is a former
Japan
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ese lawmaker from the
Liberal Democratic Party who lost his
single member district
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seat in the
House of Representatives
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to
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
The (CDP or CDPJ) is a social-liberal political party in Japan.
It was founded in October 2017 as a split from the Democratic Party ahead of the 2017 general election. In late 2020, the party was re-founded following a merger with majoritie ...
member
Kan Naoto in the
October 2017 general election by
1,046 votes.
Tsuchiya entered national politics after resigning from his position as mayor of
Musashino, Tokyo
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in 2005 to run against the then Deputy President of the
Democratic Party of Japan
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, Kan, for the
House of Representatives
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seat in the
Tokyo 18th district
is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Western Tokyo and consists of the cities of Musashino, Koganei and Fuchū. Until 2002, it included Mitaka (now part of Tokyo 22nd district) instead of ...
. Although Tsuchiya lost in the run-off, he was still elected under the
party-list proportional representation
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system. Kan and Tsuchiya have since continued to face off in
House of Representatives
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elections, with Kan holding on to the
single member district
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seat through the
2009 general election, and Tsuchiya capturing the
single member district
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seat in the
2012 general election and the
2014 general election.
In the
October 2017 general election, Tsuchiya was unable to secure a seat in the
House of Representatives
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under the
party-list proportional representation
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system due to a rule within the
Liberal Democratic Party limiting
party-list proportional representation
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candidates to those aged 73 or under.
Tsuchiya was 75 at the time he ran in the
October 2017 general election.
External links
The website of Masatada Tsuichiya*
ttp://www.independent-bangladesh.com/news/aug/31/31082005ap.htm#A6 "Koizumi launches campaign before Sept 11 elections". AFP, Tokyo. August 30, 2005."Koizumi tells new LDP elects not to represent specific interests." Kyodo News International, Inc. September 26, 2005.
1942 births
Living people
People from Western Tokyo
Waseda University alumni
Mayors of places in Tokyo
Koizumi Children
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
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