junya Ogawa, a member of the CDP as well as former representative for the district from 2009 to 2012 as a member of the DPJ. Ogawa was previously a member of the Shikoku proportional representation district from 2005 to 2009, and then again from 2012 to 2021.

Areas covered

Current district

After the rezoning applied in 2022, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]

Areas 2017–2022

After the 2017 redistricting, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[3]

Areas 2013–2017

After the 2013 redistricting, the areas covered by the district were as follows:[4]

Areas from before 2013

From 1994 to the first rezoning in 2013, the areas covered by the district were as follows:[5]

Elected representatives

Party!Years served!Notes
Takao Fujimotobgcolor=LDP1996-2000
Takuya Hiraibgcolor=Indep.2000-2003
bgcolor=LDP2003-2009
Junya Ogawabgcolor=DPJ2009-2012
Takuya Hiraibgcolor=LDP2012-2021
Junya Ogawabgcolor=CDP2021-

Election results

‡ - Also ran in Shikoku PR district

‡‡ - Ran and won in the Shikoku PR district

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2023-01-04. ja. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022.
  2. Web site: ●公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律案 . 2023-01-04 . www.shugiin.go.jp.
  3. Web site: 香川県 . Kagawa Prefecture . 2023-01-05 . . ja.
  4. Web site: 衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律 . 2023-01-05 . www.shugiin.go.jp.
  5. Web site: 法律第百四号(平六・一一・二五) . 2023-01-05 . www.shugiin.go.jp.