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Tokyo 15th district

Tokyo 15th District (東京都第15区, Tokyo-to jugo-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 1994 as part of the change to single-member districts, and it is currently represented by Natsumi Sakai, member of the CDP.

Areas covered

Current district

As of 13 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:

Elected representatives

Election results

‡ - Also ran in the Tokyo PR district election

‡‡ - Also ran and won in the Tokyo PR district election

The 2024 by-election in the constituency was called following the arrest and a court ruling of the former LDP state minister Mito Kakizawa,[4] who was arrested and found guilty on vote buying charges.[5][6]

The voter turnout was 40.70%, 18.03% lower than the previous election's 58.73%, marking the constituency's lowest.[7]

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. ^ "Kakizawa, ex-foreign minister, dies". The Japan Times. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Ex-LDP member quits as lawmaker amid alleged election law violation". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. ^ "Japan's opposition party CDPJ sweeps 3 by-elections in Lower House". Asia News Network. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Japanese lawmaker Mito Kakizawa arrested over vote-buying allegations". Kyodo News+. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Ex-senior vice justice minister Mito Kakizawa found guilty of vote buying". The Japan Times. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  7. ^ "【衆院3補選詳報】東京は酒井菜摘氏「真っ当な政治作る」 小池百合子知事の姿は？ 立民3－0自民：東京新聞 TOKYO Web". 東京新聞 TOKYO Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  8. ^ "衆院補選 東京15区 | Nhk選挙Web" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. ^ "東京15区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 49th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  10. ^ "東京15区 - 第48回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 48th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  11. ^ "東京15区 - 第47回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 47th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  12. ^ "東京15区 - 第46回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 46th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  13. ^ "東京15区 - 第45回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 45th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  14. ^ "東京15区 - 第44回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 44th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  15. ^ "東京15区 - 第43回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 43rd House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  16. ^ "東京15区 - 第42回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 42nd House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  17. ^ "東京2区・東京15区・静岡8区 - 第41回衆議院議員補欠選挙" [Tokyo 2nd District - Tokyo 15th District - Shizuoka 8th District - 41st House of Representatives by-election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  18. ^ "東京15区 - 第41回衆議院議員選挙" [Tokyo 15th District - 41st House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.