Hokkaido 12th district
Hokkaidō 12th District (北海道第12区) is an electoral district for House of Representatives. District was established in 1994 and had gone to major boundary changes in 2002 and 2017.
| Hokkaidō 12th District | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of Hokkaidō Prefecture single-member districts | |
| Proportional District | Hokkaidō |
| Electorate | 298,380 (2017) |
| Major settlements | Kitami City, Abashiri, Monbetsu and Wakkanai |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Arata Takebe |
Area
12th District includes major settlements like Kitami City, Abashiri, Monbetsu and Wakkanai and it occupies about one-sixth the area of Hokkaido and is the largest constituency in Japan (14,740.93 km², the same as Iwate Prefecture) in the House of Representatives election.[1]
In 2002, the Soya Branch Office was transferred to 7th district Hokkaido. In 2017, The Town of Horonobe was moved from 10th district to the 12th district district.
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsutomu Takebe | LDP | 1996–2009 | Former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| Kenko Matsuki | DPJ | 2009–2012 | ||
| Arata Takebe | LDP | 2012- | Incumbent | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Arata Takebe | 97,113 | 54.1 | ||
| Kibo | Mika Minakami | 58,422 | 32.6 | ||
| JCP | Makoto Sugawara | 23,830 | 13.3 | ||
| Turnout | 179,365 | 61.48 | |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Arata Takebe | 92,357 | 53.4 | ||
| DPJ | Mika Minakami | 62,035 | 35.9 | ||
| JCP | Makoto Sugawara | 18,451 | 10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 172,843 | 58.70 | |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Arata Takebe | 91,208 | 50.3 | ||
| NPD | Kengo Matsuki | 52,976 | 29.2 | ||
| DPJ | Maya Yamazaki | 25,501 | 14.1 | ||
| JCP | Makoto Sugawara | 11,532 | 6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 181,217 | 60.52 | |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPJ | Kengo Matsuki | 127,166 | 52.4 | ||
| LDP | Tsutomu Takebe | 112,690 | 46.4 | ||
| HRP | Kasamatsu Nagatoro | 2,763 | 1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 242,619 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Tsutomu Takebe | 124,465 | 51.6 | ||
| DPJ | Kengo Matsuki | 101,835 | 42.2 | ||
| JCP | Makoto Sugawara | 14,882 | 6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 241,182 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
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