Aomori 3rd District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Aomori Prefecture single-member districts
PrefectureAomori
Proportional DistrictTōhoku
Electorate240,102
Current constituency
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativeJiro Kimura
Created fromAomori's 1st "medium-sized" district

Aomori 3rd district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan. It is located on the island of Honshu, in Aomori Prefecture, and includes the cities of Hirosaki, Goshogawara, and Ajigasawa.

As of 2015, the district was home to 240,102 constituents.[1]

The district is represented by Jiro Kimura of the Liberal Democratic Party.[2]

Areas covered

Current district

As of 5 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[3]

As a result of the abolition of Aomori's 4th district in 2017, this district moved to where the 4th district used to be and gained the town of Goshogawara and the district of Kitatsugaru from Aomori's 1st district, while Aomori's 2nd district absorbed the areas formerly belonging to the 3rd district.

Areas covered 2013–2017

From redistricting in 2013 until the redistricting in 2017, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[4]

The only change was that the town of Gonohe in Sannohe district was moved to the 2nd district.

Areas covered before 2013

From its formation in 1994 until its first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[5]

Elected representatives

Representative Party Years served Notes
Tadamori Ōshima LDP 1996-2017 Moved to the 2nd district
Jiro Kimura LDP 2017- Incumbent

Election results

2021[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Jiro Kimura 118,230 65.0 Increase0.8
CDP Takashi Yamauchi 63,796 35.0 Increase9.5
Turnout 53.29 Decrease2.73
Liberal Democratic hold
2017[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Jiro Kimura 128,740 64.2 Increase13.0
Kibō no Tō Takashi Yamauchi 51,096 25.5
Communist Hiroaki Takayanagi 16,510 8.2 Increase1.9
Happiness Realization Yūki Mikuni 4,115 2.1
Turnout 56.02 Increase7.15
Liberal Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "総務省｜平成27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". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. ↑ "Members K_The House of Representatives,Japan". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ↑ "衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法及び公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. ↑ "衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  5. ↑ "法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. ↑ 小選挙区 青森3区 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ↑ 小選挙区 青森3区 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

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