Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷 裕, Kamiya Hiroshi, born 10 August 1968) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Kamiya represents Hokkaido through the Hokkaido PR block.

Kamiya first ran for office in the 2014 election as the DPJ candidate for the Hokkaido 10th district, losing against the incumbent Hisashi Inatsu. He would have a rematch with Inatsu in the 2017 general election. This time, he lost by a very narrow margin of 513 votes, making Hokkaido-10th one of the most marginal seats in the country. Nonetheless, Kamiya obtained enough votes to be elected through the CDP's PR block list.[1]

Before running for public office, Kamiya worked as a secretary in the offices of Councillor Eri Tokunaga and Representative Tadamasa Kodaira. He also previously worked in a fisheries cooperative.[2]

References

  1. ^ 2017総選挙＞小選挙区開票速報：北海道（定数12） (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ 議員情報 > 神谷 裕 (in Japanese). Constitutional Democratic Party. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

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