# Kanagawa 14th district

Kanagawa 14th district (神奈川県第14区, Kanagawa-ken dai-ju-yonku or simply 神奈川14区, Kanagawa-ju-yonku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Sagamihara
** Chūō-ku
** Midori-ku
* Aikō District

### 2017 - 2022

* Sagamihara
** Chūō-ku
** Part of Midori-ku
** Part of Minami-ku

### 2013 - 2017

* Sagamihara
** Chūō-ku
** Part of Midori-ku
** Part of Minami-ku

### 2002 - 2013

* Part of Sagamihara

### 1994 - 2002

* Sagamihara

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Hirohisa Fujii | New Frontier |
| 2000 | Hirohisa Fujii | Liberal |
| 2003 | Hirohisa Fujii | Democratic |
| 2005 | Jiro Akama | LDP |
| 2009 | Kentaro Motomura [ja] | Democratic |
| 2012 | Jiro Akama | LDP |
| 2014 | Jiro Akama | LDP |
| 2017 | Jiro Akama | LDP |
| 2021 | Jiro Akama | LDP |
| 2024 | Jiro Akama | LDP |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Jiro Akama (Incumbent) | 81,428 | 39.63 | 14.13 |
| | CDP | Yoshihiro Nagatomo [ja] (Won PR seat) | 74,238 | 36.13 | 10.11 |
| | Ishin | Takanori Kumasaka | 19,764 | 9.62 | New |
| | Sanseitō | Hitoshi Sakioki | 15,090 | 7.34 | New |
| | JCP | Kei Nakamura | 14,930 | 7.28 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,190 | 3.50 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 402,213 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.50 | 3.52 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Jiro Akama (Incumbent) | 135,197 | 53.76 | 7.28 |
| | CDP | Yoshihiro Nagatomo [ja] | 116,273 | 46.24 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,924 | 7.52 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 460,744 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.02 | 4.39 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Jiro Akama (Incumbent) | 105,953 | 46.48 | 0.74 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Kentaro Motomura [ja] (Won PR seat) | 94,348 | 41.39 | New |
| | JCP | Jun Nakanowatari | 27,640 | 12.13 | 2.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,605 | 5.09 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 453,812 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.63 | 2.20 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Jiro Akama (Incumbent) | 109,408 | 47.22 | 7.57 |
| | Democratic | Kentaro Motomura [ja] (Won PR seat) | 83,485 | 36.03 | 10.06 |
| | JCP | Jun Nakanowatari | 22,720 | 9.81 | 4.07 |
| | Future Generations | Taei Nakamoto [ja] | 16,091 | 6.94 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,923 | 11.19 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 443,923 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.83 | 5.53 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Jiro Akama | 100,494 | 39.65 | 2.88 |
| | Democratic | Kentaro Motomura [ja] (Incumbent) | 65,832 | 25.97 | 29.43 |
| | Restoration | Taei Nakamoto [ja] | 39,141 | 15.44 | New |
| | Your | Masatake Matsumoto | 27,153 | 10.71 | New |
| | JCP | Yuri Inomata | 14,549 | 5.74 | 0.53 |
| | Social Democratic | Tatsuya Imai | 6,306 | 2.49 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,662 | 13.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.36 | |
| | 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 | Kentaro Motomura [ja] | 157,644 | 55.40 | 15.01 |
| | LDP | Jiro Akama (Incumbent) | 104,631 | 36.77 | 14.18 |
| | JCP | Tomoko Akama | 17,844 | 6.27 | 2.39 |
| | Happiness Realization | Masashi Ishikawa | 2,713 | 0.95 | New |
| | Independent | Takanori Yoshida | 1,737 | 0.61 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,013 | 18.63 | |
| 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 | Jiro Akama | 135,719 | 50.95 | 14.20 |
| | Democratic | Hirohisa Fujii (Incumbent) | 107,608 | 40.39 | 3.29 |
| | JCP | Masaaki Fujiwara | 23,064 | 8.66 | 1.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,111 | 10.56 | |
| 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 | Hirohisa Fujii (Incumbent) | 97,214 | 43.68 | 4.97 |
| | LDP | Taei Nakamoto [ja] | 81,794 | 36.75 | 10.37 |
| | Social Democratic | Yōko Hara [ja] | 26,508 | 11.91 | 2.95 |
| | JCP | Masaaki Fujiwara | 14,915 | 6.70 | 3.41 |
| | Independent | Kazuo Minoura | 2,134 | 0.96 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,420 | 6.93 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hirohisa Fujii (Incumbent) | 71,365 | 26.82 | New |
| | LDP | Taei Nakamoto [ja] (Won PR seat) | 70,195 | 26.38 | 3.01 |
| | Democratic | Keiko Hakariya [ja] | 58,088 | 21.83 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Yōko Hara [ja] (Won PR seat) | 39,549 | 14.86 | New |
| | JCP | Takako Okude | 26,894 | 10.11 | 4.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,170 | 0.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Hirohisa Fujii | 83,010 | 36.90 | New |
| | LDP | Taei Nakamoto [ja] | 52,567 | 23.37 | New |
| | Democratic | Takeshi Suzuki | 51,597 | 22.94 | New |
| | JCP | Shin Shiga | 33,722 | 14.99 | New |
| | Liberal League | Yasunobu Koike | 4,038 | 1.80 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,443 | 13.53 | |
| 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) |