# Kagawa 1st district

Kagawa 1st district (香川県第1区, Kagawa-ken dai-i-ku) is an electoral district in the House of Representatives of Japan. The district was established in 1994 as a single-member constituency.
The current representative for the district is Junya Ogawa, a member of the CDP as well as former representative for the district from 2009 to 2012 as a member of the DPJ. Ogawa was previously a member of the Shikoku proportional representation district from 2005 to 2009, and then again from 2012 to 2021.

## Areas covered
### Current district

After the rezoning applied in 2022, the areas covered by this district are as follows:
* Takamatsu (city limits before the Great Heisei Consolidation)
** City Centre
** Busshozan and Katsuga
** former town of Yamada
** districts of Mokuta, Furutakamatsu, Yashima, Maeda, Kawazoe, Enji and Danshi
** Islands of Megijima and Ogijima
* Shōzu District
* Kagawa District

### Areas 2017–2022

After the 2017 redistricting, the areas covered by this district were as follows:
* Takamatsu (city limits before the Great Heisei Consolidation)
** City Centre
** Katsuga
** former town of Yamada
** districts of Tsuruo, Ota, Mokuta, Busshozan, Furutakamatsu, Yashima, Maeda, Kawazoe, Enji, Hayashi, Mitani, Ichinomiya, Tahi and Danshi
** Islands of Megijima and Ogijima
* Shōzu District
* Kagawa District

### Areas 2013–2017

After the 2013 redistricting, the areas covered by the district were as follows:
* Takamatsu (city limits before the Great Heisei Consolidation)
** City Centre
** Katsuga
** former town of Yamada
** districts of Tsuruo, Ota, Mokuta, Busshozan, Furutakamatsu, Yashima, Tsuruchi, Kosai, Kinashi, Shimokasai, Maeda, Kawazoe, Enji, Hayashi, Mitani, Ichinomiya, Tahi and Danshi
** Islands of Megijima and Ogijima
* Shōzu District
* Kagawa District

### Areas from before 2013

From 1994 to the first rezoning in 2013, the areas covered by the district were as follows:
* Takamatsu
* Shōzu District
* Kagawa District
** Naoshima

## Elected representatives

| Representatives | Party | Years served |
| Takao Fujimoto | LDP | 1996-2000 |
| Takuya Hirai | Indep. | 2000-2003 |
| Takuya Hirai | LDP | 2003-2009 |
| Junya Ogawa | DPJ | 2009-2012 |
| Takuya Hirai | LDP | 2012-2021 |
| Junya Ogawa | CDP | 2021- |

## Election results

‡ - Also ran in Shikoku PR district
‡‡ - Ran and won in the Shikoku PR district
2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Constitutional Democratic | Junya Ogawa |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takuya Hirai |
| | Ishin | Junko Machikawa |
| | Communist | Kenichi Tanabe |
| | Sanseitō | Naomi Kobayashi |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Constitutional Democratic | Junya Ogawa$^‡$ (incumbent - Shikoku PR) | 90,267 | 51.0 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takuya Hirai$^{‡‡}$ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 70,287 | 40.0 | 10.7 |
| | Ishin | Junko Machikawa | 15,888 | 9.0 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 180,208 | 57.5 | 4.6 |
| | Constitutional Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Constitutional Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | N/A | |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takuya Hirai$^‡$ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 81,566 | 50.7 | 1.2 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Junya Ogawa$^{‡‡}$ (incumbent - Shikoku PR) (endorsed by the Democratic Party's Kanagawa Branch Federation) | 79,383 | 49.3 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,076 | 52.9 | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 1.4 | |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takuya Hirai$^‡$ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 74,115 | 49.5 | 1.6 |
| | Democratic | Junya Ogawa$^{‡‡}$ (incumbent - Shikoku PR) | 65,810 | 44.0 | 8.3 |
| | Communist | Tadashi Kawamura | 9,823 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 3.0 | |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takuya Hirai$^‡$ (incumbent - Shikoku PR) (endorsed by Komeito) | 84,080 | 47.9 | 4.3 |
| | Democratic | Junya Ogawa$^{‡‡}$ (incumbent) (endorsed by the PNP) | 63,114 | 35.9 | 16.4 |
| | Ishin | Eiji Imanishi$^‡$ | 20,143 | 11.5 | New |
| | Communist | Tadashi Kawamura | 8,260 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Swing | 5.8 | |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Junya Ogawa$^‡$ (incumbent - Shikoku PR) | 109,618 | 52.3 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takuya Hirai$^{‡‡}$ (incumbent) | 91,403 | 43.6 | 7.3 |
| | Communist | Tadashi Kawamura | 6,378 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| | Happiness Realization | Kumiko Shiraishi | 2,416 | 2.2 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | 6.6 | |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takuya Hirai$^‡$ (incumbent) | 103,592 | 50.9 | 1.7 |
| | Democratic | Junya Ogawa$^{‡‡}$ | 91,461 | 45.0 | 5.9 |
| | Communist | Akio Matsubara | 8,432 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 9.0 | |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takuya Hirai$^‡$ (incumbent) | 79,298 | 49.2 | 16.2 |
| | Democratic | Junya Ogawa$^‡$ | 62,939 | 39.1 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Shigeaki Kato$^‡$ | 12,280 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| | Communist | Akikatsu Ishikawa | 5,764 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| | Independent | Kenji Onishi | 910 | 0.6 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic gain from Independent | Liberal Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | 9.8 | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Takuya Hirai | 85,578 | 45.5 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takao Fujimoto$^‡$ (incumbent) | 62,065 | 33.0 | 3.3 |
| | Social Democratic | Shigeaki Kato$^‡$ | 27,733 | 14.8 | 7.3 |
| | Communist | Akio Matsubara | 12,667 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | N/A | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takao Fujimoto$^‡$ (incumbent - Kanagwa 1st) | 62,612 | 36.3 | New |
| | New Frontier | Takuya Hirai | 55,578 | 32.2 | New |
| | Democratic | Mitsuhiro Manabe$^‡$ | 31,501 | 18.3 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Shigeaki Kato$^‡$ | 12,964 | 7.5 | New |
| | Communist | Tadashi Kawamura | 9,737 | 5.7 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,242 | 65.1 | |
| | Liberal Democratic win (new seat) | Liberal Democratic win (new seat) | Liberal Democratic win (new seat) | Liberal Democratic win (new seat) | Liberal Democratic win (new seat) |