is a single-member constituency of the
House of Representatives in the
Diet of Japan
The is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (, ''Shūgiin''), and an upper house, the House of Councillors (, '' Sangiin''). Both houses are directly elected under a paralle ...
. The constituency consists of
Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
is one of the seven Wards of Japan, wards of Fukuoka in Japan. As of 1 March 2012, it has a population of 296,576, with 136,133 households and an area of 66.68 km2. Its name literally means "east ward".
Kashii, Japan, Kashii is in this ...
and
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
is a ward of the city of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Many of Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City's principal government, commercial, retail and entertainment establishments are located in the district. Hakata-ku is also the location o ...
.
History
In the past,
Ryu Matsumoto of
DP was unrivaled, but he lost to Takahiro Inoue of
LDP in
2012 Japanese general election
General elections were held in Japan on 16 December 2012. Voters gave the Liberal Democratic Party a landslide victory, ejecting the Democratic Party from power after three years. It was the fourth worst defeat suffered by a ruling party in Jap ...
due to a slip of the tongue while serving as Minister of Reconstruction.
Meanwhile,
Yūji Shinkai, a LDP member like Inoue, was seeking to run in the district.
Therefore, LDP decided to nominate Inoue and Shinkai as independent candidates and nominate the winning candidate. As a result of the election, Inoue won,
福岡1区“仁義なき戦い”自民分裂選で井上氏が勝利
産経新聞 2014年12月14日 and then Inoue has continued to win in a stable election campaign.
List of representatives
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fukuoka 1st district
House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Fukuoka Prefecture
1994 establishments in Japan
Constituencies established in 1994
Fukuoka