# Fukuoka 6th district

Fukuoka 6th district (福岡県第6区, Fukuoka-ken dai-rokku or simply 福岡6区, Fukuoka-rokku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Fukuoka Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2013

* Kurume
* Ogōri
* Ōkawa
* Ukiha
* Mii District
* Mizuma District

### 1994 - 2013

* Kurume
* Ogōri
* Ōkawa
* Ukiha District
* Mii District
* Mizuma District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Notes |
| 1996 | Masahiro Koga | NFP | Died on September 6, 2002. |
| 1996 | Masahiro Koga | Independent | Died on September 6, 2002. |
| 2000 | Masahiro Koga | LDP | Died on September 6, 2002. |
| 2002 by-el | Ryuzo Aramaki [ja] | LDP | |
| 2003 | Issei Koga | Democratic | |
| 2005 | Kunio Hatoyama | LDP | Died on June 21, 2016. |
| 2009 | Kunio Hatoyama | LDP | Died on June 21, 2016. |
| 2012 | Kunio Hatoyama | Independent | Died on June 21, 2016. |
| 2014 | Kunio Hatoyama | LDP | Died on June 21, 2016. |
| 2016 by-el | Jiro Hatoyama [ja] | Independent | |
| 2017 | Jiro Hatoyama [ja] | LDP | |
| 2021 | Jiro Hatoyama [ja] | LDP | |
| 2024 | Jiro Hatoyama [ja] | LDP | |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Jiro Hatoyama [ja] (Incumbent) | 88,197 | 48.54 | 18.91 |
| | DPP | Masahiko Kondo | 46,997 | 25.86 | New |
| | Ishin | Kenta Fukunari | 22,779 | 12.54 | New |
| | JCP | Kazuhiro Kawano | 12,091 | 6.65 | 0.11 |
| | Sanseitō | Yasushi Furukawa | 11,651 | 6.41 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,200 | 22.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 368,279 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.94 | 0.25 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Jiro Hatoyama [ja] (Incumbent) | 125,366 | 67.45 | 1.15 |
| | CDP | Tōru Tanabe | 38,578 | 20.75 | New |
| | JCP | Kazuhiro Kawano | 12,565 | 6.76 | 2.06 |
| | Independent | Yoshiaki Kumisaka | 5,612 | 3.02 | New |
| | Anti-NHK | Eiji Kumamaru | 3,753 | 2.02 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86,788 | 46.70 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 374,631 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.19 | 2.63 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Jiro Hatoyama [ja] (Incumbent) | 131,244 | 66.30 | 5.66 |
| | Independent | Fumiko Arai | 43,175 | 21.81 | New |
| | JCP | Tokiko Kobayashi | 17,451 | 8.82 | 19.22 |
| | Happiness Realization | Tadahiro Nishihara | 6,093 | 3.07 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88,069 | 44.49 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 379,173 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.82 | 6.84 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2016

2016 Fukuoka 6th district by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jiro Hatoyama [ja] | 106,531 | 62.24 | New |
| | Democratic | Fumiko Arai | 40,020 | 23.38 | New |
| | Independent | Ken Kurauchi | 22,253 | 13.00 | New |
| | Happiness Realization | Tadahiro Nishihara | 2,359 | 1.38 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,511 | 38.86 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 380,237 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.46 | 1.52 |
| | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Kunio Hatoyama (Incumbent) | 116,413 | 71.96 | N/A |
| | JCP | Mutsumi Kaneko | 45,357 | 28.04 | 22.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,056 | 43.92 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 371,160 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.98 | 11.68 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kunio Hatoyama (Incumbent) | 87,705 | 41.57 | New |
| | Democratic | Issei Koga | 47,643 | 22.58 | 22.98 |
| | Restoration | Gasei Uchino | 32,321 | 15.32 | New |
| | Independent | Yoshiaki Eguchi | 32,305 | 15.31 | New |
| | JCP | Mutsumi Kaneko | 11,003 | 5.22 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,062 | 18.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.66 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Kunio Hatoyama (Incumbent) | 138,327 | 52.75 | 0.68 |
| | Democratic | Issei Koga (Won PR seat) | 119,481 | 45.56 | 2.22 |
| | Happiness Realization | Hiroshi Sato | 4,429 | 1.69 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,846 | 7.19 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Kunio Hatoyama | 131,946 | 52.07 | 5.41 |
| | Democratic | Issei Koga (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 109,826 | 43.34 | 5.60 |
| | JCP | Kazuya Nakanishi | 11,623 | 4.59 | 0.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,120 | 8.73 | |
| 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 | Issei Koga | 108,678 | 48.94 | 7.26 |
| | LDP | Ryuzo Aramaki [ja] (Incumbent) | 103,616 | 46.66 | 1.70 |
| | JCP | Kazuya Nakanishi | 9,785 | 4.40 | 2.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,062 | 2.28 | |
| 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 |

### 2002 by-election

2002 Fukuoka 6th district by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Ryuzo Aramaki [ja] | 84,740 | 47.67 | 0.69 |
| | Democratic | Issei Koga | 61,080 | 34.36 | 7.32 |
| | Independent | Yoshitaka Nobu | 24,123 | 13.57 | New |
| | JCP | Hidehiko Marubayashi | 7,820 | 4.40 | 2.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,660 | 13.31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masahiro Koga (Incumbent) | 105,423 | 48.36 | 12.19 |
| | Democratic | Issei Koga (Won PR seat) | 90,861 | 41.68 | New |
| | JCP | Hidehiko Marubayashi | 15,931 | 7.31 | 2.95 |
| | Liberal League | Takeo Hara | 5,770 | 2.65 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,562 | 6.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Masahiro Koga | 106,262 | 53.57 | New |
| | LDP | Ken Negishi | 71,742 | 36.17 | New |
| | JCP | Hidehiko Marubayashi | 20,368 | 10.26 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,520 | 17.40 | |
| 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) |