:Tokushima 1st district
{{short description|Legislative district of Japan}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name=Tokushima 1st district
|type=Parliamentary
|parl_name=House of Representatives
|image=衆議院小選挙区_徳島県.svg
|caption = Numbered map of Tokushima Prefecture single-member districts
|region_label = Proportional District
|region = Shikoku
|electorate=360,095 (as of September 1, 2022){{Cite web |url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/meibo/meibo_R04.html|title=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 |website=Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications|language=ja |trans-title=Number of registrants on the electoral list and overseas electoral list as of September 1, 2022|date=2023}}
|elects_howmany=1
|party=LDP
|member_label=Representative
|member=Hirobumi Niki}}
Tokushima 1st district (徳島県第1区) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, located in Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.
The district was created in the electoral reform of 1994. Previously, all of Tokushima prefecture had formed one SNTV multi-member constituency (five representatives) since 1947. The new district was used in the 1996 election for the first time.
Liberal Democrat Mamoru Fukuyama, former six-term member and president of the Tokushima prefectural assembly and secretary-general of the LDP prefectural federation, defeated Democrat Yoshito Sengoku in the 2012 Representatives election by almost 20,000 votes. Sengoku, a candidate for the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and its 1996 precursor had won the district five times after its creation. Sengoku, a lawyer and University of Tokyo drop-out, had previously represented the Tokushima At-large district between 1990 and 1993 for the Socialist Party of Japan.
Before redistricting in 2013, the district consisted of Tokushima city and the village of Sanagōchi in the Myōdō District and was among the least populated electoral districts in Japan. In the election of 2005 it had 214,763 constituents and its voters had the highest electoral weight throughout Japan.{{cite web |title=１票の格差２．１８倍 衆院選有権者数 |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election2005/news2/el_ne_050831_02.htm |website=Yomiuri Shimbun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027092831/www.yomiuri.co.jp/election2005/news2/el_ne_050831_02.htm |archive-date=27 October 2010 |language=Japanese |date=31 August 2005}}
Area
List of representatives
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! Representative ! colspan="2" | Party ! Dates ! Notes | |
| Yoshito Sengoku
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}} | | DPJ
| 1996 – 2012 | Failed reelection to a proportional seat in the Shikoku block (sekihairitsu 66.5%, rank 3){{cite web|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2012/kaihyou/yc90.htm|script-title=ja:総選挙2012>開票結果 比例代表 四国（定数6）|work=Yomiuri Shimbun|accessdate=2013-05-21|language=Japanese}} |
| Mamoru Fukuyama
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | | LDP
| 2012 – 2014 |
| Masazumi Gotoda
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | | LDP
| 2014 – 2021 | Elected to a proportional seat in the Shikoku block. Elected Governor of Tokushima Prefecture in 2023. |
| rowspan="2"| Hirobumi Niki
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}} | | Independent
| 2021 – 2024 | rowspan="2"| Member of the Diet for the DPJ 2009 – 2012. Member of Yūshi no Kai 2021 – 2023 then joined the LDP. |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | | LDP
| 2024 – |
Election results
{{Election box begin | title=2024{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/36/|script-title=ja: 小選挙区 徳島|access-date=14 December 2024|publisher=NHK|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Hirobumi Niki
|votes = 85,386
|percentage = 49.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Ei Takahashi (elected by PR)
|votes = 54,839
|percentage = 32.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Innovation Party
|candidate = Tomoyo Yoshida
|votes = 20,270
|percentage = 11.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Takayuki Kubo
|votes = 8,454
|percentage = 4.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Yukitoshi Satō
|votes = 2,318
|percentage = 1.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=350,661}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 50.06
|change= {{decrease}}5.87
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner= Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2021{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/36/|script-title=ja: 開票速報 小選挙区：徳島 - 2021衆議|access-date=1 November 2021|publisher=NHK|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Hirobumi Niki
|votes = 99,474
|percentage = 50.05
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Masazumi Gotoda (elected in PR)
|votes = 77,398
|percentage = 38.94
|change = {{decrease}}12.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai
|candidate = Tomoyo Yoshida (elected in PR)
|votes = 20,065
|percentage = 10.10
|change = New
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
|winner= Independent (politician)
|loser= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2017{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo/senkyo2017/kaihyo/A36.html|script-title=ja:小選挙区：徳島 - 開票速報 - 2017総選挙|access-date=1 November 2021|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Masazumi Gotoda
|votes = 90,281
|percentage = 51.49
|change = {{decrease}}0.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Kibō no Tō
|candidate = Hirobumi Niki
|votes = 69,442
|percentage = 39.60
|change = {{increase}}0.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Chiyoko Yamamoto
|votes = 15,622
|percentage = 8.91
|change = {{increase}}0.00
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 47.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2014{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo47/kaihyo/A36.html|script-title=ja:小選挙区：徳島 - 開票速報 - 2014総選挙|access-date=1 November 2021|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Masazumi Gotoda
|votes = 92,166
|percentage = 52.03
|change = {{decrease}}1.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)
|candidate = Hirobumi Niki
|votes = 69,188
|percentage = 39.06
|change = {{increase}}3.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Motonori Furuta
|votes = 15.776
|percentage = 8.91
|change = {{decrease}}2.49
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 48.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2012{{cite web|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2012/kaihyou/ya36.htm|script-title=ja:総選挙2012>開票結果 小選挙区 徳島|work=Yomiuri Shimbun|accessdate=2013-05-21|language=Japanese}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|candidate = Mamoru Fukuyama
|votes = 59,231
|percentage = 53.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|candidate = Yoshito Sengoku
|votes = 39,402
|percentage = 35.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = JCP
|candidate = Motonori Furuta
|votes = 12,724
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2009{{cite web |url=http://go2senkyo.com/election/2009/99/008477/00008477_23958.html|script-title=ja:衆議院>第45回衆議院議員選挙>徳島県>徳島1区|work= senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 |accessdate=2011-03-23|publisher=JANJAN|language=Japanese}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|candidate =Yoshito Sengoku
|votes =76,764
|percentage =56.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = LDP (Kōmeitō support)
|candidate =Yoshirō Okamoto
|votes =39,780
|percentage =29.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party =Independent (Hiranuma group)
|candidate =Yūki Oka
|votes =10,275
|percentage =7.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party =JCP
|candidate =Motonori Furuta
|votes =8,313
|percentage =6.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party =HRP
|candidate =Akira Kondō
|votes =1,395
|percentage =1.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =138,535
|percentage =64.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2005{{cite web |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/2005/99/000001/00000001_666.html |script-title=ja:衆議院 >第44回衆議院議員選挙 >徳島県 >徳島1区|work= senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 |accessdate=2009-05-30 |publisher=JANJAN |language=Japanese}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = DPJ
|candidate =Yoshito Sengoku
|votes =68,026
|percentage =50.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = LDP
|candidate =Yoshirō Okamoto
|votes = 54,843
|percentage =40.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = JCP
|candidate =Hideaki Kamimura
|votes =9,767
|percentage =7.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =134,521
|percentage =62.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2003{{cite web |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/2003/99/001583/00001583_6026.html |script-title=ja:衆議院 >第43回衆議院議員選挙 >徳島県 >徳島1区|work= senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 |accessdate=2009-05-30 |publisher=JANJAN |language=Japanese}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = DPJ
|candidate =Yoshito Sengoku
|votes =60,917
|percentage =52.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = LDP
|candidate =Akira Shichijō
|votes = 44,892
|percentage =38.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = JCP
|candidate =Chiyoko Yamamoto
|votes =9,767
|percentage =8.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =116,949
|percentage =54.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2000{{cite web |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/2000/99/001580/00001580_5724.html |script-title=ja:衆議院 >第42回衆議院議員選挙 >徳島県 >徳島1区|work= senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 |accessdate=2009-05-30 |publisher=JANJAN |language=Japanese}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = DPJ
|candidate =Yoshito Sengoku
|votes =60,945
|percentage =47.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = LDP
|candidate =Yoshirō Okamoto
|votes = 41,628
|percentage =32.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = JCP
|candidate =Hideaki Kamimura
|votes =14,164
|percentage =11.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate =Hiromi Ōta
|votes =12,068
|percentage =9.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =128,802
|percentage =59.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1996{{cite web |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1996/99/001557/00001557_5274.html |script-title=ja:衆議院 >第41回衆議院議員選挙 >徳島県 >徳島1区|work= senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙 |accessdate=2009-05-30 |publisher=JANJAN |language=Japanese}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = DPJ
|candidate =Yoshito Sengoku
|votes =47,057
|percentage =37.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = LDP
|candidate =Toshiji Miki
|votes = 41,133
|percentage =32.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = NFP
|candidate =Hiromi Ōta
|votes =23,684
|percentage =18.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = JCP
|candidate =Hideaki Kamimura
|votes =11,092
|percentage =8.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate =Masahiro Kanemaru金丸昌弘
|votes =1,739
|percentage =1.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =124,705
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Japan House of Representatives Districts}}
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Category:Districts of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Category:Politics of Tokushima Prefecture
Category:Constituencies established in 1994