# Aichi 3rd district

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

## Areas covered
### since 1994

* Nagoya City
** Shōwa-ku
** Midori-ku
** Tenpaku-ku

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Yukihiro Yoshida [ja] | New Frontier |
| 1996 | Yukihiro Yoshida [ja] | Liberal |
| 1996 | Yukihiro Yoshida [ja] | New Conservative |
| 1996 | Yukihiro Yoshida [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2000 | Shoichi Kondo | Democratic |
| 2003 | Shoichi Kondo | Democratic |
| 2005 | Shoichi Kondo | Democratic |
| 2009 | Shoichi Kondo | Democratic |
| 2012 | Yoshitaka Ikeda [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Shoichi Kondo | Democratic |
| 2014 | Shoichi Kondo | Democratic |
| 2017 | Shoichi Kondo | CDP |
| 2021 | Shoichi Kondo | CDP |
| 2024 | Shoichi Kondo | CDP |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Shoichi Kondo | 103,624 | 47.0 | 8.0 |
| | LDP | Yoshihiko Mizuno | 54,199 | 24.6 | 20.5 |
| | Ishin | Masakazu Minagawa | 27,187 | 12.3 | |
| | CPJ | Tooru Oohashi | 18,412 | 8.3 | |
| | Sanseitō | Junko Sugimoto | 17,234 | 7.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 417,042 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.25 | 0.03 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Shoichi Kondo (incumbent) | 121,400 | 54.96 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yoshitaka Ikeda [ja] (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 99,489 | 45.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,911 | 9.92 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 417,728 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.22 | 1.91 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP (endorsed by Greens Japan) | Shoichi Kondo (incumbent) | 98,595 | 46.85 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yoshitaka Ikeda [ja] (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 76,220 | 36.22 | |
| | Kibō no Tō (endorsed by Genzei Nippon) | Sayaka Yogo | 35,611 | 16.92 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,375 | 10.63 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 410,812 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.31 | 0.23 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shoichi Kondo (PR seat incumbent) | 82,422 | 41.45 | |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito, NRP) | Yoshitaka Ikeda [ja] (incumbent) (won PR seat) | 72,353 | 36.39 | |
| | Communist | Hisashi Ishikawa | 22,676 | 11.40 | |
| | Genzei Nippon | Narimi Masuda | 14,416 | 7.25 | New |
| | Future Generations | Makoto Igeta | 6,984 | 3.51 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,069 | 5.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 393,338 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.08 | 4.73 |
| | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yoshitaka Ikeda [ja] | 77,700 | 36.67 | |
| | Democratic (endorsed by PNP) | Shoichi Kondo (incumbent) (won PR seat) | 73,927 | 34.89 | |
| | Tomorrow (endorsed by Daichi) | Azuma Isoura | 39,861 | 18.81 | New |
| | Communist | Hisashi Ishikawa | 20,421 | 9.64 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,773 | 1.78 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 387,281 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.81 | 9.19 |
| | 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 | Shoichi Kondo (incumbent) | 153,735 | 62.18 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tatsuharu Mawatari (PR seat incumbent) | 68,636 | 27.76 | |
| | Communist | Nobuko Motomura | 21,611 | 8.74 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Terushige Hattori | 3,277 | 1.33 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85,099 | 34.42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 381,361 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.00 | 3.25 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shoichi Kondo (incumbent) | 110,799 | 48.99 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tatsuharu Mawatari (won PR seat) | 86,426 | 38.22 | |
| | Communist | Hisashi Ishikawa | 20,425 | 9.03 | |
| | Independent | Sakae Fujimoto | 8,500 | 3.76 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,373 | 10.77 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 367,839 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.75 | 7.39 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shoichi Kondo (incumbent) | 105,017 | 53.65 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yukihiro Yoshida [ja] (PR seat incumbent) | 72,035 | 36.80 |
| | Communist | Hisashi Ishikawa | 18,678 | 9.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,982 | 16.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 361,875 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.36 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shoichi Kondo (PR seat incumbent) | 95,533 | 49.52 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takeshi Kataoka [ja] | 62,242 | 32.26 | |
| | Communist | Kazuhiro Nishida | 31,875 | 16.52 | |
| | Liberal League | Takeshi Nara | 3,282 | 1.70 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,291 | 17.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP |
* Yoshida moved to PR seats.

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Yukihiro Yoshida [ja] | 52,478 | 32.26 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takeshi Kataoka [ja] | 43,884 | 26.98 | New |
| | Democratic | Shoichi Kondo (won PR seat) | 38,351 | 23.57 | New |
| | Communist | Saeko Yanagida | 26,225 | 16.12 | New |
| | People's Party | Yoko Nakano | 773 | 0.48 | New |
| | Culture Forum | Osamu Ogawa | 722 | 0.44 | New |
| | Independent | Masao Atsuji | 246 | 0.15 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,594 | 5.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) |