Aomori 3rd district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan. It is located on the island of Honshu, in Aomori Prefecture, and includes the cities of Hirosaki, Goshogawara, and Ajigasawa.
As of 2015, the district was home to 240,102 constituents.[1]
The district is represented by Jiro Kimura of the Liberal Democratic Party.[2]
Areas covered
Current district
As of 5 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[3]
- Hirosaki
- Kuroishi
- Goshogawara
- Tsugaru
- Hirakawa
- Nishitsugaru District
- Nakatsugaru District
- Minamitsugaru District
- Kitatsugaru District
As a result of the abolition of Aomori's 4th district in 2017, this district moved to where the 4th district used to be and gained the town of Goshogawara and the district of Kitatsugaru from Aomori's 1st district, while Aomori's 2nd district absorbed the areas formerly belonging to the 3rd district.
Areas covered 2013–2017
From redistricting in 2013 until the redistricting in 2017, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[4]
The only change was that the town of Gonohe in Sannohe district was moved to the 2nd district.
Areas covered before 2013
From its formation in 1994 until its first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[5]
Elected representatives
| Representative | Party | Years served | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadamori Ōshima | LDP | 1996-2017 | Moved to the 2nd district | |
| Jiro Kimura | LDP | 2017- | Incumbent | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Jiro Kimura | 118,230 | 65.0 |  0.8
| |
| CDP | Takashi Yamauchi | 63,796 | 35.0 | 9.5
| |
| Turnout | 53.29 |  2.73
| |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Jiro Kimura | 128,740 | 64.2 | 13.0
| |
| Kibō no Tō | Takashi Yamauchi | 51,096 | 25.5 | ||
| Communist | Hiroaki Takayanagi | 16,510 | 8.2 | 1.9
| |
| Happiness Realization | Yūki Mikuni | 4,115 | 2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 56.02 | 7.15
| |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
References
- ^ "総務省｜平成27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". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Members K_The House of Representatives,Japan". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法及び公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ "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". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ "法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ 小選挙区 青森3区 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 小選挙区 青森3区 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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