# Kanagawa 9th district

Kanagawa 9th district (神奈川県第9区, Kanagawa-ken dai-kyuku or simply 神奈川9区, Kanagawa-kyuku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Kawasaki
** Asao-ku
** Tama-ku

### 2017 - 2022

* Kawasaki
** Asao-ku
** Part of Miyamae-ku
** Tama-ku

### 2002 - 2017

* Kawasaki
** Asao-ku
** Tama-ku

### 1994 - 2002

* Kawasaki
** Asao-ku
** Takatsu-ku
** Tama-ku

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Notes |
| 1996 | Shigefumi Matsuzawa | New Frontier | Matsuzawa resigned on March 27, 2003 to run for Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1996 | Shigefumi Matsuzawa | Voice of the People | Matsuzawa resigned on March 27, 2003 to run for Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1996 | Shigefumi Matsuzawa | Good Governance | Matsuzawa resigned on March 27, 2003 to run for Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 2000 | Shigefumi Matsuzawa | Democratic | Matsuzawa resigned on March 27, 2003 to run for Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 2003 | Hirofumi Ryu | Democratic | |
| 2005 | Koichi Yamauchi | LDP | Yamauchi left the LDP. |
| 2005 | Koichi Yamauchi | Your | Yamauchi left the LDP. |
| 2009 | Hirofumi Ryu | Democratic | |
| 2012 | Hirofumi Ryu | Democratic | |
| 2014 | Hirofumi Ryu | Democratic | |
| 2014 | Hirofumi Ryu | Democratic | |
| 2017 | Hirofumi Ryu | Kibō no Tō | |
| 2017 | Hirofumi Ryu | Independent | |
| 2021 | Hirofumi Ryu | CDP | |
| 2024 | Hirofumi Ryu | CDP | |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Hirofumi Ryu (Incumbent) | 93,878 | 49.58 | 7.18 |
| | LDP | Norihiro Nakayama [ja] | 52,358 | 27.65 | 7.20 |
| | Ishin | Taisei Yoshida | 24,283 | 12.82 | 0.41 |
| | JCP | Hiroko Akaishi | 18,835 | 9.95 | 0.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,520 | 21.93 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 334,691 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.98 | 1.49 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Hirofumi Ryu (Incumbent) | 83,847 | 42.40 | New |
| | LDP | Norihiro Nakayama [ja] (Won PR seat) | 68,918 | 34.85 | 5.47 |
| | Ishin | Taisei Yoshida | 24,547 | 12.41 | New |
| | JCP | Nodoka Saito | 20,432 | 10.34 | 8.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,929 | 7.55 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 338,241 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.47 | 4.42 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Kibō no Tō | Hirofumi Ryu (Incumbent) | 72,531 | 41.30 | New |
| | LDP | Norihiro Nakayama [ja] (Won PR seat) | 70,819 | 40.32 | 5.12 |
| | JCP | Nodoka Saito | 32,290 | 18.38 | 7.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | 0.98 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 327,305 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.05 | 1.61 |
| | Kibō no Tō hold | Kibō no Tō hold | Kibō no Tō hold | Kibō no Tō hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hirofumi Ryu (Incumbent) | 64,534 | 37.87 | 1.02 |
| | LDP | Norihiro Nakayama [ja] (Won PR seat) | 59,991 | 35.20 | 3.31 |
| | Innovation | Tsuyoshi Shiina [ja] | 27,762 | 16.29 | New |
| | JCP | Nozomu Horiguchi | 18,134 | 10.64 | 2.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,543 | 2.67 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 307,305 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.66 | 5.45 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hirofumi Ryu (Incumbent) | 67,448 | 36.85 | 26.69 |
| | LDP | Norihiro Nakayama [ja] (Won PR seat) | 58,370 | 31.89 | 7.28 |
| | Your | Tsuyoshi Shiina [ja] (Won PR seat) | 41,454 | 22.65 | New |
| | JCP | Nozomu Horiguchi | 15,773 | 8.61 | 0.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,078 | 4.96 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.11 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hirofumi Ryu | 127,219 | 63.54 | 19.03 |
| | LDP | Norihiro Nakayama [ja] | 49,274 | 24.61 | 21.94 |
| | JCP | Takenori Tonegawa | 16,239 | 8.11 | 0.83 |
| | Independent | Takanari Sudo | 4,423 | 2.21 | New |
| | Happiness Realization | Hirotsugu Oguchi | 3,055 | 1.53 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77,945 | 38.93 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from Your | Democratic gain from Your | Democratic gain from Your | Democratic gain from Your | Democratic gain from Your |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Koichi Yamauchi | 86,673 | 46.55 | 9.75 |
| | Democratic | Hirofumi Ryu (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 82,878 | 44.51 | 5.82 |
| | JCP | Hajime Kamoshita | 16,636 | 8.94 | 0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,795 | 2.04 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hirofumi Ryu | 78,590 | 50.33 | 2.29 |
| | LDP | Taku Nakaminato | 57,457 | 36.80 | 8.90 |
| | JCP | Hajime Kamoshita | 14,409 | 9.23 | 7.84 |
| | Independent | Takeharu Kobayashi | 5,696 | 3.64 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,133 | 13.53 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shigefumi Matsuzawa (Incumbent) | 122,551 | 52.62 | New |
| | LDP | Eiichi Ogawa | 64,981 | 27.90 | 3.39 |
| | JCP | Mami Iguchi | 39,751 | 17.07 | 0.74 |
| | Liberal League | Keiichi Tatesawa | 5,633 | 2.41 | 1.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,570 | 24.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Shigefumi Matsuzawa | 72,147 | 35.07 | New |
| | LDP | Eiichi Ogawa | 50,423 | 24.51 | New |
| | Democratic | Masanori Konishi | 46,782 | 22.74 | New |
| | JCP | Kazuo Fujii | 33,596 | 16.33 | New |
| | Liberal League | Tadashi Takagi | 2,788 | 1.35 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,724 | 10.56 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) |