is a

single-member constituency A single-member district is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. Single-member districts are also sometimes called single-winner vot ...

of the

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, the lower house of the

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. It is located in

Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima ...

and consists of the cities of

Maebashi is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 335,352 in 151,171 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It wa ...

and

Numata is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 46,908 in 20,589 households, and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is , making it the largest city in terms of area w ...

and the district of Tone as well as parts of the cities of Kiryū,

Shibukawa is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,098 in 32,439 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Shibukawa is the location of Ikaho Onsen, a popular hot spring resort. ...

and

Midori Midori (みどり, ミドリ, , , ) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to: Places * Midori, Gunma * Midori-ku, Chiba * Midori-ku, Nagoya * Midori-ku, Sagamihara * Midori-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Yokohama People Given name * Mi ...

. As of 2012, 387,120 eligible voters were registered in the district. Until 2009, Gunma had been a traditional "conservative kingdom" (''hoshu-ōkoku''), the Japanese equivalent of a "red state" in the United States. Like all single member districts in Gunma, the 1st district had been represented by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 1997. The LDP used the Costa Rica method (''kosutarika-hōshiki'') with Koji Omi and Genichiro Sata as alternating candidates for the district. In the election of 2009, Omi was the LDP's candidate; incumbent Sata only ran in the Northern Kantō proportional representation block. Both Omi and Sata had represented the pre-reform three-member 1st district of Gunma. The

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's candidate in 2009 was Takeshi Miyazaki, a former journalist for the ''

Jōmō Shimbun ''Jōmō Shimbun'' (上毛新聞) is the largest general circulation daily newspaper based in Gunma prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1887 and has a circulation of 280,320. Hideo Yokoyama, a novelist, had worked for the ''Jōmō Shimbun' ...

''. In 2012, Sata regained the district for the LDP. In 2013, the weekly magazine Shukan Shincho accused Sata of inappropriate sexual conduct. In the 2014 elections, Sata lost considerable support and did not receive endorsement from

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, but still managed to hold onto his seat. Between 2017 and 2021, the representative was Asako Omi, the daughter of previous representative

Kōji Omi was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Finance (Japan), Minister of Finance in the first Cabinet of Shinzō Abe, from 2001 to 2007. Omi was born in Numata, Gunma, Numata, Gunma Prefecture and graduated with a degree in Commerce fr ...

. In 2021, the district was won by Yasutaka Nakasone, son of former

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Hirofumi Nakasone is a Japanese politician from Takasaki, Gunma, who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from September 2008 to September 2009. He was Minister of Education under Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori. He is former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's s ...

and grandson of

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, who was Prime Minister from 1982 to 1987.

Areas covered

Current district

As of 24 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows: *

* Tone District As part of the 2022 redistricting, all cities in Gunma Prefecture were consolidated into single districts, with the exception of

Takasaki is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Takasaki is famous as the hometown of th ...

. As a result of this, the district lost the parts it had gained of the cities of Kiryū,

and

during the 2013 redistricting

Areas 2013–2022

From the first redistricting in 2013, and the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows: * Maebashi * Kiryū (former villages of Niisato and Kurohone) * Numata *

(former villages of Akagi and Kitatachibana) *

(former village of

Azuma Azuma may refer to: Places * Azuma, historical name for eastern Japan, now called Kantō region, Kantō and Tōhoku region * Azuma, Gunma (Agatsuma), former village in Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan * Azuma, Gunma (Sawa), former villag ...

) * Tone District As part of the 2013 redistricting, the district gained area in the cities of Kiryū, Shibukawa and Midori. Seta District was merged into the city of Maebashi in 2009, though the area is still covered under the boundaries of Maebashi.

Areas from before 2013

From the creation of the district in 1994, until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows: * Maebashi * Numata * Seta District * Tone District

Elected representatives

Election results

References

{{coord missing, Gunma Prefecture House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Gunma Prefecture Constituencies established in 1994 1994 establishments in Japan