# Fukuoka 5th district

Fukuoka 5th district (福岡県第5区, Fukuoka-ken dai-goku or simply 福岡5区, Fukuoka-goku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Fukuoka Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Part of Fukuoka city
** Part of the ward of Minami-ku of Fukuoka.
* Asakura
* Chikushino
* Dazaifu
* Kasuga
* Nakagawa
* Ōnojō
* Asakura District

### 2017 - 2022

* Part of Fukuoka city
** Part of the ward of Minami-ku of Fukuoka.
* Asakura
* Chikushino
* Dazaifu
* Kasuga
* Ōnojō
* Asakura District
* Chikushi District

### 2013 - 2017

* Asakura
* Chikushino
* Dazaifu
* Kasuga
* Nakagawa
* Ōnojō
* Asakura District
* Chikushi District

### 1994 - 2013

* Amagi
* Chikushino
* Dazaifu
* Kasuga
* Ōnojō
* Asakura District
* Chikushi District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Yoshiaki Harada | LDP |
| 2000 | Yoshiaki Harada | LDP |
| 2003 | Yoshiaki Harada | LDP |
| 2005 | Yoshiaki Harada | LDP |
| 2009 | Daizo Kusuda | Democratic |
| 2012 | Yoshiaki Harada | LDP |
| 2014 | Yoshiaki Harada | LDP |
| 2017 | Yoshiaki Harada | LDP |
| 2021 | Kaname Tsutsumi [ja] | CDP |
| 2024 | Wataru Kurihara [ja] | LDP |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Wataru Kurihara [ja] | 105,563 | 42.88 | 4.03 |
| | CDP | Kaname Tsutsumi [ja] (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 83,588 | 33.95 | 19.14 |
| | Ishin | Yoshimitsu Matsuo | 23,604 | 9.59 | New |
| | Independent | Taco Kid | 17,691 | 7.19 | New |
| | Sanseitō | Yoshitaka Okabe | 15,733 | 6.39 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,975 | 8.93 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 453,985 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.54 | 1.02 |
| | LDP gain from CDP | LDP gain from CDP | LDP gain from CDP | LDP gain from CDP | LDP gain from CDP |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Kaname Tsutsumi [ja] | 125,315 | 53.09 | New |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada (Incumbent) | 110,706 | 46.91 | 3.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,609 | 6.18 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 454,493 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.52 | 1.40 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada (Incumbent) | 123,758 | 50.48 | 3.99 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Daizo Kusuda | 96,675 | 39.44 | New |
| | JCP | Yōji Tanaka | 24,715 | 10.08 | 0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,083 | 11.04 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 451,843 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.92 | 3.59 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada (Incumbent) | 113,736 | 54.47 | 7.08 |
| | Democratic | Daizo Kusuda | 73,805 | 35.35 | 11.50 |
| | JCP | Yōji Tanaka | 21,251 | 10.18 | 5.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,931 | 19.12 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 413,480 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.33 | 7.33 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada | 113,155 | 47.39 | 2.38 |
| | Democratic | Daizo Kusuda (Incumbent) | 56,940 | 23.85 | 29.30 |
| | Restoration | Toshiyuki Yoshida | 46,416 | 19.44 | New |
| | Tomorrow | Shinichi Hamatake | 11,213 | 4.70 | New |
| | JCP | Yōji Tanaka | 11,068 | 4.62 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56,215 | 23.54 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.66 | |
| | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Daizo Kusuda | 148,502 | 53.15 | 13.14 |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada (Incumbent) | 125,767 | 45.01 | 8.26 |
| | Happiness Realization | Takunori Ikaruga | 5,139 | 1.84 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,735 | 8.14 | |
| 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 |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada (Incumbent) | 139,178 | 53.27 | 4.94 |
| | Democratic | Daizo Kusuda | 104,550 | 40.01 | 2.68 |
| | JCP | Naoko Kawachi | 17,560 | 6.72 | 0.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,628 | 13.26 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada (Incumbent) | 105,071 | 48.33 | 5.77 |
| | Democratic | Daizo Kusuda (Won PR seat) | 81,166 | 37.33 | 10.71 |
| | Social Democratic | Yuriko Matsuzaki | 18,419 | 8.47 | New |
| | JCP | Naoko Kawachi | 12,756 | 5.87 | 3.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,905 | 11.00 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada (Incumbent) | 93,343 | 42.56 | 0.69 |
| | Democratic | Yuiko Matsumoto [ja] | 58,392 | 26.62 | New |
| | Liberal League | Kōzō Sato | 47,002 | 21.43 | 8.36 |
| | JCP | Hiroko Moriyama | 20,608 | 9.39 | 0.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,951 | 15.94 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshiaki Harada | 85,399 | 43.25 | New |
| | New Frontier | Mikito Kusuda [ja] | 66,353 | 33.60 | New |
| | Liberal League | Kōzō Sato | 25,810 | 13.07 | New |
| | JCP | Tamiya Kihara | 19,895 | 10.08 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,046 | 9.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |