# Fukui 1st district

Fukui 1st district (福井県第1区, Fukui-ken dai-ikku or 福井1区, Fukui ikku) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature).

## Areas covered
### Areas covered from 2013

The districts after its revision of the Public Offices Election Act 2013 are as follows. As a result of the change in the redistricting 2013, areas that used to be Fukui 3rd district and Fukui 2nd district were included.
* Fukui
* Ōno
* Katsuyama
* Awara
* Sakai
* Yoshida district

### Areas covered before 2013

Before the electoral reform of 1994, the area had been part of Fukui at-large district where four representatives had been elected. From the area's establishment in 1994 until its redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by the district were as follows:
* Fukui
* Asuwa District
* Yoshida District

## List of representatives

| Representative | Party | Dates |
| Ryuzo Sasaki | NFP | 1996–1997 |
| Ryuzo Sasaki | Independent | 1997-2000 |
| Isao Matsumiya | LDP | 2000–2005 |
| Isao Matsumiya | Independent | 2005 |
| Tomomi Inada | LDP | 2005–present |

## Election results

‡ - Also ran in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR district election
‡‡ -Also ran and won in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR district election
2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tomomi Inada |
| | Constitutional Democratic | Tsubasa Hatano |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto |
| | Sanseitō | Koharu Tanaka |
| | Independent | Rie Nishiyama |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tomomi Inada‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 136,171 | 65.46 | 8.12 |
| | Constitutional Democratic | Tomihisa Noda‡ | 71,845 | 34.54 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 375,210 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.82 | 2.03 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tomomi Inada‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 116,969 | 57.34 | 7.50 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Kōji Suzuki‡ | 64,086 | 31.42 | New |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto | 22,931 | 11.24 | 2.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 383,767 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.79 | 6.15 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tomomi Inada‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 116,855 | 64.84 | 12.24 |
| | Innovation | Kōji Suzuki‡ | 47,802 | 26.52 | New |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto | 15,561 | 8.63 | 3.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 378,855 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.64 | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tomomi Inada‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 68,027 | 52.60 | 2.63 |
| | Restoration | Kōji Suzuki‡ | 29,622 | 22.90 | New |
| | Democratic | Ryuzo Sasaki‡ (incumbent - Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR) | 22,985 | 17.77 | 27.87 |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto‡ | 6,014 | 4.65 | 0.26 |
| | Social Democratic | Takatoshi Yamazaki‡ | 2,681 | 2.07 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tomomi Inada‡ (incumbent) | 78,969 | 49.97 | 16.57 |
| | Democratic | Ryuzo Sasaki‡‡ (incumbent - Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR) | 72,119 | 45.64 | 12.49 |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto | 6,940 | 4.39 | 0.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tomomi Inada‡ | 51,242 | 33.40 | 8.67 |
| | Democratic | Ryuzo Sasaki‡‡ | 50,869 | 33.15 | 20.83 |
| | Independent | Isao Matsumiya (incumbent) | 45,332 | 29.55 | New |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto | 5,988 | 3.90 | 0.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Swing to Liberal Democratic from Independent | Swing to Liberal Democratic from Independent | Swing | | |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Isao Matsumiya‡ (incumbent) | 55,698 | 42.07 | 0.95 |
| | Independent | Ryuzo Sasaki | 54,019 | 40.81 | 3.00 |
| | Democratic | Humitake Hongō‡ | 16,309 | 12.32 | 0.81 |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto | 5,988 | 4.80 | 2.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Isao Matsumiya‡ | 61,707 | 43.02 | 20.25 |
| | Independent | Ryuzo Sasaki (incumbent) | 54,234 | 37.81 | New |
| | Democratic | Yasushi Aoki‡ | 16,507 | 11.51 | New |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto | 10,998 | 7.67 | 1.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Swing to Liberal Democratic from Independent | Swing to Liberal Democratic from Independent | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Ryuzo Sasaki (incumbent) | 48,214 | 34.02 | New |
| | Independent | Isao Matsumiya | 40,840 | 28.82 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Wataru Hiraizumi‡ (incumbent) | 32,263 | 22.77 | New |
| | Democratic | Tasaburo Furukawa | 12,022 | 8.48 | New |
| | Communist | Yukie Kanemoto | 8,369 | 5.91 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) |