:Tokyo 8th district
{{Short description|Japan House of Representatives constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Tokyo 8th District
|type = Parliamentary
|constituency_link = Tokyo 8th district
|parl_name = Japanese House of Representatives
|map1 =
|map_size = 450px
|image = 衆議院小選挙区_東京都23区.svg
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|caption = Numbered map of inner Tokyo single-member districts
|district_label = Prefecture
|district = Tokyo
|region_label = Proportional District
|region = Tokyo
|population =
|electorate =
|future =
|year = 1994
|members_label = Representative
|members = Harumi Yoshida
|seats = One
|elects_howmany = One
|party_label = Party
|party = CDP
|next =
|previous = Tokyo 4th district
|blank1_name = Wards
|blank1_info = Most of Suginami
}}
Tokyo 8th district (東京都第8区, Tōkyō-to dai-hachiku or simply 東京8区, Tōkyō-hachiku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan. It is located in western part of former Tokyo City and is almost coterminous with Suginami Ward (a small area in the east is part of the Tokyo 27th district). The district was created in 1994 as part of an electoral reform effort in the Japanese House of Representatives, and was first implemented in the 1996 general election.
As of 2015, this district was home to 365,194 constituents.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/meibo/meibo_h27.html] {{in lang|ja}}
Before a series of electoral reforms in 1994, Suginami Ward had been part of Tokyo 4th district, where five representatives had been elected by single non-transferable vote.
From the creation of the district until 2021, the only representative for the district was Nobuteru Ishihara, a former LDP secretary-general and Minister of the Environment who headed his own faction and is the son of Shintarō Ishihara former Governor of Tōkyō. Ishihara lost
the seat to Harumi Yoshida, a university professor, in the 2021 elections. Tarō Yamamoto, leader of the Reiwa Shinsengumi, had announced he would run in the district, but he bowed out and endorsed Yoshida.{{cite web |title=山本太郎氏 衆院選、東京8区で出馬へ 石原伸晃元自民幹事長と対決 野党共闘の象徴目指す |url=https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/135543 |website=Tokyo Shimbun |access-date=2 November 2021 |language=Ja}}
List of representatives
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| valign=bottom
! Representative ! colspan="2" | Party ! Dates ! Notes | |
| Nobuteru Ishihara
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | | LDP
| 1996–2021 | |
| Harumi Yoshida
| bgcolor={{party color|Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}} | | CDP
| 2021–present | |
Election results
{{Election box begin | title=2024}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Harumi Yoshida (endorsed by SDP)
|votes = 116,426
|percentage = 51.05
|change = {{increase}} 2.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Hiroko Kado (endorsed by Kōmeitō)
|votes = 74,963
|percentage = 32.87
|change = {{decrease}} 4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai
|candidate = Chitose Nanboku
|votes = 20,342
|percentage = 8.92
|change ={{decrease}} 5.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sanseitō
|candidate = Noriaki Oomori
|votes = 16,310
|percentage = 7.15
|change = new
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=228,041
|percentage = 60.04
|change ={{decrease}} 0.99
}}
{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin|title=2021{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/13/|script-title=ja: 開票速報 小選挙区：東京 - 2021衆議|access-date=1 November 2021|publisher=NHK|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Harumi Yoshida (endorsed by Reiwa and SDP)
|votes = 137,341
|percentage = 48.45
|change = {{increase}}18.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara (endorsed by Kōmeitō)
|votes = 105,381
|percentage = 37,17
|change = {{decrease}}2.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai
|candidate = Keiji Kasatani
|votes = 40,763
|percentage = 14.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage = 11.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 61.03
|change = {{increase}}5.61
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|loser = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|swing = 10.27
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2017{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo/senkyo2017/kaihyo/A13.html#Area008|script-title=ja:小選挙区：東京 - 開票速報 - 2017総選挙|access-date=1 November 2021|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara (endorsed by Kōmeitō)
|votes = 99,863
|percentage = 39.22
|change = {{decrease}}8.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Harumi Yoshida
|votes = 76,283
|percentage = 29.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Kibō no Tō
|candidate = Takatane Kiuchi
|votes = 41,175
|percentage = 16.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Fumiko Osanai
|votes = 22,399
|percentage = 8.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Yoriko Madoka
|votes = 11,997
|percentage = 4.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2014{{cite news|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo47/kaihyo/A13.html|title=Data Sets|accessdate=2016-12-06|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara (endorsed by Kōmeitō)
|votes = 116,193
|percentage = 47.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Yoriko Madoka (endorsed by PLP)
|votes = 73,348
|percentage = 30.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Communist Party
|candidate = Shingo Sawada
|votes = 37,788
|percentage = 15.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politics)
|candidate = Tatsuo Suzuki
|votes = 16,981
|percentage = 6.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2012{{cite web|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2012/kaihyou/ya13.htm|script-title=ja:総選挙2012>開票結果 小選挙区 東京|newspaper=Yomiuri Shimbun|accessdate=2013-02-27|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara (endorsed by Kōmeitō)
|votes = 132,521
|percentage = 46.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politics)
|candidate = Tarō Yamamoto (endorsed by SDP, TPJ)
|votes = 71,028
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Yoriko Madoka
|votes = 54,881
|percentage = 19.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Masatake Jōho
|votes = 23,961
|percentage = 8.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2009{{cite news |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/2009/99/008477/00008477_23785.html|script-title=ja:衆議院>第45回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京8区 |accessdate=2009-09-09 |newspaper=JANJAN |language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara (endorsed by Kōmeitō)
|votes = 147,514
|percentage = 49.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuto Hosaka (endorsed by DPJ, PNP)
|votes = 116,723
|percentage = 39.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Communist Party
|candidate = Shunji Sawada
|votes = 24,965
|percentage = 8.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Happiness Realization Party
|candidate = Seiichi Ueta
|votes = 6,132
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 301,928
|percentage = 65.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2005{{cite news |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/2005/99/000001/00000001_493.html|script-title=ja:衆議院>第44回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京8区|accessdate=2009-09-09 |newspaper=JANJAN |language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara
|votes = 161,966
|percentage = 57.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Morio Suzuki
|votes = 94,074
|percentage = 33.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Communist Party
|candidate = Shunji Sawada
|votes = 26,819
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 288,840
|percentage = 64.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2003{{cite news |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/2003/99/001583/00001583_5887.html|script-title=ja:衆議院>第43回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京8区 |accessdate=2009-09-09 |newspaper=JANJAN |language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara (endorsed by NCP)
|votes = 136,429
|percentage = 55.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Morio Suzuki
|votes = 78,007
|percentage = 31.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Communist Party
|candidate = Shunji Sawada
|votes = 17,572
|percentage = 7.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Akiko Sugiyama
|votes = 16,156
|percentage = 6.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 254,314
|percentage = 57.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2000{{cite news |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/2000/99/001580/00001580_5585.html|script-title=ja:衆議院>第42回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京8区 |accessdate=2009-09-09 |newspaper=JANJAN |language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara (endorsed by NCP)
|votes = 105,779
|percentage = 43.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Mitsuyo Katayama
|votes = 77,132
|percentage = 31.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Communist Party
|candidate = Kazuko Yamazaki
|votes = 36,546
|percentage = 15.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politics)
|candidate = Hidenori Hasegawa
|votes = 22,799
|percentage = 9.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1996{{cite news |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/1996/99/001557/00001557_5114.html|script-title=ja:衆議院>第41回衆議院議員選挙>東京都>東京8区|accessdate=2009-09-09 |newspaper=JANJAN |language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Nobuteru Ishihara
|votes = 74,856
|percentage = 32.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Frontier Party (Japan)
|candidate = Hiroshi Yamada
|votes = 67,670
|percentage = 29.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Communist Party
|candidate = Kazuyoshi Hatta
|votes = 40,677
|percentage = 17.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Seijun Murata
|votes = 37,598
|percentage = 16.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politics)
|candidate = Takeshi Tsuji
|votes = 8,324
|percentage = 3.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 234,869
|percentage = 55.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
In popular culture
The 8th district is featured in the fifth season of the anime Aggretsuko, with the main character Retsuko running for election to the district for the Rage Party against her boyfriend Haida's brother Jiro to succeed his father Juzo.
References
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{{Diet of Japan Tokyo electoral districts}}
{{Japan House of Representatives Districts}}
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Category:House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Tokyo