# Fukuoka 3rd district

Fukuoka 3rd district (福岡県第3区, Fukuoka-ken dai-sanku or simply 福岡3区, Fukuoka-sanku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Fukuoka Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2017

* Part of Fukuoka city
** Nishi-ku
** Sawara-ku
** Part of Jonan-ku
* Itoshima

### 2013 - 2017

* Part of Fukuoka city
** Nishi-ku
** Sawara-ku
* Itoshima

### 1994 - 2013

* Part of Fukuoka city
** Nishi-ku
** Sawara-ku
* Maebaru
* Itoshima District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Seiichi Ota | LDP |
| 2000 | Seiichi Ota | LDP |
| 2003 | Kazue Fujita | Democratic |
| 2005 | Seiichi Ota | LDP |
| 2009 | Kazue Fujita | Democratic |
| 2012 | Atsushi Koga | LDP |
| 2014 | Atsushi Koga | LDP |
| 2017 | Atsushi Koga | LDP |
| 2021 | Atsushi Koga | LDP |
| 2024 | Atsushi Koga | LDP |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Atsushi Koga (Incumbent) | 95,074 | 41.19 | 16.68 |
| | CDP | Genki Nieda | 65,835 | 28.52 | 13.61 |
| | Ishin | Hidetoshi Seo | 23,289 | 10.09 | New |
| | Reiwa | Fumiyo Okuda | 22,661 | 9.82 | New |
| | Sanseitō | Yūko Shigematsu | 12,887 | 5.58 | New |
| | JCP | Yūto Yamaguchi | 11,059 | 4.80 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,239 | 12.67 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 447,948 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.45 | 0.97 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Atsushi Koga (Incumbent) | 135,031 | 57.87 | 1.15 |
| | CDP | Koichi Yamauchi | 98,304 | 42.13 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,727 | 15.74 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 443,603 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.42 | 0.06 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Atsushi Koga (Incumbent) | 136,499 | 59.02 | 1.59 |
| | CDP | Koichi Yamauchi (Won PR seat) | 94,772 | 40.98 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,727 | 18.04 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 435,814 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.48 | 4.38 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Atsushi Koga (Incumbent) | 114,093 | 57.43 | 6.22 |
| | Democratic | Kazue Fujita | 65,395 | 32.92 | 8.04 |
| | JCP | Yasuhiro Kawahara | 19,164 | 9.65 | 3.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,698 | 24.51 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 408,175 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.10 | 8.89 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Atsushi Koga | 118,299 | 51.21 | 11.07 |
| | Democratic | Kazue Fujita (Incumbent) | 57,472 | 24.88 | 27.96 |
| | Your | Hiroyuki Terashima | 42,126 | 18.24 | New |
| | JCP | Yasuhiro Kawahara | 13,093 | 5.67 | 0.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,827 | 26.33 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.99 | |
| | 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 | Kazue Fujita | 142,489 | 52.84 | 12.23 |
| | LDP | Seiichi Ota (Incumbent) | 108,236 | 40.14 | 13.93 |
| | JCP | Yasuhiro Kawahara | 14,551 | 5.40 | 0.08 |
| | Happiness Realization | Yasuhiko Yoshitomi | 4,364 | 1.62 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,253 | 12.70 | |
| 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 | Seiichi Ota | 139,428 | 54.07 | 8.83 |
| | Democratic | Kazue Fujita (Incumbent) | 104,734 | 40.61 | 7.42 |
| | JCP | Tatsunobu Nakazono | 13,723 | 5.32 | 1.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,694 | 13.46 | |
| 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 | Kazue Fujita | 101,742 | 48.03 | 9.27 |
| | LDP | Seiichi Ota (Incumbent) | 95,839 | 45.24 | 4.86 |
| | JCP | Tatsunobu Nakazono | 14,257 | 6.73 | 2.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,903 | 2.79 | |
| 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 |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seiichi Ota (Incumbent) | 104,346 | 50.10 | 1.15 |
| | Democratic | Kazue Fujita | 80,729 | 38.76 | New |
| | JCP | Atsuko Kumagai | 18,691 | 8.97 | 2.82 |
| | Liberal League | Kazue Kubokawa | 4,493 | 2.17 | 0.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,617 | 11.34 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seiichi Ota | 88,953 | 48.95 | New |
| | New Frontier | Kinya Narasaki [ja] | 66,788 | 36.75 | New |
| | JCP | Yūji Takada | 21,421 | 11.79 | New |
| | Liberal League | Tadashi Yano | 4,560 | 2.51 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,165 | 12.20 | |
| 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) |