# Ibaraki 7th district

Ibaraki 7th district (茨城県第7区, Ibaraki-ken dai-nanaku or simply 茨城7区, Ibaraki-nanaku ) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Ibaraki Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Bandō
* Jōsō
* Koga
* Shimotsuma
* Yuki
* Sashima District
* Yūki District

### 2013 - 2022

* Bandō
* Jōsō
* Koga
* Part of Shimotsuma
* Yuki
* Sashima District
* Yūki District

### 1994 - 2013

* Iwai
* Mitsukaido
* Koga
* Yuki
* Sashima District
* Yūki District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Notes |
| 1996 | Kishirō Nakamura | Independent | Lost seat because of criminal conviction in January 2003 |
| 2000 | Kishirō Nakamura | Independent | Lost seat because of criminal conviction in January 2003 |
| 2003 by-el | Yoji Nagaoka [ja] | LDP | Died by suicide on August 1, 2005. |
| 2003 | Yoji Nagaoka [ja] | LDP | Died by suicide on August 1, 2005. |
| 2005 | Kishirō Nakamura | Independent | |
| 2009 | Kishirō Nakamura | Independent | |
| 2012 | Kishirō Nakamura | Independent | |
| 2014 | Kishirō Nakamura | Independent | |
| 2017 | Kishirō Nakamura | Independent | |
| 2017 | Kishirō Nakamura | CDP | |
| 2021 | Keiko Nagaoka | LDP | |
| 2024 | Hayato Nakamura [ja] | Independent | |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hayato Nakamura [ja] | 87,187 | 53.03 | New |
| | LDP | Keiko Nagaoka (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 77,224 | 46.97 | 0.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,963 | 6.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 322,657 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.52 | 1.19 |
| | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Keiko Nagaoka | 74,362 | 46.51 | 7.04 |
| | CDP | Kishirō Nakamura (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 70,843 | 44.31 | New |
| | Ishin | Nobuaki Mizunashi | 14,683 | 9.18 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,519 | 2.20 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 303,353 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.71 | 1.49 |
| | LDP gain from CDP | LDP gain from CDP | LDP gain from CDP | LDP gain from CDP | LDP gain from CDP |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kishirō Nakamura (Incumbent) | 77,719 | 48.99 | 2.13 |
| | LDP | Keiko Nagaoka (Won PR seat) | 62,617 | 39.47 | 1.51 |
| | JCP | Iwao Ishijima | 18,308 | 11.54 | 0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,102 | 9.52 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 311,660 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.22 | 5.30 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kishirō Nakamura (Incumbent) | 88,393 | 51.12 | 8.43 |
| | LDP | Keiko Nagaoka (Won PR seat) | 65,638 | 37.96 | 6.61 |
| | JCP | Isamu Shirahata | 18,883 | 10.92 | 0.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,755 | 13.16 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 309,577 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.52 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kishirō Nakamura (Incumbent) | 81,157 | 42.69 | 5.70 |
| | LDP | Keiko Nagaoka (Won PR seat) | 59,605 | 31.35 | 1.30 |
| | Restoration | Yosuke Tsutsui | 23,344 | 12.28 | New |
| | Democratic | Kazumi Yanagida [ja] | 18,983 | 9.98 | 21.55 |
| | JCP | Isamu Shirahata | 7,034 | 3.70 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,552 | 11.34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 312,416 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kishirō Nakamura (Incumbent) | 78,999 | 36.99 | 5.15 |
| | Democratic | Kazumi Yanagida [ja] (Won PR seat) | 67,331 | 31.53 | 15.80 |
| | LDP | Keiko Nagaoka (Won PR seat) | 64,180 | 30.05 | 8.37 |
| | Happiness Realization | Akira Sugiura | 3,062 | 1.43 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,668 | 5.46 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 314,798 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kishirō Nakamura | 89,099 | 42.14 | N/A |
| | LDP | Keiko Nagaoka (Won PR seat) | 81,230 | 38.42 | 25.76 |
| | Democratic | Hiroko Igarashi | 33,266 | 15.73 | 13.55 |
| | JCP | Nobutoshi Inaba | 7,854 | 3.71 | 2.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,869 | 3.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 312,524 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoji Nagaoka [ja] | 97,642 | 64.18 | N/A |
| | Democratic | Hiroko Igarashi | 44,543 | 29.28 | New |
| | JCP | Takeo Taya | 9,942 | 6.54 | 1.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,099 | 34.90 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 313,913 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2003 by-election

2003 by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoji Nagaoka [ja] | 70,251 | 42.95 | New |
| | Independent | Eiichi Yoshihara | 51,798 | 31.67 | New |
| | Liberal | Masako Katō | 34,608 | 21.16 | 14.77 |
| | JCP | Nobutoshi Inaba | 6,890 | 4.21 | 1.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,190 | 10.51 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 313,340 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.80 | |
| | LDP gain from Independent | LDP gain from Independent | LDP gain from Independent | LDP gain from Independent | LDP gain from Independent |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kishirō Nakamura | 88,095 | 44.15 | 9.49 |
| | Independent | Katsuya Tanaka | 51,824 | 25.97 | New |
| | Independent | Yoji Nagaoka [ja] | 36,307 | 18.19 | New |
| | Liberal | Itsuo Nomura [ja] | 12,749 | 6.39 | New |
| | JCP | Nobutoshi Inaba | 10,579 | 5.30 | 1.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,081 | 18.18 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kishirō Nakamura | 100,175 | 53.64 | New |
| | New Frontier | Katsuya Tanaka | 72,208 | 38.66 | New |
| | JCP | Osamu Ojima | 12,032 | 6.44 | New |
| | Liberal League | Noriaki Maekawa | 2,348 | 1.26 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,967 | 14.98 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |