# Mie 1st district

Mie 1st district (三重県第1区, Mie-ken dai-ikku or simply 三重1区, Mie-ikku ) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Mie Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2017

* Tsu
* Matsusaka

### 2013–2017

* Part of Tsu
* Iga
* Nabari

### 1994–2013

* Tsu
* Nabari
* Ueno
* Age District
* Ayama District
* Naga District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Hiroshi Nakai | New Frontier |
| 1996 | Hiroshi Nakai | Liberal |
| 2000 | Jirō Kawasaki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Jirō Kawasaki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Jirō Kawasaki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2009 | Hiroshi Nakai | Democratic |
| 2012 | Jirō Kawasaki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Jirō Kawasaki | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Norihisa Tamura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Norihisa Tamura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2024 | Norihisa Tamura | Liberal Democratic |

## Election results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Norihisa Tamura | 107,926 | 57.6 | 5.5 |
| | CDP | Wakako Fukumori (elected in Tōkai PR block) | 63.770 | 34.0 | 0.9 |
| | JCP | Yōsuke Deguchi | 15,776 | 8.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 350,733 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.89 | 0.01 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Norihisa Tamura (incumbent) | 122,772 | 63.09 | |
| | CDP (endorsed by SDP, DPP) | Naohisa Matsuda [ja] | 64,507 | 33.15 | New |
| | Anti-NHK | Izumi Yamada | 7,329 | 3.77 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,265 | 29.94 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 359,419 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.88 | 1.77 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Norihisa Tamura (Mie 4th incumbent) | 109,584 | 53.82 | |
| | Independent | Naohisa Matsuda [ja] (PR seat incumbent) | 94,045 | 46.18 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,539 | 7.64 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 366,960 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.65 | 0.48 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Jirō Kawasaki (incumbent) | 88,219 | 52.98 | |
| | Innovation | Naohisa Matsuda [ja] (won PR seat) | 56,504 | 33.93 | New |
| | Communist | Masako Hashimoto | 21,785 | 13.08 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,715 | 19.05 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 304,954 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.17 | 6.47 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Jirō Kawasaki (PR seat incumbent) | 88,989 | 47.32 | |
| | Restoration | Naohisa Matsuda [ja] | 54,970 | 29.23 | New |
| | Democratic | Chiaki Hashimoto | 29,041 | 15.44 | |
| | Communist | Emi Okano | 15,059 | 8.01 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,019 | 18.09 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 307,509 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.64 | 10.31 |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Nakai (PR seat incumbent) | 118,413 | 53.55 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Jirō Kawasaki (incumbent) (won PR seat) | 98,380 | 44.49 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Hitoshi Ushirotani | 4,340 | 1.96 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,033 | 9.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 310,063 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.95 | 0.36 |
| | 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 | Jirō Kawasaki (incumbent) | 112,023 | 50.50 | |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Nakai (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 95,560 | 43.08 | |
| | Communist | Emi Okano | 14,236 | 6.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,463 | 7.42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 310,151 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.59 | 5.18 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Jirō Kawasaki (incumbent) | 101,911 | 50.09 | |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Nakai (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 90,381 | 44.42 | New |
| | Communist | Takashi Ōtake | 11,157 | 5.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,530 | 5.67 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 308,441 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.41 | 2.36 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Jirō Kawasaki (PR seat incumbent) | 104,484 | 50.87 | |
| | Liberal | Hiroshi Nakai (incumbent) (won PR seat) | 76,673 | 37.33 | New |
| | Communist | Takuichi Komada | 21,158 | 10.30 | |
| | Liberal League | Kenji Hayashi | 3,097 | 1.51 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,811 | 13.54 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 304,467 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.77 | 1.28 |
| | LDP gain from Liberal | LDP gain from Liberal | LDP gain from Liberal | LDP gain from Liberal | LDP gain from Liberal |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Hiroshi Nakai | 89,802 | 45.21 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Jirō Kawasaki (won PR seat) | 89,359 | 44.98 | New |
| | Communist | Shinichi Fujii | 19,483 | 9.81 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 0.23 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 295,948 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.49 | |
| | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) |