Osaka 12th district
{{short description|Japanese House of Representatives district}}
Ōsaka 12th district (大阪12区 Ōsaka jūni-ku) is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in North-eastern Osaka and covers the cities of Neyagawa, Daitō and Shijōnawate. As of September 2012, 342,226 voters were registered in this district, giving its voters a slight above average vote weight.Ministry of general affairs: [http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/meibo/meibo_h24.html 平成24年9月2日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数]
The most recent representative from this district was LDP's Tomokatsu Kitagawa, the son of pre-reform three-member 7th district LDP Representative Ishimatsu Kitagawa. In 2012, he was one of only three Liberal Democrats in Osaka to win a district seat. He first won the seat in the "postal privatization" election of 2005. The first incumbent was Democrat Shinji Tarutoko who was elected to the House of Representatives in 1993 in the 7th district for the Japan New Party. After the electoral reform, he won the new single-member 12th district three times in a row before losing it to Kitagawa in 2005. In the landslide Democratic victory of 2009, Tarutoko regained the 12th district by a solid margin. He founded his own faction (Tarutoko group, officially: Seizankai) in 2010. Tarutoko ran for the DPJ presidency in 2010, became DPJ vice-secretary-general in 2011 and a minister of state in the Noda Cabinet in 2012. In 2012, he finished third behind Kitagawa and Your Party's Ryōma Ishii. Kitagawa died mid-term on 26 December 2018,{{cite news|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=21 January 2019|title=北川知克・衆院議員が死去、６７歳 元環境副大臣|date=27 December 2018|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASLDW36DXLDWUTFK004.html|language=ja }} triggering a by-election in April 2019. Kitagawa's nephew, Shinpei Kitagawa, ran in 2019 and 2021 but lost both times to Ishin candidate Fumitake Fujita.
List of representatives
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! Representative ! colspan="2" | Party ! Dates ! Notes | |
| rowspan="2" | Shinji Tarutoko
| bgcolor={{party color|New Frontier Party (Japan)}} | | NFP
| 1996–2000 | Joined Morihiro Hosokawa's From Five in the dissolution of the NFP, merged into Minseitō in 1998 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}} | | DPJ
| 2000–2005 | Failed re-election in the Kinki PR block |
| Tomokatsu Kitagawa
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | | LDP
| 2005–2009 | Failed re-election in the Kinki PR block |
| Shinji Tarutoko
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}} | | DPJ
| 2009–2012 | Failed re-election in the Kinki PR block |
| Tomokatsu Kitagawa
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | | LDP
| 2012–2018 | Died in office |
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center| Vacant (December 2018–April 2019) | |
| Fumitake Fujita
| bgcolor={{party color|Nippon Ishin no Kai}}| | Ishin
| 2019 – | |
Recent election results
{{Election box begin|title=2024{{Cite web |last=日本放送協会 |title=衆議院選挙2024 埼玉(川越・越谷など)開票速報・選挙結果 NHK |url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/27/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.nhk.or.jp |language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai
|candidate = Fumitake Fujita
|votes = 86,380
|percentage = 52.35
|change = {{increase}}1.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Shinpei Kitagawa
|votes = 55,658
|percentage = 33.73
|change = {{increase}}1.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Tooru Ohta
|votes = 22,970
|percentage = 13.92
|change ={{increase}} 7.05
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 165,008
|percentage = 51.10
|change = {{decrease}}3.90
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2021{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/27/|script-title=ja: 開票速報 小選挙区：大阪 - 2021衆議|access-date=5 November 2021|publisher=NHK|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai
|candidate = Fumitake Fujita
|votes = 94,003
|percentage = 51.2
|change = {{increase}}12.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Shinpei Kitagawa
|votes = 59,304
|percentage = 32.3
|change = {{increase}}2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Yūko Utsunomiya
|votes = 17,730
|percentage = 9.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Masanori Matsuo
|votes = 12,614
|percentage = 6.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.0
|change = {{increase}}8.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
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|title=2019 Osaka 12th district by-election
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai
|candidate = Fumitake Fujita
|votes = 60,341
|percentage = 38.5
|change = {{decrease}}2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Shinpei Kitagawa
|votes = 47,025
|percentage = 30.0
|change = {{decrease}}15.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =Shinji Tarutoko
|votes = 35,358
|percentage = 22.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate =Takeshi Miyamoto
|votes = 14,027
|percentage = 8.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 47.00
|change = {{decrease}}0.50
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2017{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/archives/shugiin/2017/##skh_2712|script-title=ja: 小選挙区】大阪府12区 2017総選挙|publisher=NHK|access-date=5 November 2021|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Tomokatsu Kitagawa
|votes = 71,614
|percentage = 45.0
|change = {{increase}}5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai
|candidate = Fumitake Fujita
|votes = 64,530
|percentage = 40.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Masanori Matsuo
|votes = 22,858
|percentage = 14.4
|change = {{increase}}3.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 47.5
|change = {{decrease}}4.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2014{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/archives/shugiin/2014/##skh_2712|script-title=ja: 小選挙区】大阪府12区 2014総選挙|publisher=NHK|access-date=5 November 2021|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Tomokatsu Kitagawa
|votes = 68,817
|percentage = 40.0
|change = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate =Shinji Tarutoko
|votes = 43,265
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Innovation Party
|candidate = Souichirō Katada
|votes = 41,649
|percentage = 24.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Yoshiko Yoshii
|votes = 18,257
|percentage = 10.6
|change = {{increase}}1.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 51.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2012{{cite web|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2012/kaihyou/ya27.htm|script-title=ja:総選挙2012>開票結果 小選挙区 大阪|work=Yomiuri Shimbun|access-date=2013-04-02|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Tomokatsu Kitagawa
|votes = 76,972
|percentage = 39.9
|change = {{increase}}3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Ryōma Ishii
|votes = 49,750
|percentage = 25.8
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Shinji Tarutoko
|votes = 49,153
|percentage = 25.5
|change = -27.7
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = JCP
|candidate = Yoshiko Yoshii
|votes = 49,153
|percentage = 8.8
|change = new
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2009{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342995.html|script-title=ja:第45回衆議院議員選挙 - 大阪12区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-02|publisher=Heartbeats Corp., originally JANJAN|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Shinji Tarutoko
|votes = 119,084
|percentage = 53.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Tomokatsu Kitagawa
|votes = 80,847
|percentage = 36.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = JCP
|candidate = Hatsue Shigeta
|votes = 19,053
|percentage = 8.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = HRP
|candidate = Mami Miyazaki
|votes = 4,894
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 227,536
|percentage = 66.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2005{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100343306.html|script-title=ja:第44回衆議院議員選挙 - 大阪12区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-02|publisher=Heartbeats Corp., originally JANJAN|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = LDP
|candidate = Tomokatsu Kitagawa
|votes = 108,903
|percentage = 49.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = DPJ
|candidate = Shinji Tarutoko
|votes = 87,091
|percentage = 39.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = JCP
|candidate = Kumiko Ōta
|votes = 23,595
|percentage = 10.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2003{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342373.html|script-title=ja:第43回衆議院議員選挙 - 大阪12区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-02|publisher=Heartbeats Corp., originally JANJAN|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = DPJ
|candidate = Shinji Tarutoko
|votes = 82,190
|percentage = 44.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = LDP
|candidate = Tomokatsu Kitagawa (elected by PR){{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/party-list?pid=12915&hid=42478&party=%E8%87%AA%E6%B0%91|script-title=ja:第43回衆議院議員選挙 - 近畿比例区 - 自民|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-02|publisher=Heartbeats Corp., originally JANJAN|language=ja}}
|votes = 81,270
|percentage = 44.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = JCP
|candidate = Yōichi Nishimori
|votes = 21,023
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 189,056
|percentage = 54.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Osaka Prefecture
Category:1994 establishments in Japan