Nara 3rd district
{{Short description|Japan House of Representatives constituency}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Nara 3rd District
|type = Parliamentary
|constituency_link = Nara 3rd district
|parl_name = Japanese House of Representatives
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|caption = Numbered map of Nara Prefecture single-member districts
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|district_label = Prefecture
|district = Nara
|region_label = Proportional District
|region = Kinki
|population =
|electorate = 352,656 Ministry 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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|future =
|year = 1994
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|members_label = Representative
|members = Taido Tanose
|seats = One
|elects_howmany = One
|party_label = Party
|party = Liberal Democratic
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|previous =
|blank1_name = Municipalities
|blank1_info = Gojō, Gose, Kashihara, Katsuragi, Sakurai, Uda, Yamatotakada,
Takaichi District, Uda District, and Yoshino District
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Nara 3rd district (奈良県第3区, Nara-ken dai-sanku or simply 奈良3区, Nara-sanku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Nara Prefecture.
LDP candidate Taido Tanose was elected in 2017. After it was revealed that during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo Tanose had visited a hostess club he resigned from the party and ran as an Independent in the 2021 election.{{cite web |title=VOX POPULI: Entitlement on full display as lawmakers flout own curfew rules |url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14155841 |website=Asahi Shimbun |access-date=1 February 2025}} After reelection he rejoined the LDP.
List of representatives
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! Election ! Representative ! colspan="2" | Party ! Notes |
| 1996
|rowspan="2"|{{ill|Seisuke Okuno|ja|奥野誠亮}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | ||rowspan="2"| Liberal Democratic |rowspan="2"| |
|---|
| 2000 |
| 2003
|rowspan="2"|Shinsuke Okuno |rowspan="2" bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | ||rowspan="2"| Liberal Democratic |rowspan="2"| |
| 2005 |
| 2009
|{{ill|Masashige Yoshikawa|ja|吉川政重}} |bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}} | ||Democratic | |
| 2012
|rowspan="2"|Shinsuke Okuno |rowspan="2" bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | ||rowspan="2"| Liberal Democratic |rowspan="2"| |
| 2014 |
| 2017
|rowspan="3"|Taido Tanose |bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | || Liberal Democratic |rowspan="3"| |
| 2021
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}} | || Independent |
| 2024
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | || Liberal Democratic |
Election Results
{{Election box begin|title=2024{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/29/|script-title=ja: 開票速報 小選挙区：奈良 - 2024衆議|access-date=1 February 2022|publisher=NHK|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Taido Tanose
|votes = 92,379
|percentage = 49.2
|change = {{decrease}}11.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Innovation Party
|candidate = Daisuke Harayama
|votes = 41,897
|percentage = 22.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Yasushi Kawato
|votes = 33,101
|percentage = 17.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Atsushi Oota
|votes = 20,543
|percentage = 10.9
|change = {{decrease}}7.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=343,656}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=
|percentage = 57.00
|change= {{decrease}}0.19
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no 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/2021/29/|title=2021年衆議院総選挙 奈良3区|website=NHK|access-date=2023-10-08|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Independent politician}}
|party = Independent
|candidate = Taido Tanose
(Incumbent)
|votes = 114,553
|percentage = 60.81
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
|party = Communist
|candidate = Masakatsu Nishikawa
|votes = 34,334
|percentage = 18.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Independent politician}}
|party = Independent
|candidate = {{ill|Shoji Takami|ja|高見省次}}
|votes = 32,669
|percentage = 17.34
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|NHK Party}}
|party = Anti-NHK
|candidate = Takashi Kato
|votes = 6,824
|percentage = 3.62
|change = New
}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=355,246}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 57.19
|change = {{increase}} 1.69
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner= Independent politician
}}
{{Election box end}}
＊Tanose returned to the LDP after being elected.
{{Election box begin|title=2017
{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2017/#!skh_2903|title= 2017衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB|website=NHK|access-date=2023-10-08|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
|party = Liberal Democratic
|candidate = Taido Tanose
(Incumbent-Nara 4th)
|votes = 122,341
|percentage = 61.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Kibō no Tō}}
|party = Kibō no Tō
|candidate = Kiyoshige Maekawa
|votes = 55,721
|percentage = 28.07
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
|party = Communist
|candidate = Susumu Tokoro
|votes = 20,469
|percentage = 10.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=369,148}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 55.50
|change = {{increase}} 1.75
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2014
{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/archives/shugiin/2014/index.html#skh_2903|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=2023-10-29|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
|party = Liberal Democratic
|candidate = Shinsuke Okuno
(Incumbent)
|votes = 79,334
|percentage = 52.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Japan Innovation Party}}
|party = Innovation
|candidate = Eriko Kurihara
|votes = 46,556
|percentage = 30.89
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
|party = Communist
|candidate = Atsushi Masaki
|votes = 24,828
|percentage = 16.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=291,571}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 53.75
|change = {{decrease}} 8.52
}}
{{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/ya29.htm#k003|title=開票結果 小選挙区 奈良|website=Yomiuri Shimbun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130120901/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2012/kaihyou/ya29.htm#k003 |access-date=2023-10-29|archive-date=2016-11-30 |language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
|party = Liberal Democratic
|candidate = Shinsuke Okuno
|votes = 76,073
|percentage = 43.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Japan Restoration Party}}
|party = Restoration
|candidate = Masayoshi Nishimine
|votes = 49,928
|percentage = 28.30
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}}
|party = Democratic
|candidate = {{ill|Masashige Yoshikawa|ja|吉川政重}}
(Incumbent)
|votes = 35,974
|percentage = 20.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|color = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
|party = Communist
|candidate = Yoshinori Mameda
|votes = 14,466
|percentage = 8.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=291,732}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage = 62.27
|change = {{decrease}} 9.58
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|loser= Democratic Party of Japan
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Japan House of Representatives Districts}}
{{coord missing|Nara Prefecture}}
Category:Districts of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Category:Politics of Nara Prefecture
Category:1994 establishments in Japan