Shikoku proportional representation block election, 2012

The Shikoku proportional representation block was one of 11 multi-member districts (and 311 districts overall) that were contested at the general election for the House of Representatives in the Japanese National Diet on 16 December 2012. Six seats were available for election via open party lists. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won the election in a landslide, which returned former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to power. In the Shikoku PR block, the LDP won two of the six seats with 30.7% of the vote.

Voters who participated in the election cast one ballot for the proportional block and a separate ballot for one of the 13 smaller single-member districts that are located within Shikoku.

Results

Prior to the election, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) held three of the six PR block seats as well as 5 of the 13 small electorates that make up the block. The opposition LDP held 2 of the PR seats and the 8 remaining electorates, while their traditional junior coalition partner Komeito held the final PR seat.

The 2012 general election delivered a landslide victory to the LDP, with 294 of the 480 seats won at the national level. The election decimated the DPJ from a pre-election position of 230 to just 57 seats.^[1] In the Shikoku PR block, the DPJ lost 2 of their seats as their vote was reduced to 16.0%, down from 43.2% in the 2009 election. Junya Ogawa lost his seat in Kagawa 1st district but was the DPJ candidate to suffer the narrowest defeat, so he was able to retain a seta in the house. The newly-formed Japan Restoration Party gained the two seats lost by the DPJ.^[2] In the 13 single-member electorates, the LDP gained 4 seats, with Yuichiro Tamaki being the only DPJ member to retain his seat in the Kagawa 2nd district.^[3]

Elected candidates
Party		Representative	Party rank	Term #
	LDP	Takakazu Seto	1	1st
	Restoration	Fumiki Sakurauchi	1	1st
	DPJ	Junya Ogawa	1	3rd
	LDP	Yasuji Izuhara	14	2nd
	Komeito	Noritoshi Ishida	1	6th
	Restoration	Arata Nishioka	1	1st

Japanese general election, 2012 House of Representatives << 2009 — 2014 >>
Enrolled voters			3,291,313^[4]
Votes cast			1,908,601^[4]				Turnout	49.70^[5]
Informal votes			58,365				Informal	3.06
Summary of votes by party
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Liberal Democratic	2				33.33	30.7	567,193	1.3
	Restoration	2	2		2	33.33	21.3	394,393	21.3
	Democratic	1		2	2	16.67	16.0	296,914	27.2
	Komeito	1				16.67	15.0	276,907	2.0
	Communist	0				0.0	5.8	106,976	0.9
	Your	0				0.0	5.0	93,090	5.0
	Tomorrow	0				0.0	3.4	63,830	3.4
	Social Democratic	0				0.0	2.3	42,762	1.9
	Happiness Realization	0				0.00	0.4	8,171	0.9
Total		6	Turnout					1,908,601

Party lists

Liberal Democratic Party

	Liberal Democratic Party		Number of votes: 567,193		Percentage of votes: 30.7%	Number of seats won: 2
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Seto Takakazu Seto	Z	Kagawa 2nd district	91.0	BY Elected to block	Z
1	Fukuyama Mamoru Fukuyama	Z	Tokushima 1st district	N/A	AY Won Tokushima 1st district	Z
1	Yamaguchi Shunichi Yamaguchi	AShikoku proportional representation block	Tokushima 2nd district	N/A	AY Won Tokushima 2nd district	Z
1	Gotoda Masazumi Gotoda	ATokushima 3rd district	Tokushima 3rd district	N/A	AY Won Tokushima 3rd district	Z
1	Hirai Takuya Hirai	AShikoku proportional representation block	Kagawa 1st district	N/A	AY Won Kagawa 1st district	Z
1	Ono Keitaro Ono	Z	Kagawa 3rd district	N/A	AY Won Kagawa 3rd district	Z
1	Shiozaki Yasuhisa Shiozaki	AEhime 1st district	Ehime 1st district	N/A	AY Won Ehime 1st district	Z
1	Murakami Seiichiro Murakami	AEhime 2nd district	Ehime 2nd district	N/A	AY Won Ehime 2nd district	Z
1	Shiraishi Toru Shiraishi	Z	Ehime 3rd district	N/A	AY Won Ehime 3rd district	Z
1	Yamamoto K Koichi Yamamoto	AEhime 4th district	Ehime 4th district	N/A	AY Won Ehime 4th district	Z
1	Fukui Teru Fukui	AKochi 1st district	Kochi 1st district	N/A	AY Won Kochi 1st district	Z
1	Nakatani Gen Nakatani	AKochi 2nd district	Kochi 2nd district	N/A	AY Won Kochi 2nd district	Z
1	Yamamoto Y Yuji Yamamoto	AKochi 3rd district	Kochi 3rd district	N/A	AY Won Kochi 3rd district	Z
14	Izuhara Yasuji Izuhara	Z	ZZ		BY Elected to block	FFormer Kinki PR block representative
15	Nagai Ichiro Nagai	Z	ZZ		Z	Z
16	Takahashi Naka Takahashi	Z	ZZ		Z	Z
17	Matsuzaki Toshinori Matsuzaki	Z	ZZ		Z	Z
18	Shinozaki Reiko Shinozaki	Z	ZZ		Z	Z

Democratic Party of Japan

	Democratic Party of Japan		Number of votes: 296,914		Percentage of votes: 16.0%	Number of seats won: 1
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Ogawa Junya Ogawa	AKagawa 1st district	Kagawa 1st district	75.0	BY Elected to block	Z
1	Niki Hirobumi Niki	AShikoku proportional representation block	Tokushima 3rd district	72.3	EN Lost seat	Z
1	Sengoku Yoshito Sengoku	ATokushima 1st district	Tokushima 1st district	66.5	EN Lost seat	Z
1	Takai Miho Takai	ATokushima 2nd district	Tokushima 2nd district	65.6	EN Lost seat	Z
1	Shiraishi Yoichi Shiraishi	AEhime 3rd district	Ehime 3rd district	60.1	EN Lost seat	Z
1	Oishi Shu Oishi	Z	Kochi 1st district	58.9	Z	Z
1	Takahashi Hideyuki Takahashi	AShikoku proportional representation block	Ehime 4th district	46.1	EN Lost seat	Z
1	Nagae Takako Nagae	AShikoku proportional representation block	Ehime 1st district	42.6	EN Lost seat	Z
1	Tamaki Yuichiro Tamaki	AKagawa 2nd district	Kagawa 2nd district	N/A	AY Won Kagawa 2nd district	Z

Japan Restoration Party

	Japan Restoration Party		Number of votes: 394,393		Percentage of votes: 21.3%	Number of seats won: 2
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Sakurauchi Fumiki Sakurauchi	Z	Ehime 4th district	78.2	BY Elected to block	FFormer House of Councillors member
1	Nishioka Arata Nishioka	Z	Ehime 2nd district	63.2	BY Elected to block	Z
1	Mori Natsue Mori	Z	Ehime 3rd district	41.8	Z	Z
1	Ikemoto Toshihide Ikemoto	Z	Ehime 1st district	41.5	Z	Z
5	Fujimura Shinya Fujimura	Z	Kochi 1st district	37.0	Z	Z
5	Imanishi Eiji Imanishi	Z	Kagawa 1st district	23.9	Z	FFormer Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member
7	Ouchi Junji Ouchi	Z	ZZ		Z	Z

Komeito

	Komeito		Number of votes: 276,907		Percentage of votes: 15.0%	Number of seats won: 1
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Ishida Noritoshi Ishida	AShikoku proportional representation block	ZZ		BY Elected to block	Z
2	Tsukiyama Shinichi Tsukiyama	Z	ZZ		Z	Z

Japanese Communist Party

	Japanese Communist Party		Number of votes: 106,976		Percentage of votes: 5.8%	Number of seats won: 0
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Sasaoka Masaru Sasaoka	Z	ZZ		Z	Z
2	Haruna Naoaki Haruna	C(Former member)	Kochi 1st district		Z	Z

Your Party

	Your Party		Number of votes: 93,090		Percentage of votes: 5.0%	Number of seats won: 0
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Nakayama Teruaki Nakayama	Z	ZZ		Z	Z

Tomorrow Party of Japan

	Tomorrow Party		Number of votes: 63,830		Percentage of votes: 3.4%	Number of seats won: 0
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Tomochika Toshiro Tomochika	Z	Ehime 2nd district		Z	FFormer House of Councillors member
2	Washino Yoko Washino	Z	ZZ		Z	Z

Social Democratic Party

	Social Democratic Party		Number of votes: 42,762		Percentage of votes: 2.3%	Number of seats won: 0
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Maida Haruhiko Maida	Z	Kagawa 3rd district		Z	Z

Happiness Realization Party

	Happiness Realization Party		Number of votes: 8,171		Percentage of votes: 0.4%	Number of seats won: 0
Rank	Name	Incumbency	District contested	Loss ratio (Sekihairitsu)	Result	Notes
99999	AAA	AAA	AAA	99999	AAA
000	ZZZ	ZZZ	ZZZ	000	ZZZ
1	Aeba Jikido Aeba	Z	ZZ		Z	Z
2	Takeo Akemi Takeo	Z	ZZ		Z	Z

References

↑ "衆院選2012 衆院選選挙" [2012 House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
↑ "四国　【比例代表】開票結果総選挙2012 衆院選" [Shikoku (PR List) election results, 2012 general election, House of Reps election] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
↑ "香川　小選挙区開票結果総選挙2012 衆院選選挙" [Kagawa districts, election results, 2012 House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
1 2 "都道府県別有権者数、投票者数、投票率（比例代表）" [Registered voters, number of voters and turnout by prefecture (PR blocks)]. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
↑ "都道府県別有権者数、投票者数、投票率（比例代表）" [Registered voters, number of voters and turnout by prefecture (PR blocks)]. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

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[1] "衆院選2012 衆院選選挙" [2012 House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[result12-2] "四国　【比例代表】開票結果総選挙2012 衆院選" [Shikoku (PR List) election results, 2012 general election, House of Reps election] (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[3] "香川　小選挙区開票結果総選挙2012 衆院選選挙" [Kagawa districts, election results, 2012 House of Representatives election] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[votes-4] 1 2 "都道府県別有権者数、投票者数、投票率（比例代表）" [Registered voters, number of voters and turnout by prefecture (PR blocks)]. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[turnout-5] "都道府県別有権者数、投票者数、投票率（比例代表）" [Registered voters, number of voters and turnout by prefecture (PR blocks)]. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

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First-past-the-post (FPTP) districts and proportional representation (PR) "blocks" for the Japanese House of Representatives since 1996
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Tadamori Ōshima, Aomori-3rd Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Hirotaka Akamatsu, Aichi-5th
Hokkaidō (8 PR block seats, 12 FPTP district seats)	Hokkaidō 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (7) 8 9 10 11 12 (13)
Tōhoku (13 PR block seats, 23 FPTP district seats)	Aomori 1 2 3 (4) Iwate 1 2 3 (4) Miyagi 1 2 3 4 5 6 Akita 1 2 3 Yamagata 1 2 3 (4) Fukushima 1 2 3 4 5
Kita- (North) Kantō (19 PR block seats, 32 FPTP district seats)	Ibaraki 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tochigi 1 2 3 4 5 Gunma 1 2 3 4 5 Saitama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Minami- (South) Kantō (22 PR block seats, 33 FPTP district seats)	Chiba 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kanagawa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Yamanashi 1 2 (3)
Tokyo (17 PR block seats, 25 FPTP district seats)	Tokyo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Hokuriku-Shin'etsu (11 PR block seats, 19 FPTP district seats)	Niigata 1 2 3 4 5 6 Toyama 1 2 3 Ishikawa 1 2 3 Fukui 1 2 (3) Nagano 1 2 3 4 5
Tōkai (21 PR block seats, 32 FPTP district seats)	Gifu 1 2 3 4 5 Shizuoka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (9) Aichi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mie 1 2 3 4 (5)
Kinki (28 PR block seats, 47 FPTP district seats)	Shiga 1 2 3 4 Kyoto 1 2 3 4 5 6 Osaka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Hyōgo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nara 1 2 3 (4) Wakayama 1 2 3
Chūgoku (11 PR block seats, 20 FPTP district seats)	Tottori 1 2 Shimane 1 2 (3) Okayama 1 2 3 4 5 Hiroshima 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Yamaguchi 1 2 3 4
Shikoku (6 PR block seats, 11 FPTP district seats)	Tokushima 1 2 (3) Kagawa 1 2 3 Ehime 1 2 3 4 Kōchi 1 2 (3)
Kyūshū (20 PR block seats, 35 FPTP district seats)	Fukuoka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Saga 1 2 (3) Nagasaki 1 2 3 4 Kumamoto 1 2 3 4 (5) Ōita 1 2 3 (4) Miyazaki 1 2 3 Kagoshima 1 2 3 4 (5) Okinawa 1 2 3 4
(in parentheses): districts eliminated in the 2002, 2013 and 2017 reapportionments