# Yamaguchi 3rd district

Yamaguchi 3rd district (山口県第3区) is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Western Yamaguchi Prefecture and includes Shimonoseki, the largest city in the prefecture.

## Area

* Shimonoseki
* Hagi
* Mine
* Nagato
* Sanyo-Onoda
* Abu Town
Before redistricting in 2022, Shimonoseki and Nagato had been a part of the abolished Yamaguchi 4th district.

## List of representatives

| Representative | Party | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Takeo Kawamura | | LDP | 1996 – 2021 | Chief Cabinet Secretary (2008 – 2009) |
| Yoshimasa Hayashi | | LDP | 2021 – | Chief Cabinet Secretary (2023 – ) |

## Election results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshimasa Hayashi | 115,687 | 69.7 | 10.2 |
| | Ishin | Hirofumi Itō | 32,259 | 19.4 | |
| | JCP | Masako Fukiage | 18,105 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.43 | 0.29 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP （Komeito) | Yoshimasa Hayashi | 96,983 | 76.94 | 5.62 |
| | CDP | Fumiko Sakamoto | 29,073 | 23.06 | 5.62 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 67,904 | 53,88 | 11.25 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 5,62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.14 | 5.39 |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP （Komeito） | Takeo Kawamura | 103,173 | 71.3 | 2.9 |
| | CDP | Fumiko Sakamoto | 41,497 | 28.7 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 61,676 | 42.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144,670 | 55.53 | 3.33 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP （Komeito） | Takeo Kawamura | 93,248 | 68.4 | 2.4 |
| | DPJ | Noboru Miura | 29,329 | 21.5 | 2.7 |
| | JCP | Takeshi Fujii | 13,818 | 10.1 | 0.2 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 63,919 | 46.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,395 | 52.20 | 5.78 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 2.4 | |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP （Komeito） | Takeo Kawamura | 107,833 | 70.8 | 10.7 |
| | DPJ | Daisuke Nakaya | 28,663 | 18.8 | 19.5 |
| | JCP | Hitomi Igarashi | 15,709 | 10.3 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 79,170 | 52.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,205 | 57.98 | 12.34 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 10.7 | |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takeo Kawamura | 115,757 | 60.1 | 2.1 |
| | DPJ | Noboru Miura | 73,760 | 38.3 | 9.0 |
| | HRP | Shuichi Tsuda | 3,159 | 1.6 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,997 | 21.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,671 | 70.32 | 2.29 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takeo Kawamura | 118,412 | 62.2 | 1.0 |
| | DPJ | Noboru Miura | 55,815 | 29.3 | 0.4 |
| | JCP | Goto Hiroshi | 16,124 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 62,597 | 32.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,351 | 68.03 | 4.89 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 1.0 | |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takeo Kawamura | 111,658 | 63.2 | 4.9 |
| | DPJ | Susumu Iwamoto | 50,975 | 28.9 | 7.2 |
| | JCP | Teruhisa Tanaka | 13,909 | 7.9 | 2.3 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 60,683 | 34.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,542 | 63.14 | 1.74 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 4.9 | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takeo Kawamura | 120,527 | 68.1 | 1.4 |
| | JCP | Junichiro Iris | 38,507 | 21.7 | 3.0 |
| | LLJ | Nobuo Sasaki | 18,022 | 10.2 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 82,020 | 46.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,056 | 64.88 | − |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | Swing | 1.4 | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takeo Kawamura | 108,995 | 69.5 | New |
| | JCP | Tenmaya Kosei | 29,337 | 18.7 | New |
| | Independent | Nobuo Sasaki | 12,834 | 8.2 | New |
| | Independent | Etsoo Ito | 5,599 | 3.6 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 79,658 | 50.81 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,765 | - | − |