# Kyoto 1st district

Kyoto 1st district (京都府第1区, Kyoto-fu dai-ikku or simply 京都1区, Kyoto-ikku ) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Kyoto Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### 1994–present

* Kyoto City
** Kamigyō-ku
** Kita-ku
** Nakagyō-ku
** Minami-ku
** Shimogyō-ku

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Bunmei Ibuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2000 | Bunmei Ibuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Bunmei Ibuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Bunmei Ibuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2009 | Tomoyuki Taira [ja] | Democratic |
| 2009 | Tomoyuki Taira [ja] | Independent |
| 2009 | Tomoyuki Taira [ja] | Your |
| 2012 | Bunmei Ibuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Bunmei Ibuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Bunmei Ibuki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Yasushi Katsume [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2024 | Yasushi Katsume [ja] | Liberal Democratic |

## Election results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yasushi Katsume [ja] | 63,057 | 31.90 | 8.50 |
| | Innovation | Sachiko Horiba [ja] | 37,876 | 19.10 | 9.95 |
| | Constitutional Democratic | Kozo Hiratake [ja] | 36,232 | 18.30 | New |
| | Communist | Hirofumi Isaka | 29,988 | 15.20 | 15.35 |
| | Reiwa Shinsengumi | Narumi Yasumochi | 14,531 | 7.30 | New |
| | Sanseitō | Yuji Adachi | 13,825 | 7.00 | New |
| | Independent | Hiroko Yamashita | 2,385 | 1.20 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,181 | 12.80 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 387,109 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.25 | 3.65 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yasushi Katsume [ja] | 86,238 | 40.40 | 6.92 |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 65,201 | 30.55 | 2.72 |
| | Innovation | Sachiko Horiba [ja] (won PR seat) | 62,007 | 29.05 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,037 | 9.85 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 390,373 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.90 | 7.06 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Bunmei Ibuki (incumbent) | 88,106 | 47.32 | 6.76 |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 61,938 | 33.27 | 3.89 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Seiko Shimamura [ja] | 36,134 | 19.41 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,168 | 14.05 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 393,178 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.84 | 0.14 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Bunmei Ibuki (incumbent) | 73,684 | 40.56 | 7.34 |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 53,379 | 29.38 | 9.55 |
| | Innovation | Ikuta Tasaka | 36,353 | 20.01 | New |
| | Independent | Tomoyuki Taira [ja] | 17,307 | 9.53 | New |
| | Independent | Sumimura Ninagawa | 960 | 0.53 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,305 | 11.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.70 | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Bunmei Ibuki (PR seat incumbent) | 69,287 | 33.22 | 0.09 |
| | Restoration | Ikuta Tasaka | 47,273 | 22.67 | New |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 41,349 | 19.83 | 2.38 |
| | Your | Tomoyuki Taira [ja] (incumbent) | 24,591 | 11.79 | New |
| | Democratic (endorsed by PNP) | Megumi Yūno | 24,129 | 11.57 | 31.46 |
| | Happiness Realization | Yūji Tanabe | 1,932 | 0.93 | 0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,014 | 10.55 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP gain from Your | LDP gain from Your | LDP gain from Your | LDP gain from Your | LDP gain from Your |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic (endorsed by PNP) | Tomoyuki Taira [ja] | 105,818 | 43.03 | 14.04 |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Bunmei Ibuki (incumbent) (won PR seat) | 81,913 | 33.31 | 14.40 |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 54,605 | 22.21 | 1.09 |
| | Happiness Realization | Yumiko Tanemura | 3,576 | 1.45 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,905 | 9.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Bunmei Ibuki (incumbent) | 112,848 | 47.71 | 5.44 |
| | Democratic | Kazuya Tamaki [ja] (PR seat incumbent) | 68,563 | 28.99 | 3.09 |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 55,097 | 23.30 | 2.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,285 | 18.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Bunmei Ibuki (incumbent) | 83,644 | 42.27 | 0.13 |
| | Democratic | Kazuya Tamaki [ja] (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 63,487 | 32.08 | 7.59 |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 50,762 | 25.65 | 7.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,157 | 10.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Bunmei Ibuki (incumbent) | 86,490 | 42.14 | 10.87 |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 68,493 | 33.37 | 3.42 |
| | Democratic | Kenji Hishida | 50,256 | 24.49 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,997 | 8.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Bunmei Ibuki | 63,094 | 31.27 | New |
| | Communist | Keiji Kokuta (won PR seat) | 60,441 | 29.95 | New |
| | New Frontier | Yuzuru Takeuchi [ja] | 47,103 | 23.34 | New |
| | Democratic | Tetsuro Fukuyama | 29,275 | 14.51 | New |
| | Liberal League | Sumimura Ninagawa | 1,877 | 0.93 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,653 | 1.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |