# Kanagawa 7th district

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

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Yokohama city
** Kōhoku-ku

### 2017 - 2022

* Yokohama city
** Kōhoku-ku
** Part of Tsuzuki-ku

### 2002 - 2017

* Yokohama city
** Kōhoku-ku
** Tsuzuki-ku

### 1994 - 2002

* Yokohama city
** Kōhoku-ku
** Midori-ku
** Tsuzuki-ku

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Tsuneo Suzuki | LDP |
| 2000 | Tsuneo Suzuki | LDP |
| 2003 | Nobuhiko Suto [ja] | Democratic |
| 2005 | Tsuneo Suzuki | LDP |
| 2009 | Nobuhiko Suto [ja] | Democratic |
| 2012 | Keisuke Suzuki | LDP |
| 2014 | Keisuke Suzuki | LDP |
| 2017 | Keisuke Suzuki | LDP |
| 2021 | Keisuke Suzuki | LDP |
| 2024 | Kazuma Nakatani | CDP |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Kazuma Nakatani | 71,913 | 43.42 | 5.72 |
| | LDP | Keisuke Suzuki (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 61,337 | 37.03 | 13.83 |
| | Ishin | Tomijiro Munakata | 16,697 | 10.08 | New |
| | Independent | Takuo Ohno | 15,678 | 9.47 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,576 | 6.39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 298,795 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.19 | 0.39 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Keisuke Suzuki (Incumbent) | 128,870 | 50.86 | 3.86 |
| | CDP | Kazuma Nakatani (Won PR seat) | 124,524 | 49.14 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,346 | 1.72 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 449,449 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.58 | 5.99 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Keisuke Suzuki (Incumbent) | 103,324 | 47.00 | 2.62 |
| | CDP | Kazuma Nakatani (Won PR seat) | 87,819 | 39.95 | New |
| | Kibō no Tō | Anne Kawano | 28,685 | 13.05 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,505 | 7.05 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 434,882 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.59 | 2.29 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Keisuke Suzuki (Incumbent) | 101,088 | 44.38 | 2.25 |
| | Democratic | Kazuma Nakatani | 50,511 | 22.17 | 0.71 |
| | Innovation | Yuki Toyota | 39,964 | 17.54 | New |
| | JCP | Nanako Ōyama | 26,151 | 11.48 | 6.54 |
| | Future Generations | Manabu Matsuda [ja] | 10,073 | 4.42 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50,577 | 22.21 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 433,936 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.88 | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Keisuke Suzuki | 105,920 | 42.13 | 2.14 |
| | Your | Asako Tanaka | 58,380 | 23.22 | New |
| | Democratic | Nobuhiko Suto [ja] (Incumbent) | 53,958 | 21.46 | 35.73 |
| | Tomorrow | Makoto Yamazaki | 20,743 | 8.25 | New |
| | JCP | Tsunekazu Higa | 12,422 | 4.94 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,540 | 18.91 | |
| 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 |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Nobuhiko Suto [ja] | 157,070 | 57.19 | 20.80 |
| | LDP | Keisuke Suzuki | 109,844 | 39.99 | 17.07 |
| | Happiness Realization | Satoshi Ishii | 7,731 | 2.81 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,226 | 17.20 | |
| 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 | Tsuneo Suzuki | 145,371 | 57.06 | 11.75 |
| | Democratic | Nobuhiko Suto [ja] (Incumbent) | 92,721 | 36.39 | 10.19 |
| | JCP | Tsunekazu Higa | 16,689 | 6.55 | 1.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,650 | 20.67 | |
| 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 | Nobuhiko Suto [ja] | 96,479 | 46.58 | 1.97 |
| | LDP | Tsuneo Suzuki (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 93,857 | 45.31 | 13.05 |
| | JCP | Masako Matsuzaka | 16,796 | 8.11 | 2.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,622 | 1.27 | |
| 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 |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Tsuneo Suzuki (Incumbent) | 85,340 | 32.26 | 1.58 |
| | Democratic | Nobuhiko Suto [ja] (Won PR seat) | 80,189 | 30.31 | New |
| | Liberal | Takeshi Hidaka (Won PR seat) | 37,827 | 14.30 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Mamoru Ishihara | 29,620 | 11.20 | New |
| | JCP | Kunio Sato | 26,861 | 10.15 | 2.74 |
| | Liberal League | Hiroto Hayakawa | 4,697 | 1.78 | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,151 | 1.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Tsuneo Suzuki | 75,599 | 33.84 | New |
| | New Frontier | Terumichi Suzuki | 54,275 | 24.29 | New |
| | Democratic | Nobuhiko Suto [ja] | 50,365 | 22.54 | New |
| | JCP | Kazuto Takahashi | 28,811 | 12.89 | New |
| | Independent | Keikō Hakariya [ja] | 12,258 | 5.49 | New |
| | Liberal League | Takashi Miyagawa | 2,120 | 0.95 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,324 | 9.55 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |