# Kanagawa 12th district

Kanagawa 12th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It includes the city of Fujisawa and Kōza District.

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| 1996 | Ikuzo Sakurai | LDP | 1996 – 2000 | |
| 2000 | Yoichiro Esaki | DPJ | 2000 – 2002 | |
| 2000 | Yoichiro Esaki | NCP | 2002 - 2003 | |
| 2000 | Yoichiro Esaki | LDP | 2003 | |
| 2003 | Ikko Nakatsuka | DPJ | 2003 – 2005 | |
| 2005 | Ikuzo Sakurai | LDP | 2005 – 2009 | |
| 2009 | Ikko Nakatsuka | DPJ | 2009 – 2012 | |
| 2012 | Tsuyoshi Hoshino | LDP | 2012 – 2017 | |
| 2014 | Tsuyoshi Hoshino | LDP | 2012 – 2017 | |
| 2017 | Tomoko Abe | CDP | 2017–present | Incumbent |
| 2021 | Tomoko Abe | CDP | 2017–present | Incumbent |

## Election Results

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Tomoko Abe (Incumbent) | 95,013 | 42.43 | 0.77 |
| | LDP | Tsuyoshi Hoshino (Incumbent - PR) (reelected by PR) | 91,159 | 40.71 | 1.18 |
| | Ishin | Masashi Mito | 37,753 | 16.86 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 406,623 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 223,925 | 56.14 | 4.46 |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Tomoko Abe (Incumbent - PR) | 86,550 | 43.20 | New |
| | LDP | Tsuyoshi Hoshino (Incumbent) (elected by PR) | 83,924 | 41.89 | 0.55 |
| | Kibō | Teruo Hara | 29,852 | 14.90 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 395,393 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 200,326 | 51.68 | 1.62 |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Tsuyoshi Hoshino (Incumbent) | 83,327 | 42.44 | 8.38 |
| | DPJ | Tomoko Abe (Incumbent - PR) (reelected by PR) | 82,612 | 42.08 | 19.91 |
| | JCP | Kotaro Mimura | 16,189 | 8.25 | 3.21 |
| | PFG | Kazuhiko Amakasu | 14,208 | 7.24 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 379,426 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,336 | 53.30 | |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Tsuyoshi Hoshino | 73,476 | 34.06 | 5.20 |
| | TPJ | Tomoko Abe (Incumbent - PR) (reelected by PR) | 50,976 | 23.63 | New |
| | DPJ | Ikko Nakatsuka (Incumbent) | 47,834 | 22.17 | 23.71 |
| | JRP | Kazuhiko Amakasu | 32,590 | 15.11 | New |
| | JCP | Tsuneo Numakami | 10,871 | 5.04 | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Ikko Nakatsuka | 110,532 | 45.88 | 13.19 |
| | LDP | Ikuzo Sakurai (Incumbent) | 69,524 | 28.86 | 18.06 |
| | SDP | Tomoko Abe (Incumbent - PR) (reelected by PR) | 47,538 | 19.73 | 4.59 |
| | JCP | Chikako Watanabe | 11,240 | 4.67 | 0.59 |
| | HRP | Shigeru Yamada | 2,056 | 0.85 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Ikuzo Sakurai (Incumbent - PR) | 108,898 | 46.92 | 8.59 |
| | DPJ | Ikko Nakatsuka (Incumbent) | 75,865 | 32.69 | 6.71 |
| | SDP | Tomoko Abe (Incumbent - PR) (reelected by PR) | 35,133 | 15.14 | 1.13 |
| | JCP | Tsuneo Numakami | 12,211 | 5.26 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Ikko Nakatsuka (Incumbent - PR) | 75,826 | 39.40 | 11.30 |
| | LDP | Ikuzo Sakurai (elected by PR) | 73,767 | 38.33 | 12.01 |
| | SDP | Tomoko Abe (Incumbent - PR) (reelected by PR) | 26,954 | 14.01 | 4.78 |
| | JCP | Midori Takamatsu | 11,280 | 5.86 | 2.06 |
| | Indep. | Kōichi Suzuki | 4,617 | 2.40 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Yoichiro Esaki | 54,237 | 28.10 | New |
| | LDP | Ikuzo Sakurai (Incumbent) | 50,814 | 26.32 | 4.34 |
| | Indep. | Naotake Harada | 36,414 | 18.86 | New |
| | SDP | Tomoko Abe (elected by PR) | 36,276 | 18.79 | New |
| | JCP | Tsuneo Numakami | 15,293 | 7.92 | 7.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Ikuzo Sakurai | 51,360 | 30.66 | New |
| | NFP | Yoichiro Esaki | 50,511 | 30.15 | New |
| | DPJ | Naotake Harada | 40,523 | 24.19 | New |
| | JCP | Shoichi Kuwabara | 25,143 | 15.01 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |