# Hiroshima 1st district

Hiroshima 1st district (広島県第1区, Hiroshima-ken dai-ikku or 広島1区, Hiroshima ikku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Hiroshima. 331,786 eligible voters were registered in the district, as of 1 September 2020.
This constituency was newly established in 1994 from the former 1st district. The previous constituency elected two or more people, but this constituency elects only one person.
Fumio Kishida, former Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party, has represented this district since October 1996.

## List of the members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Fumio Kishida | | LDP | 1996 – | Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012–2017) President of the Liberal Democratic Party (2021–2024) Prime Minister of Japan (2021–2024) |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 100,740 | 52.4 | 28.3 |
| | CDP | Kōchi Hiramoto | 46,493 | 24.2 | |
| | Ishin | Hajime Yamada | 26,849 | 14.0 | |
| | JCP | Tsuyoshi Nakahara | 12,225 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| | Independent | Toshifumi Ubuhara | 5,995 | 3.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 407,675 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.43 | 1.65 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2021

General election 2021: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 133,704 | 80.7 | 2.7 |
| | Social Democratic | Yūko Arita | 15,904 | 9.6 | N/A |
| | JCP | Osamu Ohnishi | 14,508 | 8.8 | 13.2 |
| | Minor party | Keiichi Kamide | 1,630 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117,800 | 71.1 | 15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165,746 | 50.8 | 5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 332,001 | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 7.5 | |

### 2017

General election 2017: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 113,239 | 78.0 | 12.3 |
| | JCP | Osamu Ohnishi | 32,011 | 22.0 | 9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81,223 | 56.0 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,250 | 45.7 | 1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 328,214 | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 7.3 | |

### 2014

General election 2014: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 96,236 | 65.7 | 2.2 |
| | Innovation | Rika Shirasaka | 25,452 | 17.4 | New |
| | JCP | Osamu Ohnishi | 18,737 | 12.8 | 5.2 |
| | Future Generations | Shinji Itō | 5,986 | 4.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70,784 | 48.3 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,411 | 47.3 | 6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 317,223 | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### 2012

General election 2012: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 103,689 | 63.5 | 16.2 |
| | Democratic | Kōichi Nonaka | 25,429 | 15.6 | 27.8 |
| | Tomorrow | Hiroshi Sugekawa | 21,698 | 13.3 | New |
| | JCP | Osamu Ohnishi | 12,444 | 7.6 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78,260 | 47.9 | 44.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,260 | 53.5 | 12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 314,600 | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 13.1 | |

### 2009

General election 2009: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 95,475 | 47.3 | 10.0 |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Sugekawa (elected by PR) | 87,557 | 43.4 | 11.9 |
| | JCP | Satoshi Fujimoto | 8,945 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| | Social Democratic | Yoshiteru Uemura | 5,438 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| | Independent | Fuminori Nakamura | 2,889 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Minor Party | Hironori Yamamoto | 1,393 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,918 | 3.9 | 21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201,697 | 65.6 | 4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 311,170 | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### 2005

General election 2005: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 107,239 | 57.3 | 1.8 |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Sugekawa | 58,946 | 31.5 | 5.4 |
| | JCP | Ryō Nagatsuma | 10,698 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| | Social Democratic | Yoshiteru Uemura | 10,313 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,293 | 25.8 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,196 | 60.9 | 10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 307,448 | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 1.1 | |

### 2003

General election 2003: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 84,292 | 55.5 | 0.3 |
| | Democratic | Masaaki Kakinuma | 56,072 | 36.9 | 4.8 |
| | JCP | Yōkō Tsugi'ishi | 11,463 | 7.6 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,220 | 18.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,827 | 50.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 303,801 | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | N/A | |

### 2000

General election 2000: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 85,482 | 55.1 |
| | Democratic | Maei Nishio | 49,765 | 32.1 |
| | JCP | Hirofumi Nikaidō | 19,778 | 12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,717 | 23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,025 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | N/A | |
| | LDP hold | Swing | N/A | |

### 1996

General election 1996: Hiroshima's 1st :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LDP | Fumio Kishida | 64,709 | 44.1 |
| | New Frontier | Kouji Nakahara | 42,108 | 28.7 |
| | Social Democratic | Chikou Matsusaka | 12,301 | 8.4 |
| | JCP | Mitsunori Hirano | 11,128 | 7.6 |
| | Democratic | Teiko Horima | 9,746 | 6.6 |
| | New Socialist | Yūko Nobui | 5,930 | 4.0 |
| | Independent | Hitoshi Shinmoto | 939 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,601 | 15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,861 | 49.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 298,892 | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |