Ōita 3rd district

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|type = Parliamentary

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|parl_name = Japanese House of Representatives

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|caption = Numbered map of Ōita Prefecture single-member districts

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|district_label = Prefecture

|district = Ōita

|region_label = Proportional District

|region = Kyushu

|population =

|electorate = 292,443Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/meibo/meibo_h27.html] {{in lang|ja}}

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|year = 1994

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|members_label = Representative

|members = Takeshi Iwaya

|seats = One

|party_label = Party

|party = LDP

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|blank1_info = Cities of Beppu, Bungotakada, Kitsuki, Nakatsu, Kunisaki, and Usa.
Districts of Hayami, and Higashikunisaki.

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Ōita 3rd district (大分県第3区, Ōita-ken dai-sanku or simply 大分3区, Ōita-sanku ) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Ōita Prefecture.

Areas covered

=Since 2013=

{{Cite web|url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/18320130628068.htm|title=衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第183回国会制定法律の一覧 >衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律法律第六十八号（平二五・六・二八）|accessdate=February 12, 2025|publisher=House of Representatives of Japan|date=June 28, 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000853864.pdf|title=Ōita|access-date=February 12, 2025|publisher=Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications}}

=2002 - 2013=

{{Cite Web|url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/15420020731095.htm|title=衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第154回国会　制定法律の一覧 >公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律法律第九十五号（平一四・七・三一）|accessdate=February 12, 2025|publisher=House of Representatives of Japan|date=July 31, 2002}}

=1994 - 2002=

{{Cite web|url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/houritsu/13119941125104.htm|title=衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第131回国会　制定法律の一覧 >法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）|accessdate=February 12, 2025|publisher=House of Representatives of Japan|date=November 25, 1994}}

List of representatives

rowspan=4\|1996 {{cite web\|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/17788/senkyoku/29157\|title = 第41回衆議院議員総選挙 - 大分3区\|website=Senkyo.com\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}} \|rowspan=4\|{{Ill\|Eijiro Hata\|ja\|畑英次郎}} \|bgcolor={{party color\|New Frontier Party (Japan)}}\| \|NFP \|rowspan=4\|
class=wikitable
valign=bottom ! Election ! Representative ! colspan="2" \| Party ! Notes
bgcolor={{party color\|Sun Party}}\| \|Sun
bgcolor={{party color\|Good Governance Party}}\| \|GGP
bgcolor={{party color\|Democratic Party of Japan}}\| \|Democratic
2000 {{cite web\|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/42/senkyoku/633\|title =第42回衆議院議員総選挙 - 大分3区\|website=Senkyo.com\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}} \|rowspan=3\|Takeshi Iwaya \|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color\|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}\| \|rowspan=3\|LDP \|rowspan=3\|
2003 {{cite web\|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/43/senkyoku/936\|title =第43回衆議院議員総選挙 - 大分3区\|website=Senkyo.com\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}}
2005 {{cite web\|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo2005/kaihyo/A44003.html\|title = 第44回衆議院議員総選挙 - 大分3区\|website=The Asahi Shinbun\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}}
2009 {{cite web\|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo2009/kaihyo/A44003.html\|title = 第45回衆議院議員総選挙 - 大分3区\|website= The Asahi Shinbun\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}} \|Katsuhiko Yokomitsu \|bgcolor={{party color\|Democratic Party of Japan}}\| \|Democratic \|
2012 {{cite web\|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo46/kaihyo/A44.html#Area003\|title=開票結果小選挙区大分\|website=The Asahi Shimbun\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}} \|rowspan=5\|Takeshi Iwaya \|rowspan=5 bgcolor={{party color\|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}\| \|rowspan=5\|LDP \|rowspan=5\|
2014 {{cite web\|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/archives/shugiin/2014/index.html#skh_4403\|title =2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB\|website=NHK\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}}
2017 {{cite web\|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2017/#!skh_4403\|title= 2017衆院選:衆議院議員総選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB\|website=NHK\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}}
2021 {{cite web\|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/44/\|title=2021年衆議院議員総選挙大分\|website=NHK\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}}
2024 {{cite web\|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/44/\|title=2024年衆議院議員総選挙大分\|website=NHK\|access-date=February 12, 2025\|language=ja}}

Election results

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2024 • 2021 • 2017 • 2014 • 2012 • 2009 • 2005 • 2003 • 2000 • 1996

= 2024 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya
(Incumbent)

|votes = 87,301

|percentage = 55.23

|change = {{decrease}} 3.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Kayako Kobayashi

|votes = 60,207

|percentage = 38.09

|change = {{decrease}} 3.49

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Mitsuyoshi Otsuka

|votes = 10,550

|percentage = 6.68

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 27,094

|percentage = 17.14

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 56.07

|change = {{decrease}} 3.60

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2021 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya
(Incumbent)

|votes = 102,807

|percentage = 58.42

|change = {{increase}} 4.26

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Katsuhiko Yokomitsu

|votes = 73,159

|percentage = 41.58

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 29,648

|percentage = 16.84

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 59.67

|change = {{decrease}} 0.10

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2017 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya
(Incumbent)

|votes = 99,412

|percentage = 54.16

|change = {{decrease}} 7.51

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 84,133

|percentage = 45.84

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 15,279

|percentage = 8.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 59.77

|change = {{increase}} 3.04

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2014 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya
(Incumbent)

|votes = 106,257

|percentage = 61.67

|change = {{increase}} 11.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Hideki Urano

|votes = 48,389

|percentage = 28.08

|change = {{decrease}} 3.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Mitsuyoshi Otsuka

|votes = 17,657

|percentage = 10.25

|change = {{increase}} 6.11

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 57,868

|percentage = 33.59

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 56.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2012 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya

|votes = 100,606

|percentage = 50.34

|change = {{increase}} 2.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
(Incumbent)

|votes = 62,949

|percentage = 31.50

|change = {{decrease}} 19.54

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Your Party

|candidate = Masatoshi Kan

|votes = 28,013

|percentage = 14.02

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Mitsuyoshi Otsuka

|votes = 8,301

|percentage = 4.14

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 37,657

|percentage = 18.84

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|loser= Democratic Party of Japan

}}

= 2009 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Katsuhiko Yokomitsu

|votes = 121,031

|percentage = 51.04

|change = {{increase}} 4.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya
(Incumbent)
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 112,602

|percentage = 47.49

|change = {{decrease}} 5.59

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Happiness Realization Party

|candidate = Tetsuya Toshimitsu

|votes = 3,489

|percentage = 1.47

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 8,429

|percentage = 3.55

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner= Democratic Party of Japan

|loser= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2005 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya
(Incumbent)

|votes = 127,656

|percentage = 53.08

|change = {{increase}} 1.82

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 112,833

|percentage = 46.92

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 14,823

|percentage = 6.16

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2003 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya
(Incumbent)

|votes = 123,798

|percentage = 51.26

|change = {{decrease}} 9.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 111,180

|percentage = 46.04

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Tsutomu Ogawa

|votes = 6,521

|percentage = 2.70

|change = {{decrease}} 3.68

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 12,618

|percentage = 5.22

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2000 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Takeshi Iwaya

|votes = 95,046

|percentage = 60.31

|change = {{increase}} 19.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Taro Nakamura

|votes = 50,024

|percentage = 31.74

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Tsutomu Ogawa

|votes = 10,057

|percentage = 6.38

|change = {{decrease}} 0.37

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal League (Japan)

|candidate = Tsuneaki Umeki

|votes = 2,470

|percentage = 1.57

|change = {{increase}} 0.27

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 45,022

|percentage = 28.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|loser= Democratic Party of Japan

}}

= 1996 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = New Frontier Party (Japan)

|candidate = {{Ill|Eijiro Hata|ja|畑英次郎}}

|votes = 77,936

|percentage = 50.69

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Tetsuaki Makino

|votes = 63,440

|percentage = 41.26

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Yōko Hino

|votes = 10,375

|percentage = 6.75

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal League (Japan)

|candidate = Tsuneaki Umeki

|votes = 1,998

|percentage = 1.30

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 14,496

|percentage = 9.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win no change

|winner = New Frontier Party (Japan)

}}

References

Category:Districts of the House of Representatives (Japan)

Category:Politics of Ōita Prefecture

Category:Constituencies established in 1994

Category:1994 establishments in Japan