# Kanagawa 17th district

Kanagawa 17th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the national Diet of Japan. As of June 1, 2023, the district has an electorate of 447,436. The district covers the western portions of the prefecture.

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| 1996 | Yōhei Kōno | LDP | 1996 – 2009 | |
| 2000 | Yōhei Kōno | LDP | 1996 – 2009 | |
| 2003 | Yōhei Kōno | LDP | 1996 – 2009 | |
| 2005 | Yōhei Kōno | LDP | 1996 – 2009 | |
| 2009 | Yōsuke Kamiyama | DPJ | 2009 – 2012 | |
| 2012 | Karen Makishima | LDP | 2012 – present | Incumbent |
| 2014 | Karen Makishima | LDP | 2012 – present | Incumbent |
| 2017 | Karen Makishima | LDP | 2012 – present | Incumbent |
| 2021 | Karen Makishima | LDP | 2012 – present | Incumbent |
| 2024 | Karen Makishima | LDP | 2012 – present | Incumbent |

## Election Results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Karen Makishima (incumbent) | 115,235 | 50.92 | 4.40 |
| | CDP | Naomi Sasaki [ja] (won PR seat) | 111,061 | 49.08 | 11.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,174 | 1.84 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 443,138 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.10 | 3.88 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Karen Makishima (Incumbent) | 131,284 | 55.32 | 4.05 |
| | CDP | Yōsuke Kamiyama | 89,837 | 37.85 | New |
| | JCP | Tadashi Yamada | 16,202 | 6.83 | 5.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 424,659 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 237,323 | 56.98 | 2.69 |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Karen Makishima (Incumbent) | 117,003 | 51.27 | 2.15 |
| | Kibō | Yōsuke Kamiyama (Incumbent - PR) | 83,407 | 36.55 | New |
| | JCP | Eiji Yokota | 27,798 | 12.18 | 1.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 430,786 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 228,208 | 54.29 | 0.59 |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Karen Makishima (Incumbent) | 118,537 | 53.42 | 14.66 |
| | DPJ | Yōsuke Kamiyama (elected by PR) | 79,788 | 35.96 | 17.51 |
| | JCP | Fukuji Yoshida | 23,569 | 10.62 | 6.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 425,376 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 221,894 | 53.70 | 6.94 |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Karen Makishima | 98,019 | 38.76 | 2.58 |
| | YP | Yoshiyuki Inoue | 54,337 | 21.49 | New |
| | DPJ | Yōsuke Kamiyama (Incumbent) | 46,654 | 18.45 | 29.31 |
| | TPJ | Junichi Tsuyuki | 44,013 | 17.41 | New |
| | JCP | Eiji Yokota | 9,848 | 3.89 | 3.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 426,043 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 252,871 | 60.64 | 9.09 |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Yōsuke Kamiyama | 139,678 | 47.76 | 15.63 |
| | LDP | Karen Makishima | 105,806 | 36.18 | 24.51 |
| | Independent | Yoshiyuki Inoue | 42,881 | 14.66 | New |
| | HRP | Junko Nakano | 4,067 | 1.39 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 427,538 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 292,432 | 69.73 | 2.30 |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yōhei Kōno (Incumbent) | 169,825 | 60.69 | 3.35 |
| | DPJ | Naoto Sakaguchi | 89,901 | 32.13 | 2.60 |
| | JCP | Shinzaburō Suzuki | 20,117 | 7.19 | 0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 279,843 | 67.43 | |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yōhei Kōno (Incumbent) | 135,206 | 57.34 | 0.90 |
| | DPJ | Naoto Sakaguchi | 81,900 | 34.73 | 0.43 |
| | JCP | Shinzaburō Suzuki | 18,690 | 7.93 | 1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yōhei Kōno (Incumbent) | 140,236 | 56.44 | 11.69 |
| | DPJ | Tsurunen Marutei | 85,227 | 34.30 | New |
| | JCP | Shinzaburō Suzuki | 23,019 | 9.26 | 0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yōhei Kōno | 105,282 | 44.75 | New |
| | Independent | Junichi Tsuyuki | 59,005 | 25.08 | New |
| | NFP | Naoyuki Saito | 49,419 | 21.00 | New |
| | JCP | Mutsuo Ozawa | 21,572 | 9.17 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |