# Tokyo 17th district

Tokyo 17th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in northeastern parts of the former city of Tokyo and covers the ward of Katsushika. Before redistricting in 2022 it also included parts of Edogawa ward. As of 2012, 440,965 eligible voters were registered in the district.
Before the electoral reform of 1994, Katsushika, Edogawa and Adachi had been part of Tokyo 10th district where five Representatives were elected by single non-transferable vote.
The only representative for the 17th district since its creation has been Katsuei Hirasawa (LDP, Yamasaki faction), former Vice Minister in the Cabinet Office and former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs. In the 2024 Japanese general election Hirasawa was not endorsed by the LDP because of involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal and ran as an independent candidate.

## List of representatives

| Representative | Party | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Katsuei Hirasawa | | LDP | 1996– | Incumbent |

## Election results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Independent | Katsuei Hirasawa |
| | Ishin | Sachiko Inokuchi |
| | Communist | Sugio Arai |
| | Democratic For the People | Yuriko Madoka |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Katsuei Hirasawa | 119,384 | 50.1 | 7.8 |
| | Ishin | Sachiko Inokuchi | 52,260 | 22.0 | |
| | Communist | Sugio Arai | 36,309 | 15.3 | 4.3 |
| | Democratic For the People | Yuriko Madoka | 30,103 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.06 | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Katsuei Hirasawa | 127,632 | 57.9 | 1.4 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Chikara Nishida | 49,485 | 22.5 | |
| | Communist | Sugio Arai | 43,138 | 19.6 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.04 | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Katsuei Hirasawa | 125,351 | 59.3 | 4.2 |
| | Innovation | Miho Takahashi | 46,156 | 21.9 | |
| | Communist | Sugio Arai | 39,724 | 18.8 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.55 | 7.3 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2012 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 131,471 | 55.1 |
| JRP – YP | Hitoshi Kobayashi | 45,285 | 19.0 |
| DPJ – PNP | Kumiko Hayakawa | 37,592 | 15.8 |
| JCP | Sugio Arai | 24,181 | 10.1 |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 138,512 | |
| | DPJ (PNP support) | Kumiko Hayakawa (elected via PR) | 106,892 | |
| | JCP | Sugio Arai | 21,448 | |
| | HRP | Ippei Fukao | 2,787 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 284,935 | 65.22 |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 161,324 | |
| | DPJ | Atsushi Nishikōri | 67,300 | |
| | JCP | Sachiko Kojima | 27,597 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 274,356 | 63.73 |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 142,916 | |
| | DPJ | Atsushi Nishikōri | 65,269 | |
| | JCP | Katsusuke Kanno | 22,316 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 245,312 | 57.39 |
2000 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 95,606 |
| Kōmeitō | Natsuo Yamaguchi | 74,633 |
| DPJ | Kumiko Yoneyama | 42,882 |
| JCP | Jun'ichi Mikota | 41,083 |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Katsuei Hirasawa | 73,726 | |
| | NFP | Natsuo Yamaguchi | 63,732 | |
| | JCP | Akira Sugie | 34,662 | |
| | DPJ | Kumiko Yoneyama | 33,667 | |
| | Independent | Shigenobu Sekine | 9,236 | |
| | "Green Party" | Kiyoko Shinagawa | 1,755 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 223,645 | 53.56 |