# Shizuoka at-large district

The Shizuoka at-large district (Japanese: 静岡県選挙区, Hepburn: Shizuoka-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Shizuoka Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has four Councillors in the 242-member house.

## Outline

The constituency represents the entire population of Shizuoka Prefecture. Since its inception in 1947, the district has elected four Councillors to six-year terms, two at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 3,052,579 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Shizuoka are:
* Yuji Fujimoto (Democratic Party (DP), second term; term ends in 2016)
* Shigeki Iwai (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), first term; term ends in 2016)
* Takao Makino (LDP, second term; term ends in 2019)
* Kazuya Shimba (DP, third term; term ends in 2019)

## Elected Councillors

| Class of 1947 | Class of 1947 | election year | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) |
| Toyohisa Morita [ja] (Liberal) | Kaichi Kawakami [ja] (Centrist) | 1947 | Yahachi Kawai [ja] (Ryokufūkai) | Ichizo Hiraoka [ja] (Liberal) |
| Toyohisa Morita [ja] (Liberal) | Kaichi Kawakami [ja] (Centrist) | 1950 | Yahachi Kawai [ja] (Ryokufūkai) | Ichizo Hiraoka [ja] (Liberal) |
| Toyohisa Morita [ja] (Liberal) | Kaichi Kawakami [ja] (Centrist) | 1952 by-election | Yahachi Kawai [ja] (Ryokufūkai) | Tadaatsu Ishiguro (Ryokufūkai) |
| Toyohisa Morita [ja] (Liberal) | Takeji Kobayashi [ja] (LDP) | 1953 | Yahachi Kawai [ja] (Ryokufūkai) | Tadaatsu Ishiguro (Ryokufūkai) |
| Toyohisa Morita [ja] (Liberal) | Takeji Kobayashi [ja] (LDP) | 1956 | Manpei Suzuki [ja] (LDP) | Chuji Matsunaga [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Masataka Ota [ja] (LDP) | Takeji Kobayashi [ja] (LDP) | 1959 | Manpei Suzuki [ja] (LDP) | Chuji Matsunaga [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Masataka Ota [ja] (LDP) | Takeji Kobayashi [ja] (LDP) | 1962 | Manpei Suzuki [ja] (LDP) | Yuko Kurihara [ja] (LDP) |
| Chuji Matsunaga (Social Democratic) | Takeji Kobayashi [ja] (LDP) | 1965 | Manpei Suzuki [ja] (LDP) | Yuko Kurihara [ja] (LDP) |
| Chuji Matsunaga (Social Democratic) | Takeji Kobayashi [ja] (LDP) | 1968 | Keisaburo Yamamoto [ja] (LDP) | Yuko Kurihara [ja] (LDP) |
| Chuji Matsunaga (Social Democratic) | Shizu Kawanobe [ja] (LDP) | 1971 | Keisaburo Yamamoto [ja] (LDP) | Yuko Kurihara [ja] (LDP) |
| Chuji Matsunaga (Social Democratic) | Shizu Kawanobe [ja] (LDP) | 1972 by-election | Keisaburo Yamamoto [ja] (LDP) | Toshio Saito [ja] (LDP) |
| Chuji Matsunaga (Social Democratic) | Shizu Kawanobe [ja] (LDP) | 1974 | Shinya Tozuka [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Buichi Katsumata [ja] (Social Democratic) | Hiroshi Kumagai [ja] (LDP) | 1977 | Shinya Tozuka [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Buichi Katsumata [ja] (Social Democratic) | Hiroshi Kumagai [ja] (LDP) | 1980 | Shinya Tozuka [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Shizuma Kojima [ja] (LDP) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 1983 | Shinya Tozuka [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Shizuma Kojima [ja] (LDP) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 1983 by-election | Sakae Fujita [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Shizuma Kojima [ja] (LDP) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 1986 | Kazuhito Kimiya [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Kijun Sakurai [ja] (Social Democratic) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 1989 | Kazuhito Kimiya [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Kijun Sakurai [ja] (Social Democratic) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 1992 | Kazuhito Kimiya [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Masataka Suzuki [ja] (New Frontier) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 1995 | Kazuhito Kimiya [ja] (LDP) | Shinji Aoki [ja] (Social Democratic) |
| Masataka Suzuki [ja] (New Frontier) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 1998 | Yoshihiko Yamashita [ja] (LDP) | Toru Unno [ja] (Ind.) |
| Kazuya Shimba (DPJ) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 2001 | Yoshihiko Yamashita [ja] (LDP) | Toru Unno [ja] (Ind.) |
| Kazuya Shimba (DPJ) | Yutaka Takeyama [ja] (LDP) | 2004 | Yukiko Sakamoto (LDP) | Yuji Fujimoto (DPJ) |
| Kazuya Shimba (DPJ) | Takao Makino (LDP) | 2007 | Yukiko Sakamoto (LDP) | Yuji Fujimoto (DPJ) |
| Kazuya Shimba (DPJ) | Takao Makino (LDP) | 2009 by-election | Hirokazu Tsuchida [ja] (DPJ) | Yuji Fujimoto (DPJ) |
| Kazuya Shimba (DPJ) | Takao Makino (LDP) | 2010 | Shigeki Iwai (LDP) | Yuji Fujimoto (DPJ) |
| Kazuya Shimba (DPJ) | Takao Makino (LDP) | 2013 | Shigeki Iwai (LDP) | Yuji Fujimoto (DPJ) |
* ↑ Later joined Ryokufūkai
* ↑ First elected as an independent.
* ↑ Died in office 20 march 1952.
* ↑ Held 6 May 1952
* ↑ First elected as an independent.
* ↑ Resigned 13 November 1972 to contest the December general election for the House of Representatives
* ↑ Held 10 December 1972
* ↑ Resigned 18 November 1983 to contest the December general election for the House of Representatives
* ↑ Held 18 December 1983
* ↑ Sakurai nominated to contest the election as a Social Democratic candidate. During the campaign he was involved in an incident that saw the party withdraw their support for him, plus he ceased his own campaign activities. Despite this, he was elected officially as an independent candidate. He rejoined the party after the election.
* ↑ Was endorsed by the Democratic Party in the election and joined the party the following year.
* ↑ Resigned 17 June 2009 to contest the Shizuoka gubernatorial election.
* ↑ Held 25 October 2009

## Election results

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeki Iwai (Incumbent) (Endorsed by Komeito) | 747,410 | 44.3 |
| | Democratic | Sachiko Hirayama (Endorsed by Social Democratic Party) | 691,687 | 41.0 |
| | Communist | Chika Suzuki | 172,382 | 10.2 |
| | Independent | Sotaro Otake | 54,412 | 3.2 |
| | Happiness Realization | Toshimitsu Egashira | 23,021 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,688,912 | 55.76 |
2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takao Makino (Incumbent) (Endorsed by Komeito) | 634,789 | 41.5 |
| | Democratic | Kazuya Shimba (Incumbent) | 458,095 | 30.0 |
| | Your | Yukiko Suzuki | 187,055 | 12.2 |
| | Restoration | Hiryu Mochizuki | 119,109 | 7.8 |
| | Communist | Daisuke Mori | 115,411 | 7.6 |
| | Happiness Realization | Yuta Nakano | 13,692 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeki Iwai | 554,459 | 32.3 |
| | Democratic | Yuji Fujimoto (Incumbent) (Endorsed by People's New Party) | 485,507 | 28.2 |
| | Your | Junichi Kawai | 359,983 | 20.9 |
| | Democratic | Naoko Nakamoto (Endorsed by People's New Party) | 206,870 | 12.0 |
| | Communist | Hiromi Watanabe | 94,416 | 5.5 |
| | Happiness Realization | Yuta Nakano | 17,633 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
2009 by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hirokazu Tsuchida [ja] (Endorsed by People's New Party) | 567,374 | 52.4 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeki Iwai | 404,763 | 37.4 | |
| | Communist | Takashige Hiraga [ja] | 97,631 | 9.0 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Hissho Yanai | 12,106 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,097,330 | 35.64 | −22.77 |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kazuya Shimba (Incumbent) | 823,184 | 47.1 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takao Makino (Endorsed by Komeito) | 549,375 | 31.4 |
| | Independent | Ichi Kibe | 150,306 | 8.6 |
| | Communist | Takashige Hiraga [ja] | 137,627 | 7.9 |
| | Independent | Hirokazu Tsuchida [ja] | 86,354 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.41 |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yukiko Sakamoto (endorsed by Komeito) | 501,618 | 29.3 |
| | Democratic | Yuji Fujimoto | 369,573 | 21.6 |
| | Democratic | Toru Unno [ja] (Incumbent) | 361,938 | 21.2 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yoshihiko Yamashita [ja] (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 343,368 | 20.1 |
| | Communist | Yukihiro Shimazu [ja] | 132,972 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |