Miyagi 1st District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Miyagi Prefecture single-member districts (1-6)
PrefectureMiyagi
Proportional DistrictTohoku
Electorate439,697[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativeToru Doi

Miyagi 1st district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located on the island of Honshu,[2] in Miyagi Prefecture. It, along with Miyagi 2nd district and parts of districts 3 and 4, cover the city of Sendai and the surrounding suburbs.

As of 2020, the district was home to 437,128 constituents.[3]

The district is represented by Toru Doi of the Liberal Democratic Party.[4]

Areas Covered

Current District

After rezoning in 2022, the district covers the following areas:

As a result of the rezoning, the district has returned to the state it was in before 2017

Areas from 2017 to 2022

From 2017 to 2022, the district covered the following areas:

As a result of the 2017 rezoning the area of the former town of Akiu was moved into the 3rd district.

Areas from Pre-2017

From its creating in 1994 until redistricting in 2017, the district covered the following areas:

Elected Representatives

Representative Party Years Served Notes
Kazuo Aichi NFP 1996-2000
Azuma Konno DPJ 2000-2005
Tōru Doi LDP 2005-2009
Kazuko Kōri DPJ 2009-2012
Tōru Doi LDP 2012- Incumbent

Election Results

‡ - Also ran in the Tohoku proportional representation block

‡‡ - Ran and won a seat in the Tohoku proportional representation block

2021[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Toru Doi‡ (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito) 		101,964 43.4
CDP Akiko Okamoto‡‡ (Incumbent - Tohoku PR) 96,649 41.2
Innovation Sayaka Shundo‡ 23,033 9.8
Independent Yoshie Okusa 13,174 5.6
Turnout 240,075 54.6
Liberal Democratic hold
2017[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Toru Doi‡ (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito and Party for Japanese Kokoro) 		100,123 46.2
CDP Akiko Okamoto‡‡
(Elected to the Tohoku PR)		 78,704 36.3
Kibō no Tō Yuta Ito‡ 24,047 11.1
Restoration Masaki Hatekayama‡ 10,001 4.6
Happiness Realization Satoshi Yui 2,413 1.1
Independent Imadome Naoto 1.547 0.7
Turnout 222,012 51.5
Liberal Democratic hold
2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Toru Doi‡ (Incumbent)
(Endorsed by Komeito) 		93,345 46.8
Democratic Kazuko Kori‡‡ (Incumbent)
(Won in thE Tohoku PR district)		 81,113 40.7
Communist Hideaki Matsui 25,063 12.6
Turnout 206,868 49.0
Liberal Democratic hold
2012[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Toru Doi‡ 87,482 39.2
Democratic Kazuko Kori‡‡ (Incumbent - Tohoku PR)
(Endorsed by the PNP)		 60,916 27.3
Your Hiroki Hayashi‡‡
(Endorsed by the Japan Restoration Party)		 38,316 17.2
Tomorrow Masato Yokota‡ 16,557 7.4
Communist Tatsuya Sumino 13,454 6.0
Social Democratic Takashi Kuwashima‡ 6,547 2.9
Turnout 229,462 55.2
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic
2009[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kazuko Kori‡ (Incumbent - Tohoku PR) 149,980 58.5
Liberal Democratic Toru Doi‡ (Incumbent) 87,401 34.1
Communist Tatsuya Sumino 14,547 5.7
Independent Takuomi Yajima 2,987 1.2
Happiness Realization Keiichi Toda 1,344 0.5
Turnout 260,629 64.8
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic
2005[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Toru Doi‡ 117,236 47.3
Democratic Kazuko Kori‡‡ 115,264 46.5
Communist Tatsuya Sumino 15,470 6.2
Turnout 251,455 63.2
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic
2003[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Azuma Konno‡ 106,821 50.8
Liberal Democratic Toru Doi‡ 84,565 40.2
Communist Naoko Kanno 18,960 9.0
Turnout 215,884 54.7
Democratic hold
2000[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Azuma Konno‡ 88,864 42.0
Liberal Democratic Kazuo Aichi‡ (Incumbent) 73,839 34.9
Communist Ikuko Endo‡ 28,281 13.4
Social Democratic Katsuo Okita‡ 20,416 9.7
Turnout
Democratic gain from New Frontier
1996[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Frontier Kazuo Aichi 77,817 40.8
Democratic Tomiko Okazaki‡ 56,537 29.7
Liberal Democratic Kodo Asano‡ 28,351 14.9
Communist Ikuko Endo‡ 26,346 13.8
Independent Masaya Okamoto 1,535 0.8
Turnout
New Frontier win (new seat)

References

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  2. ↑ "Miyagi - Prefecture, Japan". 31 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Electoral List and Overseas Registrants as of September 2, 2nd Year of Reiwa". 2 September 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Members of the House of Representatives with Last Initial "D" - Japanese House of Representatives". Japanese Diet - Official Website. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "宮城1区 - 第48回衆議院議員選挙". Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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  10. ↑ "宮城1区 - 第43回衆議院議員選挙". Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  11. ↑ "宮城1区 - 第42回衆議院議員選挙". Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  12. ↑ "宮城1区 - 第41回衆議院議員選挙". Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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