# Nara 3rd district

Nara 3rd district (奈良県第3区, Nara-ken dai-sanku or simply 奈良3区, Nara-sanku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Nara Prefecture.
LDP candidate Taido Tanose was elected in 2017. After it was revealed that during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo Tanose had visited a hostess club he resigned from the party and ran as an Independent in the 2021 election. After reelection he rejoined the LDP.

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Seisuke Okuno [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2000 | Seisuke Okuno [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Shinsuke Okuno | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Shinsuke Okuno | Liberal Democratic |
| 2009 | Masashige Yoshikawa [ja] | Democratic |
| 2012 | Shinsuke Okuno | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Shinsuke Okuno | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Taido Tanose | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Taido Tanose | Independent |
| 2024 | Taido Tanose | Liberal Democratic |

## Election Results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Taido Tanose | 92,379 | 49.2 | 11.6 |
| | Ishin | Daisuke Harayama | 41,897 | 22.3 | |
| | CDP | Yasushi Kawato | 33,101 | 17.6 | |
| | JCP | Atsushi Oota | 20,543 | 10.9 | 7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 343,656 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.00 | 0.19 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Taido Tanose (Incumbent) | 114,553 | 60.81 | New |
| | Communist | Masakatsu Nishikawa | 34,334 | 18.23 | |
| | Independent | Shoji Takami [ja] | 32,669 | 17.34 | New |
| | Anti-NHK | Takashi Kato | 6,824 | 3.62 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 355,246 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.19 | 1.69 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
＊Tanose returned to the LDP after being elected.
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taido Tanose (Incumbent-Nara 4th) | 122,341 | 61.62 | |
| | Kibō no Tō | Kiyoshige Maekawa | 55,721 | 28.07 | New |
| | Communist | Susumu Tokoro | 20,469 | 10.31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 369,148 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.50 | 1.75 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shinsuke Okuno (Incumbent) | 79,334 | 52.64 | |
| | Innovation | Eriko Kurihara | 46,556 | 30.89 | New |
| | Communist | Atsushi Masaki | 24,828 | 16.47 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 291,571 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.75 | 8.52 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shinsuke Okuno | 76,073 | 43.12 | |
| | Restoration | Masayoshi Nishimine | 49,928 | 28.30 | New |
| | Democratic | Masashige Yoshikawa [ja] (Incumbent) | 35,974 | 20.39 | |
| | Communist | Yoshinori Mameda | 14,466 | 8.20 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 291,732 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.27 | 9.58 |
| | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic |