# Miyazaki 1st district

Miyazaki 1st district (宮崎県第1区, Miyazaki-ken dai-ikku or simply 宮崎1区, Miyazaki-ikku ) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Miyazaki Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2013

* Miyazaki City
* Higashimorokata District

### 1994–2013

* Miyazaki City
* Higashimorokata District
* Miyazaki District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Nariaki Nakayama | Liberal Democratic |
| 2000 | Nariaki Nakayama | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Nariaki Nakayama | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Nariaki Nakayama | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Nariaki Nakayama | Independent |
| 2009 | Hidesaburo Kawamura [ja] | Independent |
| 2009 | Hidesaburo Kawamura [ja] | Democratic |
| 2012 | Shunsuke Takei [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Shunsuke Takei [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Shunsuke Takei [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | So Watanabe [ja] | CDP |
| 2024 | So Watanabe [ja] | CDP |

## Election results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | So Watanabe [ja] | 79,605 | 46.6 | 14.4 |
| | LDP | Shunsuke Takei [ja] | 49,310 | 28.9 | 3.1 |
| | Ishin | Itsuki Toyama | 24,846 | 14.5 | 2.5 |
| | Sanseitō | Yuka Shigei | 17,100 | 10.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 349,621 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.99 | 3.30 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ' CDP (endorsed by SDP)' | So Watanabe | 60,719 | 32.60 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shunsuke Takei (incumbent) (won PR seat) | 59,649 | 32.02 | |
| | Independent | Noriko Wakitani | 43,555 | 23.38 | New |
| | Innovation | Itsuki Toyama | 22,350 | 12.00 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,070 | 0.58 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 354,691 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.29 | 3.85 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shunsuke Takei [ja] (incumbent) | 94,780 | 55.18 | |
| | Kibō no Tō | Itsuki Toyama | 57,047 | 33.21 | New |
| | Communist | Shizuo Uchida | 19,937 | 11.61 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,733 | 21.97 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 356,152 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.44 | 1.11 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shunsuke Takei [ja] (incumbent) | 89,171 | 54.19 | |
| | Innovation | Itsuki Toyama | 39,394 | 23.94 | New |
| | Democratic | Hidetoshi Murao | 23,127 | 14.05 | |
| | Communist | Takashi Matsumoto | 12,871 | 7.82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,777 | 30.25 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 349,006 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.33 | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shunsuke Takei [ja] | 78,392 | 41.36 | N/A |
| | Democratic (endorsed by PNP) | Hidesaburo Kawamura [ja] (Incumbent) | 42,748 | 22.56 | N/A |
| | Restoration | Nariaki Nakayama (won PR seat) | 37,198 | 19.63 | New |
| | Tomorrow (endorsed by Daichi) | Itsuki Toyama | 15,300 | 8.07 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Hidetoshi Matsumura | 8,414 | 4.44 | N/A |
| | Communist | Takashi Matsumoto | 7,475 | 3.94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,644 | 18.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent (endorsed by DPJ, SDP) | Hidesaburo Kawamura [ja] | 109,411 | 48.30 | New |
| | Independent | Nariaki Nakayama (Incumbent) | 55,114 | 24.33 | New |
| | Independent | Mitsuhiro Uesugi [ja] | 47,116 | 20.80 | New |
| | Communist | Hiromitsu Baba | 11,143 | 4.92 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Chika Tsurumaru | 3,726 | 1.64 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,297 | 23.97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Nariaki Nakayama (incumbent) | 121,355 | 56.90 | |
| | Democratic | Takashi Yonezawa [ja] (PR seat incumbent) | 56,890 | 26.67 | |
| | Social Democratic | Kenji Ukai | 26,297 | 12.33 | N/A |
| | Communist | Emi Maeyashiki | 8,735 | 4.10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64,465 | 30.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Nariaki Nakayama (incumbent) | 99,969 | 52.71 | |
| | Democratic | Takashi Yonezawa [ja] (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 71,616 | 37.76 | |
| | Independent | Masakatsu Kojo | 9,196 | 4.85 | New |
| | Communist | Akio Noda | 8,865 | 4.67 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,353 | 14.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Nariaki Nakayama (incumbent) | 91,472 | 42.92 | |
| | Democratic | Takashi Yonezawa [ja] | 75,761 | 35.55 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Ryoji Toyama | 24,791 | 11.63 | |
| | Independent | Koki Kawagoe | 13,108 | 6.15 | New |
| | Communist | Akio Noda | 7,974 | 3.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,711 | 7.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
* Yonezawa was additionally elected by Kyushu proportional representation block following Issei Koga's resignation (running in a by-election).
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Nariaki Nakayama | 78,145 | 41.14 | New |
| | New Frontier | Takashi Yonezawa [ja] | 75,152 | 39.56 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Toshihisa Matsuura [ja] | 23,730 | 12.49 | New |
| | Communist | Chika Nagatomo | 12,025 | 6.33 | New |
| | Liberal League | Kenichi Shiiba | 913 | 0.48 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,993 | 1.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |