| Akita at-large district | |
|---|---|
| 秋田県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for theHouse of Councillors | |
| Prefecture | Akita |
| Electorate | 819,474 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillors | Class of 2028: Class of 2031: |
TheAkita at-large district (Japanese:秋田県選挙区,Hepburn:Akita-ken Senkyoku) is a constituency that representsAkita Prefecture in theHouse of Councillors in theDiet of Japan. Councillors are elected to the house bysingle non-transferable vote (SNTV) for six-year terms. Since the establishment of the current House of Councillors electoral system in 1947, the district has elected two Councillors, one each at elections held every three years. It has 819,474 registered voters as of September 2022.[1]
The Councillors currently representing Akita are:
| Class of 1947 | Election year | Class of 1950 |
|---|---|---|
| (1947: 6-year term) | (1947: 3-year term) | |
| Yasutaka Suzuki (Liberal) | 1947 | Junkichi Ishikawa (Ind.) |
| 1950 | Kōki Haseyama (Liberal) | |
| Hajime Suzuki (Ind.)[note 1] | 1953 | |
| 1956 | Hitoshi Suzuki (Social Democratic) | |
| Koichi Matsuno (LDP)[note 2] | 1958 by-el.[note 3] | |
| 1959 | ||
| 1962 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| Masaji Sawada (Social Democratic) | 1967 by-el.[note 4] | |
| 1968 | Goro Yamazaki (LDP)[note 5] | |
| 1971 | ||
| 1974 | ||
| 1976 by-el.[note 6] | Man Sasaki (LDP) | |
| Hosei Norota (LDP) | 1977 | |
| 1980 | ||
| Hiromitsu Deguchi (LDP) | 1983 | |
| 1986 | ||
| Akio Hosoya (Social Democratic) | 1989 | |
| 1992 | ||
| Katsutoshi Kaneda (LDP) | 1995 | |
| 1998 | Shigenobu Saito (LDP) | |
| 2001 | ||
| 2004 | Yoetsu Suzuki (Ind.) Endorsed byDPJ,SDP | |
| Daigo Matsuura (Ind.) Endorsed byDPJ,SDP,PNP | 2007[4] | |
| 2010[5] | Hiroo Ishii (LDP) | |
| Matsuji Nakaizumi (LDP) | 2013[6] | |
| 2016[7] | ||
| Shizuka Terata (Ind.) | 2019[8] | |
| 2022[9] | ||
| 2025[10] |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shizuka Terata | 219,717 | 47.98 | ||
| LDP | Matsuji Nakaizumi | 171,324 | 37.41 | ||
| Sanseitō | Miwako Satō | 60,153 | 13.14 | ||
| Anti-NHK | Yukihisa Honda | 6,715 | 1.47 | ||
| Turnout | 58.57 | ||||
| Registered electors | 792,910 | ||||
| Party total seats | Won | Total | Change | ||
| Shizuka Terata (Ind.) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 0 | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Hiroo Ishii(Incumbent) (Endorsed byKomeito) | 194,949 | 42.66% | ||
| Independent | Toshihide Muraoka (Endorsed byDPP) | 162,889 | 35.65% | New | |
| Independent | Yuriko Sasa (Endorsed byCDP) | 62,415 | 13.66% | New | |
| JCP | Yuri Fujimoto | 19,983 | 4.37% | New | |
| Sanseito | Mamiko Ito | 10,329 | 2.26% | New | |
| Anti-NHK | Yukihisa Honda | 6,368 | 1.39% | New | |
| Turnout | 833,368 | 55.56% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shizuka Terata | 242,286 | 50.5% | − | |
| LDP | Matsuji Nakaizumi | 221,219 | 46.1% | −6.2 | |
| Anti-NHK | Ryuuji Ishioka | 16,683 | 3.5% | − | |
| Turnout | 864,560 | 56.29% | −4.58 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Hiroo Ishii | 290,052 | 53.9% | −1.7 | |
| Democratic | Daigo Matsuura | 236,521 | 44.0% | +5.0 | |
| Happiness Realization | Akira Nishino | 11,131 | 2.1% | +0.7 | |
| Turnout | 897,614 | 60.87% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Matsuji Nakaizumi (endorsed byKomeito) | 260,846 | 52.3 | ||
| Democratic | Daigo Matsuura | 194,497 | 39.0 | ||
| JCP | Yoshio Satake | 36,371 | 7.3 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Akira Nishino | 6,736 | 1.4 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Hiroo Ishii (Endorsed bySunrise Party) | 328,771 | 55.6 | ||
| Democratic | Yoetsu Suzuki (Endorsed byPeople's New Party) | 226,217 | 38.3 | ||
| JCP | Kazuhisa Fujita | 36,320 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Daigo Matsuura (Endorsed byDPJ,SDP) | 319,631 | 50.4 | ||
| LDP | Katsutoshi Kaneda (Endorsed byKomeito) | 276,694 | 43.6 | ||
| JCP | Satoshi Suzuki | 38,394 | 6.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||