# Ishikawa 3rd district

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

## Areas covered
### since 2013

* Hakui
* Kahoku
* Nanao
* Suzu
* Wajima
* Hakui District
* Hōsu District
* Kahoku District
* Kashima District

### 1994 - 2013

* Hakui
* Nanao
* Suzu
* Wajima
* Hakui District
* Kahoku District
* Kashima District
* Suzu District
* Fugeshi District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Tsutomu Kawara | Liberal Democratic |
| 2000 | Tsutomu Kawara | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Tsutomu Kawara | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Shigeo Kitamura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2009 | Kazuya Kondo | Democratic |
| 2012 | Shigeo Kitamura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Shigeo Kitamura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Shoji Nishida | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Shoji Nishida | Liberal Democratic |
| 2024 | Kazuya Kondo | Constitutional Democratic |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Kazuya Kondo | 77,247 | 54.4 | |
| | LDP | Shōji Nishida (elected in PR block) | 61,308 | 43.2 | |
| | JCP | Shōji Minami | 3,438 | 2.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 230,800 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.50 | 3.59 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shoji Nishida (incumbent) | 80,692 | 50.74 | |
| | CDP (endorsed by SDP) | Kazuya Kondo (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 76,747 | 48.26 | New |
| | Independent | Manami Sato | 1,588 | 1.00 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,945 | 2.48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 243,618 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.09 | 0.77 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shoji Nishida | 80,416 | 49.05 | |
| | Kibō no Tō | Kazuya Kondo (won PR seat) | 78,306 | 47.77 | New |
| | Communist | Kōta Suzuki | 5,212 | 3.18 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,110 | 1.28 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 255,051 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.32 | 8.02 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shigeo Kitamura (incumbent) | 71,384 | 49.56 | |
| | Democratic | Kazuya Kondo | 64,940 | 45.08 | |
| | Communist | Yūko Watanabe | 7,726 | 5.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,444 | 4.48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 256,406 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.30 | 7.45 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shigeo Kitamura (PR seat incumbent) | 89,266 | 54.45 | |
| | Democratic (endorsed by PNP) | Kazuya Kondo (incumbent) | 62,543 | 38.15 | |
| | Communist | Yūko Watanabe | 12,147 | 7.41 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,723 | 16.30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 260,929 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.75 | 11.91 |
| | 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 (endorsed by PNP) | Kazuya Kondo | 100,832 | 49.85 | |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shigeo Kitamura (incumbent) (won PR seat) | 98,799 | 48.84 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Yoshikazu Higashi | 2,654 | 1.31 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,033 | 1.01 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 268,230 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.66 | 4.42 |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shigeo Kitamura | 116,215 | 60.00 | |
| | Democratic (endorsed by SDP) | Yutaka Kuwabara [ja] | 77,463 | 40.00 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,752 | 20.00 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 275,961 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.24 | 7.05 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tsutomu Kawara (incumbent) | 102,864 | 58.09 | |
| | Democratic | Yutaka Kuwabara [ja] (PR seat incumbent) | 66,240 | 37.41 | |
| | Communist | Hiroshi Sakamoto | 7,972 | 4.50 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,624 | 20.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 278,157 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.19 | 3.15 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tsutomu Kawara (incumbent) | 133,667 | 72.39 | |
| | Democratic | Kenzaburo Ikeda [ja] | 39,687 | 21.49 | New |
| | Communist | Hiroshi Sakamoto | 8,176 | 4.43 | |
| | Liberal League | Hideyuki Tanebe | 3,123 | 1.69 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93,980 | 50.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.34 | 6.24 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tsutomu Kawara | 92,820 | 45.45 | New |
| | Independent | Tomiro Yata [ja] | 90,798 | 44.46 | New |
| | Democratic | Masanori Kaginushi | 14,129 | 6.92 | New |
| | Communist | Kosaku Furukawa | 6,471 | 3.17 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,022 | 0.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 279,420 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.58 | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |