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The Fukui at-large district (Japanese: 福井県選挙区, Hepburn: Fukui-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Fukui Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 248-member house.

Fukui at-large district
福井県選挙区
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors
Prefecture	Fukui
Electorate	634,562 (as of September 2022)
Current constituency
Created	1947
Seats	2
Councillors	Class of 2019:   Hirofumi Takinami (LDP) Class of 2022:   Masaaki Yamazaki (LDP)

Outline

The constituency represents the entire population of Fukui Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 644,447 registered voters as of September 2015. Following the merger of the Tottori and Shimane districts into the Tottori-Shimane at-large district and the Tokushima and Kochi districts into the Tokushima-Kochi at-large district in 2015, Fukui became the electorate with the smallest population, thus making it the standard for measuring malapportionment in other districts.

Elected Councillors

1. Resigned 1 February 1955
2. Held 10 March 1955
3. First elected in 1955 as an independent.
4. Died in office 15 January 1992

Election results

2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Masaaki Yamazaki (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito)	135,762	39.74	26.40
	Independent	Takeshi Saiki [ja]	122,389	35.82	New
	Independent	Kazuhiko Sasaoka (endorsed by Innovation)	31,228	9.14	New
	Sanseitō	Mamie Sunahata	26,042	7.62	New
	Communist	Kazuo Yamada	17,044	4.99	21.19
	Anti-NHK	Yoshimoto Daniel	9,203	2.69	5.00
Registered electors			635,127
Turnout				55.32	7.68

2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Hirofumi Takinami (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito)	195,515	66.14	6.02
	Communist	Kazuo Yamada	77,377	26.18	15.61
	Anti-NHK	Masami Shimatani	22,719	7.69	New
Registered electors			646,976
Turnout				47.64	8.86

2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Masaaki Yamazaki (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito)	217,304	60.12	10.47
	Independent	Tatsuhiro Yokoyama	131,278	36.32	New
	Happiness Realization	Yasuyuki Shirakawa	12,856	3.56	1.48
Registered electors			657,443
Turnout				56.50	2.72

2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Hirofumi Takinami (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito)	237,732	70.59	19.36
	Democratic	Toshikazu Fujino [ja]	56,409	16.75	25.51
	Communist	Kazuo Yamada	35,600	10.57	4.06
	Happiness Realization	Yasuyuki Shirakawa	7,020	2.08
Registered electors			648,742
Turnout				53.78	11.48

2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Masaaki Yamazaki (Incumbent)	212,605	51.23	3.70
	Democratic	Kota Inobe (endorsed by People's New)	175,382	42.26	4.54
	Communist	Kazuo Yamada	27,017	6.51	0.84
Registered electors			653,503
Turnout				65.26	2.01

2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Ryuji Matsumura (Incumbent)	193,617	47.53	8.51
	Democratic	Seizo Wakaizumi (endorsed by People's New)	190,644	46.80	9.05
	Communist	Kazuo Yamada	23,110	5.67	0.54
Registered electors			656,396
Turnout				63.25

See also

• List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan

References

1. "総務省｜令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
2. "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" [Number of resident and non-resident enrolled voters as of 2 September 2015] (in Japanese). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
3. "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
4. "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
5. ^ Satō, Yoshi (令) (December 2005). "Post-War By-Elections" (PDF) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. p. 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
6. "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
7. ^ "選挙区開票結果　<福井県>" [District results (Fukui)]. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
8. ^ "選挙区　福井県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
9. ^ "選挙区　福井県 開票結果 参院選2010 参院選 選挙" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
10. ^ "選挙区　福井県 開票結果 参院選2013 参院選 選挙" [Fukui at-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
11. ^ "第24回参議院議員通常選挙　福井県選挙区". NHK. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
12. ^ "第25回参議院議員通常選挙　福井県選挙区". NHK. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
13. ^ "第26回参議院議員通常選挙　福井県選挙区". NHK. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

• Districts of the House of Councillors (Japan)
• Politics of Fukui Prefecture