# Kōchi 1st district

Kōchi 1st district (高知県第1区, Kōchi-ken dai-ikku or simply 高知1区, Kōchi-ikku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Kōchi Prefecture.

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Dates |
| 1996 | Kenjiro Yamahara [ja] | JCP | 1996 – 2000 |
| 2000 | Teru Fukui | LDP | 2000 – 2014 |
| 2003 | Teru Fukui | LDP | 2000 – 2014 |
| 2005 | Teru Fukui | LDP | 2000 – 2014 |
| 2009 | Teru Fukui | LDP | 2000 – 2014 |
| 2012 | Teru Fukui | LDP | 2000 – 2014 |
| 2014 | Gen Nakatani | LDP | 2014–present |
| 2017 | Gen Nakatani | LDP | 2014–present |
| 2021 | Gen Nakatani | LDP | 2014–present |

## Election Results

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Gen Nakatani (Incumbent) | 104,837 | 64.32 | 10.73 |
| | CDP | Norio Takeuchi | 50,033 | 30.70 | New |
| | NHK | Kōji Nakajima | 4,081 | 2.50 | New |
| | Indep. | Eiji Kawata | 4,036 | 2.48 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 310,468 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,987 | 53.50 | 4.79 |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Gen Nakatani | 81,675 | 53.59 | 1.65 |
| | Kibō | Shū Ohishi | 45,190 | 29.65 | New |
| | JCP | Kenji Matsumoto | 25,542 | 16.76 | 3.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 318,871 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,407 | 48.71 | 0.31 |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Gen Nakatani (Incumbent-Kōchi 2nd) | 78,279 | 51.94 | 9.96 |
| | DPJ | Shū Ohishi | 38,237 | 25.37 | 0.63 |
| | JCP | Naoaki Haruna<ja> | 30,694 | 20.37 | 2.67 |
| | Indep. | Toshihisa Fujishima | 3,505 | 2.33 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 317,217 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,715 | 49.02 | 1.20 |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Teru Fukui (Incumbent) | 44,027 | 41.98 | 9.45 |
| | DPJ | Shū Ohishi | 25,944 | 24.74 | 3.40 |
| | JCP | Naoaki Haruna | 18,562 | 17.70 | 8.05 |
| | JRP | Shinya Fujimura | 16,331 | 15.57 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 213,948 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,864 | 50.22 | |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Teru Fukui (Incumbent) | 44,068 | 32.53 | 10.19 |
| | Indep. | Daijiro Hashimoto | 39,326 | 29.03 | New |
| | DPJ | Kumiko Tamura | 38,117 | 28.14 | 11.36 |
| | JCP | Naoaki Haruna | 13,072 | 9.65 | 8.13 |
| | HRP | Taeko Momota | 890 | 0.66 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Teru Fukui (Incumbent) | 53,754 | 42.72 | 1.31 |
| | DPJ | Masanori Gotō<ja> (Incumbent-Shikoku PR) (reelected by PR) | 49,704 | 39.50 | 4.70 |
| | JCP | Naoaki Haruna | 22,369 | 17.78 | 1.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Teru Fukui (Incumbent) | 43,232 | 41.41 | 10.43 |
| | DPJ | Masanori Gotō (Incumbent-Shikoku PR) (reelected by PR) | 36,333 | 34.80 | 9.05 |
| | JCP | Morimitsu Kajiwara | 20,302 | 19.45 | 1.03 |
| | SDP | Hajime Tai | 4,531 | 4.34 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Teru Fukui | 40,765 | 30.98 | New |
| | DPJ | Masanori Gōto (Incumbent-Shikoku PR) (reelected by PR) | 33,883 | 25.75 | New |
| | Komeito | Noritoshi Ishida | 32,687 | 24.84 | New |
| | JCP | Nobuyuki Urata | 24,241 | 18.42 | 10.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JCP | Kenjiro Yamahara<ja> | 33,523 | 28.57 | New |
| | DPJ | Masanori Gotō (elected by PR) | 31,391 | 26.75 | New |
| | NFP | Noritoshi Ishida | 30,281 | 25.80 | New |
| | Indep. | Shōji Taniai | 21,480 | 18.30 | New |
| | Indep. | Tatsuo Yokota | 678 | 0.58 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |