# Ibaraki 6th district

Ibaraki 6th district (茨城県第6区, Ibaraki-ken dai-rokku or simply 茨城6区, Ibaraki-rokku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Ishioka
* Kasumigaura
* Tsuchiura
* Tsukuba
* Tsukubamirai

### 2013 - 2022

* Ishioka
* Kasumigaura
* Part of Omitama
* Tsuchiura
* Tsukuba
* Tsukubamirai

### 1994 - 2013

* Ishioka
* Tsuchiura
* Tsukuba
* Part of Inashiki District
* Niihari District
* Tsukuba District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Yuya Niwa | LDP |
| 2000 | Yuya Niwa | LDP |
| 2003 | Yuya Niwa | LDP |
| 2005 | Yuya Niwa | LDP |
| 2009 | Hiroko Oizumi [ja] | Democratic |
| 2012 | Yuya Niwa | LDP |
| 2014 | Yuya Niwa | LDP |
| 2017 | Ayano Kunimitsu [ja] | LDP |
| 2021 | Ayano Kunimitsu [ja] | LDP |
| 2024 | Yamato Aoyama [ja] | CDP |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Yamato Aoyama [ja] | 120,434 | 49.29 | 1.83 |
| | LDP | Ayano Kunimitsu [ja] (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 107,305 | 43.92 | 8.62 |
| | JCP | Michiko Mamiya | 16,586 | 6.79 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,129 | 5.37 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 453,939 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.11 | 2.49 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Ayano Kunimitsu [ja] (Incumbent) | 125,703 | 52.54 | 6.65 |
| | CDP | Yamato Aoyama [ja] (Won PR seat) | 113,570 | 47.46 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,133 | 5.08 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 454,712 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.62 | 2.12 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Ayano Kunimitsu [ja] | 102,820 | 45.89 | 5.91 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Yamato Aoyama [ja] (Won PR seat) | 96,987 | 43.29 | New |
| | JCP | Yoshiyuki Furusawa | 24,227 | 10.81 | 0.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,833 | 2.60 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 446,083 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.50 | 3.95 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yuya Niwa (Incumbent) | 119,116 | 51.80 | 13.61 |
| | Democratic | Yamato Aoyama [ja] | 85,120 | 37.02 | 20.61 |
| | JCP | Keiichi Inoue | 25,709 | 11.18 | 5.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,996 | 14.78 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 431,909 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.45 | 1.86 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yuya Niwa | 91,121 | 38.19 | 3.77 |
| | Independent | Takaya Kanō [ja] | 45,377 | 19.02 | New |
| | Democratic | Hiroko Oizumi [ja] (Incumbent) | 39,161 | 16.41 | 37.92 |
| | Restoration | Hiroshi Fukazawa | 36,617 | 15.35 | New |
| | JCP | Michiko Aoki | 13,680 | 5.73 | N/A |
| | Tomorrow | Tenshin Kuriyama | 12,644 | 5.30 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,744 | 19.17 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 428,923 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.31 | |
| | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hiroko Oizumi [ja] | 147,865 | 54.33 | 23.54 |
| | LDP | Yuya Niwa (Incumbent) | 114,204 | 41.96 | 14.65 |
| | Happiness Realization | Toshihiro Suzuki | 10,082 | 3.71 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,661 | 12.37 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yuya Niwa (Incumbent) | 141,212 | 56.61 | |
| | Democratic | Ryoji Kawaguchi | 76,798 | 30.79 | |
| | Independent | Yōko Sakurai | 16,769 | 6.72 | New |
| | JCP | Takeshi Tsukamoto | 14,680 | 5.88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64,414 | 25.82 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Yuya Niwa (Incumbent) | 130,525 | 58.55 |
| | Democratic | Nobuaki Futami | 74,915 | 33.61 |
| | JCP | Seigo Sato | 17,471 | 7.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,610 | 24.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yuya Niwa (Incumbent) | 125,581 | 56.55 | |
| | Democratic | Hiroko Igarashi | 51,292 | 23.10 | New |
| | Liberal | Nobuaki Futami | 26,091 | 11.75 | New |
| | JCP | Toyomasa Komatsu | 19,110 | 8.60 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74,289 | 33.45 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yuya Niwa | 110,495 | 56.98 | New |
| | New Frontier | Kunio Kobayashi | 39,372 | 20.30 | New |
| | JCP | Toyomasa Komatsu | 20,035 | 10.33 | New |
| | NP-Sakigake | Shigeto Nakahara [ja] | 15,140 | 7.81 | New |
| | New Socialist | Masami Yanagisawa | 7,369 | 3.80 | New |
| | Liberal League | Hiroki Kanōya | 1,516 | 0.78 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,123 | 36.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |