Draft:2021 Japanese general election in Kinki

2021 Hyōgo 2nd district election
← 2017
Representative before election; Kazuyoshi Akaba; Komeito	Elected Representative ; Kazuyoshi Akaba; Komeito

2021 Hyōgo 1st district election
← 2017
Representative before election; Masahito Moriyama; LDP	Elected Representative ; Nobuhiko Isaka; CDP

Results summary

Constituency			2021 winning party					Votes
			Party		Votes	Share	Majority	LDP	Komeito	CDP	Ishin	DPFP	JCP	SDP	Reiwa	Other^[a]	Total
			Party		Votes	Share	Majority										Total
Hyōgo	District 1	LDP		CDP	78,657	36.90%	14,455	64,202		78,657	53,211					17,096^[b]	213,166
	District 2	Komeito		Komeito	99,455	54.21%	37,571		99,455	61,884			22,124				183,463
	District 3	LDP		LDP	68,957	40.94%	9,420	68,957			59,537	22,765	17,155				168,414
	District 4	LDP		LDP	112,810	50.04%	53,667	112,810		53,476	59,143						225,429
	District 5	LDP		LDP	94,656	42.49%	28,942	94,656		62,414	65,714						222,784
	District 6	LDP		Ishin	89,571	35.21%	2,069	87,502		77,347	89,571						254,420
	District 7	LDP		LDP	95,140	37.52%	1,530	95,140		64,817	93,610						253,567
	District 8	Komeito		Komeito	100,313	58.80%	54,910		100,313				45,403		24,880		170,596
	District 9	LDP		LDP	141,973	76.27%	97,801	141,973					44,172				186,145
	District 10	LDP		LDP	79,061	44.99%	21,187	79,061		38,786	57,874						175,721
	District 11	LDP		LDP	92,761	49.03%	14,679	92,761			78,082		18,363				189,206
	District 12	LDP		LDP	91,099	55.56%	41,363	91,099		23,137	49,736						163,972
Kyoto	District 1	LDP		LDP	86,238	40.40%	21,307	86,238			62,007		65,201				213,446
	District 2	Indep.		DPFP	72,516	48.89%	29,225	43,291				72,516	25,260		7,263		148,330
	District 3	Kibō		CDP	89,259	48.19%	27,585	61,674		89,259	34,288						185,221
	District 4	LDP		Indep.	96,172	44.21%	15,397	80,775					40,603			96,172	217,550
	District 5	LDP		LDP	68,693	49.39%	36,585	68,693		32,108			16,375			21,904	139,080
	District 6	LDP		CDP	116,111	45.25%	34,107	82,004		116,111	58,487						256,602
Nara	District 1	LDP		CDP	93,050	38.97%	9,332	83,718		93,050	62,000						238,768
	District 2	LDP		LDP	141,858	64.64%	87,532	141,858		54,326			23,285				219,469
	District 3	LDP		Indep.	114,553	60.81%	80,219						34,334			154,046^[c]	188,380
Osaka	District 1	LDP		Ishin	110,120	49.40%	42,975	67,145		28,477	110,120		17,194				222,936
	District 2	LDP		Ishin	120,913	48.49%	39,976	80,937		47,487	120,913						249,337
	District 3	Komeito		Komeito	79,507	44.65%	37,770		79,507	41,737			38,170			18,637	178,051
	District 4	LDP		Ishin	107,585	46.15%	34,750	72,835		28,254	107,585		24,469				233,143
	District 5	Komeito		Komeito	106,508	53.14%	58,260		106,508				48,248		34,202	11,458	200,416
	District 6	Komeito		Komeito	106,878	54.82%	47,687		106,878	59,191						28,895	194,964
	District 7	LDP		Ishin	102,486	45.34%	30,894	71,592		24,952	102,486		20,083		6,927		226,040
	District 8	LDP		Ishin	105,073	53.23%	51,196	53,877		38,458	105,073						197,408
	District 9	LDP		Ishin	133,146	50.35%	49,370	83,776			133,146			42,165		5,369	264,456
	District 10	CDP		Ishin	80,932	40.32%	13,989	52,843		66,943	80,932						200,718
	District 11	Indep.		Ishin	105,746	44.69%	35,178	70,568		60,281	105,746						236,595
	District 12	LDP		Ishin	94,003	51.19%	34,699	59,304		17,730	94,003		12,614				183,651
	District 13	LDP		Ishin	101,857	48.47%	16,536	85,321			101,857		22,982				210,160
	District 14	LDP		Ishin	126,307	55.67%	56,278	70,029			126,307		30,547				226,883
	District 15	LDP		Ishin	114,861	54.10%	46,974	67,887			114,861		29,570				212,318
	District 16	Komeito		Komeito	84,563	50.81%	11,992		84,563	72,571						9,288	166,422
	District 17	Ishin		Ishin	94,398	53.60%	38,337	56,061			94,398		25,660				176,119
	District 18	Ishin		Ishin	118,421	52.97%	56,824	61,597		24,490	118,421		19,075				223,583
	District 19	Ishin		Ishin	68,209	42.18%	16,157	52,052		32,193	68,209		9,258				161,712
Shiga	District 1	LDP		LDP	97,482	52.22%	13,376	97,482				84,106				5,092	186,680
	District 2	LDP		LDP	83,502	56.57%	19,383	83,502		64,119							147,621
	District 3	LDP		LDP	81,888	52.79%	40,295	81,888			41,593		20,423		11,227		155,131
	District 4	LDP		LDP	86,762	54.61%	14,646	86,762		72,116							158,878
Wakayama	District 1	Kibō		DPFP	103,676	62.73%	42,068	61,608				103,676					165,284
	District 2	LDP		LDP	79,365	57.74%	43,711	79,365		35,654	19,735					2,700	137,454
	District 3	LDP		LDP	102,834	69.34%	82,142	102,834					20,692			24,799^[d]	148,305

Hyōgo 1st district

Background

Liberal Democratic Party nominated Masahito Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, as its candidate.

Nobuhiko Isaka, who lost to Moriyama in last election, joined Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) through DPP out of Kibō no Tō, and CDP nominated Isaka as its candidate. In addition, to cooperate with CDP, Japanese Communist Party did not set up a candidate.

Nippon Ishin no Kai, who did not participate in electoral cooperation, nominated Yuichiro Ichitani as a candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Masahito Moriyama	67	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Nobuhiko Isaka	47	Constitutional Democratic	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)
Yuichiro Ichitani	46	Ishin	President of a nursing care company
Shingo Takahashi	53	Independent	Dentist Previous offices held Member of Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly
Kuniya Kihara	37	Independent	Lawyer

Result

Isaka beat Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, to win the seat. Moriyama, who lost to Isaka, won the seat by proportional representation, and Ichitachi, Ishin, also won the seat by proportional representation.^[1]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CDP	Nobuhiko Isaka	78,657	36.90%
	LDP	Masahito Moriyama (incumbent)	64,202	30.12%
	Ishin	Yuichiro Ichitani	53,211	24.96%
	Independent	Shingo Takahashi	9,922	4.65%
	Independent	Kuniya Kihara	7,174	3.37%
Majority			14,455	6.78%
Total votes			213,166	100%
	CDP gain from LDP

Results by Municipalities


	Nobuhiko Isaka		Masahito Moriyama		Yuichiro Ichitani		Shingo Takahashi		Kuniya Kihara
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Chūō-ku, Kobe	16,984	31.3%	17,584	32.5%	15,618	28.8%	2,033	3.8%	1,967	3.6%
Higashinada-ku, Kobe	36,377	36.8%	28,805	29.1%	24,347	24.6%	5,895	6.0%	3,457	3.5%
Nada-ku, Kobe	25,296	42.1%	17,813	29.6%	13,246	22.0%	1,994	3.3%	1,750	2.9%
Total	78,657	36.90%	64,202	30.12%	53,211	24.96%	9,922	4.65%	7,174	3.37%

Hyōgo 2nd district

Background

Komeito nominated Kazuyoshi Akaba (Hyōgo-2nd incumbent), who served as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Fourth Abe Cabinet and Suga cabinet, as its candidate.

In the opposition parties,Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and Japanese Communist Party (JCP) each fielded candidates, and failed to unify the candidates in the opposition camp.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Kazuyoshi Akaba	63	Komeito	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2019-2021) Member of the House of Representatives (1993-2009)
Jiro Funakawa	54	Constitutional Democratic	President of a management consulting firm
Tsuruo Miyano	64	Communist	None

Result

Akaba defeats other candidates.^[2]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Komeito	Kazuyoshi Akaba (incumbent)	99,455	54.21%
	CDP	Jiro Funakawa	61,884	33.73%
	JCP	Tsuruo Miyano	22,124	12.06%
Majority			37,571	20.48%
Total votes			183,463	100%
	Komeito hold

Results by Municipalities


	Kazuyoshi Akaba		Jiro Funakawa		Tsuruo Miyano
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Hyōgo-ku, Kobe	21,935	54.6%	12,610	31.4%	5,620	14.0%
Kita-ku, Kobe	49,610	55.0%	31,345	34.8%	9,204	10.2%
Nagata-ku, Kobe	18,417	52.8%	10,826	31.1%	5,606	16.1%
Part of Nishinomiya	9,493	51.9%	7,103	38.8%	1,694	9.3%
Total	99,455	54.21%	61,884	33.73%	22,124	12.06%

Hyōgo 3rd district

2021 Hyōgo 3rd district election

← 2017


Nominee	Yoshihiro Seki	Yuichiro Wada	Yasuki Sato
Party	LDP	Ishin	DPP
Popular vote	68,957	59,537	22,765
Percentage	40.94%	35.35%	13.52%
Supported by	Komeito		Constitutional Democratic


Nominee	Katsunori Akada
Party	JCP
Popular vote	17,155
Percentage	10.19%

Representative before election

Yoshihiro Seki
LDP

Elected Representative

Yoshihiro Seki
LDP

Background

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) nominated Yoshihiro Seki (Hyōgo-3rd incumbent) as its candidate.

In opposition parties, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Ishin), Democratic Party For the People (DPFP), and Japanese Communist Party fielded candidates. Ishin nominated Yuichiro Wada, former member of Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly, as its candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Yoshihiro Seki	56	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2018-2019) State Minister of Environment (2016-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Yuichiro Wada	57	Ishin	Member of the Board of Directors of Social Welfare Corporations Previous offices held Member of Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly
Yasuki Sato	50	Democratic Party For the People	None Previous offices held Sumitomo Corporation employee
Katsunori Akada	54	Communist	None Previous offices held Member of Kobe city council

Result

Seki (LDP - Hyōgo 3rd incumbent) and Wada (Ishin) competed, but Seki eventually defeated other candidates including Wada. Wada won the seat by proportional representation.^[3]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Yoshihiro Seki (incumbent)	68,957	40.94%
	Ishin	Yuichiro Wada	59,537	35.35%
	DPP	Yasuki Sato	22,765	13.52%
	JCP	Katsunori Akada	17,155	10.19%
Majority			9,420	5.59%
Total votes			168,414	100%
	LDP hold

Hyōgo 4th district

2021 Hyōgo 4th district election

← 2017


Nominee	Hisayuki Fujii	Masayuki Akagi	Mao Imaizumi
Party	LDP	Ishin	CDP
Popular vote	112,810	59,143	53,476
Percentage	50.04%	26.24%	23.72%
Supported by	Komeito		Democratic Party For the People, Social Democratic

Representative before election

Hisayuki Fujii
LDP

Elected Representative

Hisayuki Fujii
LDP

Background

Ruling Liberal Democratic Party nominated Hisayuki Fujii (Hyōgo-4th incumbent) as its candidate.

In opposition parties, Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Ishin) each fielded candidates.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Hisayuki Fujii	50	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Mao Imaizumi	42	Constitutional Democratic	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)
Masayuki Akagi	46	Ishin	None

Result

Fujii (LDP - Hyōgo 4th) defeats other candidates by large margin. Akagi (Ishin) won the seat by proportional representation.^[4]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Hisayuki Fujii (incumbent)	112,810	50.04%
	Ishin	Masayuki Akagi	59,143	26.24%
	CDP	Mao Imaizumi	53,476	23.72%
Majority			53,667	23.80%
Total votes			225,429	100%
	LDP hold

Hyōgo 5th district

2021 Hyōgo 5th district election

← 2017


Nominee	Koichi Tani	Ryota Endo	Yasuhiro Kajiwara
Party	LDP	Ishin	CDP
Popular vote	94,656	65,714	62,414
Percentage	42.49%	29.50%	28.02%
Supported by	Komeito		Democratic Party For the People, Social Democratic

Representative before election

Koichi Tani
LDP

Elected Representative

Koichi Tani
LDP

Background

Liberal Democratic Party nominated Masahito Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, as its candidate.

Isaka, who lost to Moriyama in last election, joined the Constitutional Democratic Party through DPP out of Kibō no Tō, and the Constitutional Democratic Party(CDP) nominated Isaka as its candidate. In addition, Japanese Communist Party did not set up a candidate to cooperate with CDP.

Nippon Ishin no Kai, who did not participate in election cooperation, nominated Yuichiro Ichitani as a candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Koichi Tani	69	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Yasuhiro Kajiwara	65	Constitutional Democratic	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)
Ryota Endo	36	Ishin	None

Result

Isaka beat Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, to win the seat. Moriyama, who lost to Isaka, won the seat by proportional representation, and Ichitachi, Ishin, also won the seat by proportional representation.^[5]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Koichi Tani (incumbent)	94,656	42.49%
	Ishin	Ryota Endo	65,714	29.50%
	CDP	Yasuhiro Kajiwara	62,414	28.02%
Majority			28,942	12.99%
Total votes			222,784	100%
	LDP hold

Hyōgo 6th district

2021 Hyōgo 6th district election

← 2017


Nominee	Koichiro Ichimura	Masaki Ogushi	Shu Sakurai
Party	Ishin	LDP	CDP
Popular vote	89,571	87,502	77,347
Percentage	35.21%	34.39%	30.40%
Supported by		Komeito	Democratic Party For the People, Social Democratic

Representative before election

Masaki Ogushi
LDP

Elected Representative

Koichiro Ichimura
Ishin

Background

Liberal Democratic Party nominated Masahito Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, as its candidate.

Nobuhiko Isaka, who lost to Moriyama in last election, joined the Constitutional Democratic Party through DPP out of Kibō no Tō, and the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) nominated Isaka as its candidate. In addition, to cooperate with CDP, Japanese Communist Party did not set up a candidate.

Nippon Ishin no Kai, who did not participate in election cooperation, nominated Yuichiro Ichitani as a candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Masaki Ogushi	55	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Shu Sakurai	51	Constitutional Democratic	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)
Koichiro Ichimura	57	Ishin	None

Result

Isaka beat Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, to win the seat. Moriyama, who lost to Isaka, won the seat by proportional representation, and Ichitachi, Ishin, also won the seat by proportional representation.^[6]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ishin	Koichiro Ichimura	89,571	35.21%
	LDP	Masaki Ogushi (incumbent)	87,502	34.39%
	CDP	Shu Sakurai	77,347	30.40%
Majority			2,069	0.82%
Total votes			254,420	100%
	Ishin gain from LDP

Hyōgo 7th district

2021 Hyōgo 7th district election

← 2017


Nominee	Kenji Yamada	Kee Miki	Mari Yasuda
Party	LDP	Ishin	CDP
Popular vote	95,140	93,610	64,817
Percentage	37.52%	36.92%	25.56%
Supported by			Democratic Party For the People, Social Democratic

Representative before election

Kenji Yamada
LDP

Elected Representative

Kenji Yamada
LDP

Background

Liberal Democratic Party nominated Masahito Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, as its candidate.

Nobuhiko Isaka, who lost to Moriyama in last election, joined Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) through DPP out of Kibō no Tō, and CDP nominated Isaka as its candidate. In addition, to cooperate with CDP, Japanese Communist Party did not set up a candidate.

Nippon Ishin no Kai, who did not participate in electoral cooperation, nominated Yuichiro Ichitani as a candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Kenji Yamada	55	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Mari Yasuda	43	Constitutional Democratic	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)
Kee Miki	55	Ishin	None

Result

Isaka beat Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, to win the seat. Moriyama, who lost to Isaka, won the seat by proportional representation, and Ichitachi, Ishin, also won the seat by proportional representation.^[7]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Kenji Yamada (incumbent)	95,140	37.52%
	Ishin	Kee Miki	93,610	36.92%
	CDP	Mari Yasuda	64,817	25.56%
Majority			1,530	0.60%
Total votes			253,567	100%
	LDP hold

Hyōgo 8th district

2021 Hyōgo 8th district election

← 2017


Nominee	Hiromasa Nakano	Jun Komura	Megumu Tsuji
Party	Komeito	JCP	Reiwa
Popular vote	100,313	45,403	24,880
Percentage	58.80%	26.61%	12.06%
Supported by	Liberal Democratic	Social Democratic

Representative before election

Hiromasa Nakano
Komeito

Elected Representative

Hiromasa Nakano
Komeito

Background

Liberal Democratic Party nominated Masahito Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, as its candidate.

Isaka, who lost to Moriyama in last election, joined the Constitutional Democratic Party through DPP out of Kibō no Tō, and the Constitutional Democratic Party(CDP) nominated Isaka as its candidate. In addition, Japanese Communist Party did not set up a candidate to cooperate with CDP.

Nippon Ishin no Kai, who did not participate in election cooperation, nominated Yuichiro Ichitani as a candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Hiromasa Nakano	43	Komeito	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Jun Komura	46	Communist	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)
Megumu Tsuji	73	Reiwa	None

Result

Isaka beat Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, to win the seat. Moriyama, who lost to Isaka, won the seat by proportional representation, and Ichitachi, Ishin, also won the seat by proportional representation.^[8]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Komeito	Hiromasa Nakano (incumbent)	100,313	58.80%
	JCP	Jun Komura	45,403	26.61%
	Reiwa	Megumu Tsuji	24,880	14.58%
Majority			54,910	32.19%
Total votes			170,596	100%
	Komeito hold

Hyōgo 9th district

2021 Hyōgo 9th district election

← 2017


Nominee	Yasutoshi Nishimura	Yukari Fukuhara
Party	LDP	JCP
Popular vote	141,973	44,172
Percentage	76.27%	23.73%
Supported by	Komeito	Social Democratic

Representative before election

Yasutoshi Nishimura
LDP

Elected Representative

Yasutoshi Nishimura
LDP

Background

Liberal Democratic Party nominated Masahito Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, as its candidate.

Nobuhiko Isaka, who lost to Moriyama in last election, joined the Constitutional Democratic Party through DPP out of Kibō no Tō, and the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) nominated Isaka as its candidate. In addition, to cooperate with CDP, Japanese Communist Party did not set up a candidate.

Nippon Ishin no Kai, who did not participate in election cooperation, nominated Yuichiro Ichitani as a candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age	Party		Current positions
Yasutoshi Nishimura	59		Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Yukari Fukuhara	34		Communist	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)

Result

Isaka beat Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, to win the seat. Moriyama, who lost to Isaka, won the seat by proportional representation, and Ichitachi, Ishin, also won the seat by proportional representation.^[9]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Yasutoshi Nishimura (incumbent)	141,973	76.27%
	JCP	Yukari Fukuhara	44,172	23.73%
Majority			97,801	52.54%
Total votes			186,145	100%
	LDP hold

Hyōgo 10th district

2021 Hyōgo 10th district election

← 2017


Nominee	Nobuhiko Isaka	Masahito Moriyama	Yuichiro Ichitani
Party	CDP	LDP	Ishin
Popular vote	78,657	64,202	53,211
Percentage	36.90%	30.12%	24.96%
Supported by	Democratic Party For the People	Komeito

Representative before election

Masahito Moriyama
LDP

Elected Representative

Nobuhiko Isaka
CDP

Background

Liberal Democratic Party nominated Masahito Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, as its candidate.

Nobuhiko Isaka, who lost to Moriyama in last election, joined the Constitutional Democratic Party through DPP out of Kibō no Tō, and the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) nominated Isaka as its candidate. In addition, to cooperate with CDP, Japanese Communist Party did not set up a candidate.

Nippon Ishin no Kai, who did not participate in election cooperation, nominated Yuichiro Ichitani as a candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Masahito Moriyama	67	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Nobuhiko Isaka	47	Constitutional Democratic	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)
Yuichiro Ichitani	46	Ishin	None
Shingo Takahashi	53	Independent	None Previous offices held Member of Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly
Kuniya Kihara	37	Independent	None

Result

Isaka beat Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, to win the seat. Moriyama, who lost to Isaka, won the seat by proportional representation, and Ichitachi, Ishin, also won the seat by proportional representation.^[10]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CDP	Nobuhiko Isaka	78,657	36.90%
	LDP	Masahito Moriyama (incumbent)	64,202	30.12%
	Ishin	Yuichiro Ichitani	53,211	24.96%
	Independent	Shingo Takahashi	9,922	4.65%
	Independent	Kuniya Kihara	7,174	3.37%
Majority			14,455	6.78%
Total votes			213,166	100%
	CDP gain from LDP

Hyōgo 11th district

2021 Hyōgo 11th district election

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Nominee	Nobuhiko Isaka	Masahito Moriyama	Yuichiro Ichitani
Party	CDP	LDP	Ishin
Popular vote	78,657	64,202	53,211
Percentage	36.90%	30.12%	24.96%
Supported by	Democratic Party For the People	Komeito

Representative before election

Masahito Moriyama
LDP

Elected Representative

Nobuhiko Isaka
CDP

Background

Liberal Democratic Party nominated Masahito Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, as its candidate.

Nobuhiko Isaka, who lost to Moriyama in last election, joined the Constitutional Democratic Party through DPP out of Kibō no Tō, and the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) nominated Isaka as its candidate. In addition, to cooperate with CDP, Japanese Communist Party did not set up a candidate.

Nippon Ishin no Kai, who did not participate in election cooperation, nominated Yuichiro Ichitani as a candidate.

Candidates

Name	Age		Current positions
Masahito Moriyama	67	Liberal Democratic	Member of the House of Representatives (2012-present) Previous offices held State Minister of Justice (2015-2017) Member of the House of Representatives (2005-2009)
Nobuhiko Isaka	47	Constitutional Democratic	None Previous offices held Member of the House of Representatives (2012-2017) Member of Kobe City Council (1999-2010)
Yuichiro Ichitani	46	Ishin	None
Shingo Takahashi	53	Independent	None Previous offices held Member of Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly
Kuniya Kihara	37	Independent	None

Result

Isaka beat Moriyama, Hyōgo 1st district incumbent, to win the seat. Moriyama, who lost to Isaka, won the seat by proportional representation, and Ichitachi, Ishin, also won the seat by proportional representation.^[11]

2021 Japanese general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CDP	Nobuhiko Isaka	78,657	36.90%
	LDP	Masahito Moriyama (incumbent)	64,202	30.12%
	Ishin	Yuichiro Ichitani	53,211	24.96%
	Independent	Shingo Takahashi	9,922	4.65%
	Independent	Kuniya Kihara	7,174	3.37%
Majority			14,455	6.78%
Total votes			213,166	100%
	CDP gain from LDP

References

^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫1区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫2区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫3区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫5区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫6区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫1区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫8区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫9区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫1区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
^ "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫1区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

^ Includes all other parties, all independent candidates
^ Includes two independents
(I)9,922
(II)7,174
^ Includes one party and two independents
(I)114,553
(II)32,669
(III)6,824
^ Includes one party and one independent
(I) 19,034
(II)5,745

[5] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫1区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[6] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫2区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[7] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫3区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[8] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[9] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫5区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[10] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫6区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[11] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫1区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[12] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫8区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[13] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫9区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[14] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫1区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[15] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙　兵庫1区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.

[includes-1] Includes all other parties, all independent candidates

[includes2-2] Includes two independents
(I)9,922
(II)7,174

[includes3-3] Includes one party and two independents
(I)114,553
(II)32,669
(III)6,824

[includes4-4] Includes one party and one independent
(I) 19,034
(II)5,745

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