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Kanagawa 11th district

Kanagawa 11th district (神奈川県第11区, Kanagawa-ken dai-juichi-ku, also 神奈川11区, Kanagawa-ken juichi-ku) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, and consists of the cities of Miura and Yokosuka.

This constituency has United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka where is the home port of US Naval Forces in Japan which is the integral part of United States Forces Japan, home of Seventh Fleet of United States Navy and JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base, which hosts Fleet Submarine Force, Mine Warfare Force, Fleet Research and Development Command, Fleet Intelligence Command of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It also has Nissan Oppama Plant, Yokosuka Research Park

Former Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi served as the first representative of the constituency from its creation in 1996. Koizumi retired at the 2009 elections[1] and his son Shinjirō ran as a candidate for his father's old seat.[2] The Democratic Party of Japan fielded Katsuhito Yokokume, a lawyer and former participant in the Ainori TV show,[3] as a candidate in 2009 to a bid to end the LDP dominance of the district.[4]

As of September 2012, 391,020 eligible voters were registered in the district.[5]

List of representatives


Election results

References

  1. ^ Fackler, Martin (2009-03-15). "Japan's Political Dynasties Come Under Fire but Prove Resilient". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  2. ^ "Koizumi to exit political stage | the Japan Times Online". search.japantimes.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27.
  3. ^ Nikkan Sports, November 20, 2008: 小泉Ｊｒの刺客は27歳「あいのり」弁護士 (in Japanese)
  4. ^ Katsuhito Yokokume, official website Archived 2009-06-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  5. ^ Ministry of general affairs: 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 (in Japanese)
  6. ^ 開票速報 小選挙区：神奈川 - 2021衆議 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. ^ 小選挙区】神奈川１１区 2017総選挙 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  8. ^ 小選挙区】神奈川１１区 2014総選挙 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  9. ^ 総選挙2012>開票結果 小選挙区 神奈川. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  10. ^ 神奈川１１区 第45回衆議院議員選挙. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2009-09-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  11. ^ 神奈川１１区 第44回衆議院議員選挙. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2008-02-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  12. ^ a b 神奈川11区 第43回衆議院議員選挙. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2008-02-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  13. ^ 神奈川11区 第41回衆議院議員選挙. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2008-02-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); NB: the source is incorrect in the number of the turnout.
  14. ^ 宮地 忠継
  15. ^ 吉田 光孝