# Miyazaki 3rd district

Miyazaki 3rd district (宮崎県第3区, Miyazaki-ken dai-sanku or simply 宮崎3区, Miyazaki-sanku ) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Miyazaki Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2013

* Ebino
* Kobayashi
* Kushima
* Miyakonojo
* Nichinan
* Kitamorokata District
* Nishimorokata District

### 1994–2013

* Ebino
* Kobayashi
* Kushima
* Miyakonojo
* Nichinan
* Minaminaka District
* Kitamorokata District
* Nishimorokata District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Kazumi Mochinaga [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2000 | Kazumi Mochinaga [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Yoshihisa Furukawa | Independent |
| 2005 | Yoshihisa Furukawa | Independent |
| 2009 | Yoshihisa Furukawa | Liberal Democratic |
| 2012 | Yoshihisa Furukawa | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Yoshihisa Furukawa | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Yoshihisa Furukawa | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Yoshihisa Furukawa | Liberal Democratic |

## Election results

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yoshihisa Furukawa (incumbent) | 111,845 | 80.73 | |
| | Communist (endorsed by SDP) | Takashi Matsumoto | 20,342 | 14.68 | |
| | Anti-NHK | Yuhei Jūkuroki | 6,347 | 4.58 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,503 | 66.05 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 274,053 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.53 | 0.96 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yoshihisa Furukawa (incumbent) | 98,008 | 69.39 | |
| | Kibō no Tō | Tomofumi Hanawa | 28,286 | 20.03 | New |
| | Communist | Mitoshi Ifuku | 14,942 | 10.58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69,722 | 49.36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 285,176 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.57 | 1.01 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yoshihisa Furukawa (incumbent) | 108,051 | 78.50 |
| | Communist | Kazuhito Raijū | 29,599 | 21.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78,452 | 57.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 286,688 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.56 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yoshihisa Furukawa (incumbent) | 119,174 | 81.79 | |
| | Communist | Kazuhito Raijū | 26,533 | 18.21 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92,641 | 63.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yoshihisa Furukawa (incumbent) | 131,908 | 67.40 | |
| | Social Democratic | Hidetoshi Matsumura | 58,343 | 29.81 | New |
| | Happiness Realization | Shinji Matsubara | 5,460 | 2.79 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73,565 | 37.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Yoshihisa Furukawa (incumbent) | 102,816 | 49.58 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tetsuji Mochinaga [ja] | 82,204 | 39.64 | N/A |
| | Democratic | Itsuki Toyama | 22,352 | 10.78 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,612 | 9.94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Yoshihisa Furukawa | 118,607 | 63.17 | |
| | Independent | Tetsuji Mochinaga [ja] | 58,353 | 31.08 | New |
| | Communist | Mitoshi Ifuku | 10,801 | 5.75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,254 | 32.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Kazumi Mochinaga [ja] (incumbent) | 103,729 | 52.25 | |
| | Independent | Yoshihisa Furukawa | 79,081 | 39.83 | New |
| | Communist | Takeo Nukumizu | 13,006 | 6.55 | |
| | Liberal League | Akira Kae | 2,717 | 1.37 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,648 | 12.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Kazumi Mochinaga [ja] | 89,671 | 53.11 | New |
| | New Frontier | Yoshihisa Furukawa | 62,211 | 36.85 | New |
| | Communist | Ken Nakano | 16,962 | 10.05 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,460 | 16.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |