Tokyo 7th district is a constituency of the

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in the

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. The district is in central

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and encompasses the entire

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ward, parts of Nakano,

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and

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wards as well as a small part of

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. Deputy leader of the

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(CDP) and former

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is the current representative of the district.

Background

The district is considered a stronghold for former

, who grew into prominence from investigating the 2007 pensions mishandling scandal and wider misuse of public funds. Nagatsuma has been elected almost continuously since

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, save for the 2005 Koizumi landslide where he was only returned through the proportional representation block. Nagatsuma regained the district in the 2009 landslide that brought the

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(DPJ) into power. Despite facing strong headwinds in the

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and 2014 LDP landslide, he managed to hold on to his seat. He was the only opposition lawmaker winning a single-seat constituency in Tokyo in the 2014 election. Nagatsuma retained his seat in the 2017 election that was preceded by a split in the

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(DP). Nagatsuma along with liberal-leaning members of the DP like

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and

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founded the CDP. He was challenged in the election by his regular LDP rival Fumiaki Matsumoto. The party housing conservative former DP members,

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also fielded a candidate. Akihiro Araki, the husband of

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leader Chiharu Araki, was chosen to contest the seat for Kibō. Nagatsuma comfortably won his seat and increased his majority amidst a CDP surge that also resulted in gains by the party across Tokyo.

List of representatives

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tokyo 07th district Districts of the House of Representatives (Japan)