Kanagawa 18th district
{{short description|Legislative district of Japan}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Kanagawa 18th district
|type = Parliamentary
|constituency_link = Kanagawa 18th district
|parl_name = House of Representatives
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|caption = A map of the House of Representatives constituencies in Kanagawa
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|district_label = Prefecture
|district = Kanagawa
|region_label = Proportional District
|region = Southern Kanto
|population =
|electorate = 408,423 (2023){{Cite web |url=https://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/docs/em7/cnt/f5/p374069.html|title=選挙人名簿登録者数 |website=Kanagawa Prefecture Election Commission |language=ja |trans-title=Number of registered voters |date=2023}}
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|year = 2002
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|members_label = Representative
|members = {{ill|Hajime Sohno|ja|宗野創)}}
|seats = One
|elects_howmany = One
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|party = CDP
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|previous = Kanagawa 8th, 9th, 10th district
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|blank1_info = Takatsu and Nakahara Wards of Kawasaki City
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Kanagawa 18th district (神奈川県第18区, Kanagawa-ken dai-jyūhakku or 神奈川18区, Kanagawa jyūhakku) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in western Kawasaki. The district consists of Takatsu and Nakahara Wards of Kawasaki City . As of December 1, 2020, 449,625 eligible voters were registered in the district.
In 2003, the first election since the establishment of this electoral district, Takkeshi Hidaka of the Democratic Party was elected, and Daishirō Yamagiwa of the Liberal Democratic Party was proportionally restored. Since then, he has alternated between Yamagiwa in 2005 and Hidaka in 2009. Yamagiwa held the district between 2012 and 2024.
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List of members representing the district
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| Member
! Party ! Dates ! Electoral history ! Notes |
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| align=left | Takeshi Hidaka | {{Party shading/Democratic Party of Japan}} | Democratic | nowrap | November 10, 2003 – | Redistricted from the 7th district and Re-elected in 2003. | Lost re-election in the Southern Kanto PR block. |
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| align=left | 100px | {{Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | Liberal Democratic | nowrap | September 12, 2005 – | Re-elected in 2005. | Elected in 2003 by the Southern Kanto PR block. |
| style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | Takeshi Hidaka | {{Party shading/Democratic Party of Japan}} | Democratic | nowrap | August 31, 2009 – | rowspan=2 | Elected in 2009. | rowspan=2 |Lost re-election in the Southern Kanto PR block. |
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| {{Party shading/Tomorrow Party of Japan}} | Tomorrow | nowrap | July 11, 2012 – |
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| align=left | 100pxDaishirō Yamagiwa | {{Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | Liberal Democratic | nowrap | December 17, 2012 – | Elected in 2012. | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (2021 – 2022) |
| {{ill|Hajime Sohno|ja|宗野創)}}
|{{Party shading/Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}} | CDP | 2024 – | |
Election results
=2024=
{{Election box begin|title=2024{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/14/#senk52164|script-title=ja: 開票速報 小選挙区：神奈川 - 2024衆議|access-date=7 December 2024|publisher=NHK|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Hajime Sohno
|votes = 68,632
|percentage = 30.7
|change = {{decrease}}4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party For the People
|candidate = Yoshitaka Nishioka (elected in PR))
|votes = 52,596
|percentage = 23.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Daishirō Yamagiwa (elected in PR))
|votes = 52,593
|percentage = 23.5
|change = {{decrease}}24.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Innovation Party
|candidate = Mitsuhiro Yokota
|votes = 27,727
|percentage = 12.4
|change = {{decrease}}4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Chikako Kimishima
|votes = 21,898
|percentage = 9.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 56.0
|change = {{decrease}}1.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 413,241
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
|winner = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|loser = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2021=
{{Election box begin| title=General election 2021: Kanagawa's 18th
{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/14/ |title=2021年衆議院総選挙 神奈川18区|website=NHK|access-date=2021-11-01|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Daishirō Yamagiwa
|votes = 120,365
|percentage = 47.7
|change = {{decrease}}3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Kazuya Mimura
|votes = 90,390
|percentage = 35.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai
|candidate = Mitsuhiro Yokota
|votes = 41,562
|percentage = 16.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 252,317
|percentage = 57.2
|change = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 451,301
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2017=
{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 2017: Kanagawa's 18th{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2017/#!skh_1418|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=NHK|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Daishirō Yamagiwa
|votes = 111,285
|percentage = 51.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Kibō no Tō
|candidate = Kazuya Mimura
|votes = 66,057
|percentage = 30.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Yasuhisa Wakabayashi
|votes = 40,252
|percentage = 18.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 217,594
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 2014: Kanagawa's 18th{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/archives/shugiin/2014/#skh_1418|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=NHK|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Daishirō Yamagiwa
|votes = 86,869
|percentage = 40.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Party for Future Generations
|candidate = Hiroshi Nakada
|votes = 59,138
|percentage = 27.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Japan Innovation Party
|candidate = Itaru Kitamura
|votes = 26,691
|percentage = 12.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Yoshio Shioda
|votes = 24,616
|percentage = 11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = People's Life Party
|candidate = Takeshi Hidaka
|votes = 20,105
|percentage = 9.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 217,419
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 2012: Kanagawa's 18th{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo46/kaihyo/A14.html#Area018|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=The Asahi Shimbun|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Daishirō Yamagiwa
|votes = 82,333
|percentage = 40.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Your Party
|candidate = Jirō Funakawa
|votes = 43,873
|percentage = 21.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Shinsuke Amiya
|votes = 34,205
|percentage = 17.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Tomorrow Party of Japan
|candidate = Takeshi Hidaka
|votes = 25,279
|percentage = 12.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Masako Yamazaki
|votes = 15,514
|percentage = 7.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 201,204
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
| loser = Tomorrow Party of Japan
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2009=
{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 2009: Kanagawa's 18th{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo2009/kaihyo/A14018.html|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=The Asahi Shimbun|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Takeshi Hidaka
|votes = 110,239
|percentage = 48.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Daishirō Yamagiwa
|votes = 82,221
|percentage = 36.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Hiroyuki Muneta
|votes = 15,832
|percentage = 7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Your Party
|candidate = Kōtarō Fujisaki
|votes = 14,325
|percentage = 6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Minor party
|color = #b0c4de
|candidate = Hiroko Tōyama
|votes = 3,209
|percentage = 1.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 225,826
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Democratic Party of Japan
| loser = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2005=
{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 2005: Kanagawa's 18th{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo2005/kaihyo/A14018.html|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=The Asahi Shimbun|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Daishirō Yamagiwa
|votes = 111,787
|percentage = 53.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Takeshi Hidaka
|votes = 77,877
|percentage = 37.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Hiroyuki Muneta
|votes = 18,345
|percentage = 8.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 208,009
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
| winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
| loser = Democratic Party of Japan
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2003=
{{Election box begin no change | title=General election 2003: Kanagawa's 18th[https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/43/senkyoku/748 神奈川18区]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Takeshi Hidaka
|votes = 64,879
|percentage = 38.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Daishirō Yamagiwa
(elected by PR)
|votes = 58,001
|percentage = 33.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Eiichi Ogawa
|votes = 15,136
|percentage = 8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Keiko Hirata
|votes = 13,267
|percentage = 7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Hiroyuki Muneta
|votes = 13,084
|percentage = 7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Social Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Hideaki Takemura
|votes = 5,610
|percentage = 3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Yukio Anzai
|votes = 875
|percentage = 0.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 170,852
|percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box new seat win no change
|winner = Democratic Party of Japan
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Diet of Japan Kanagawa electoral districts}}
{{Japan House of Representatives Districts}}
{{coord missing|Kanagawa Prefecture}}
Category:House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:2002 establishments in Japan