# Ishikawa at-large district

The Ishikawa at-large district (Japanese: 石川県選挙区, Hepburn: Ishikawa-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Ishikawa Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.

## Outline

The constituency represents the entire population of Ishikawa Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 939,531 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Ishikawa are:
* Naoki Okada (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016)
* Syuji Yamada (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)

## Elected Councillors

| Class of 1947 | election year | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) |
| Kamejiro Hayashiya (Democratic) | 1947 | Kohei Nakagawa (Japan Liberal) |
| Kamejiro Hayashiya (Democratic) | 1950 | Kohei Nakagawa (Liberal) |
| Tokuji Imura (Kaishintō) | 1953 | Kohei Nakagawa (Liberal) |
| Tokuji Imura (Kaishintō) | 1956 | Kamejiro Hayashiya (LDP) |
| Wakio Shibano (Ind.) | 1958 by-election | Kamejiro Hayashiya (LDP) |
| Tokujiro Toribatake (Ind.) | 1959 | Kamejiro Hayashiya (LDP) |
| Tokujiro Toribatake (Ind.) | 1962 | Kamejiro Hayashiya (LDP) |
| Shinji Toda (LDP) | 1965 | Kamejiro Hayashiya (LDP) |
| Shinji Toda (LDP) | 1968 | Takaaki Yasuta (LDP) |
| Hitoshi Shimasaki (LDP) | 1971 by-election | Takaaki Yasuta (LDP) |
| Hitoshi Shimasaki (LDP) | 1971 | Takaaki Yasuta (LDP) |
| Hitoshi Shimasaki (LDP) | 1974 | Takaaki Yasuta (LDP) |
| Hitoshi Shimasaki (LDP) | 1977 | Takaaki Yasuta (LDP) |
| Hitoshi Shimasaki (LDP) | 1980 | Takaaki Yasuta (LDP) |
| Hitoshi Shimasaki (LDP) | 1983 | Takaaki Yasuta (LDP) |
| Hitoshi Shimasaki (LDP) | 1986 | Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) |
| Takashi Awamori (Rengō no Kai) | 1989 | Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) |
| Takashi Awamori (Rengō no Kai) | 1992 | Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) |
| Hiroshi Hase (LDP) | 1995 | Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) |
| Hiroshi Hase (LDP) | 1998 | Sota Iwamoto (Ind.) |
| Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) | 2000 by-election | Sota Iwamoto (Ind.) |
| Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) | 2001 | Sota Iwamoto (Ind.) |
| Tetsuo Kutsukake (LDP) | 2004 | Naoki Okada (LDP) |
| Yasuo Ichikawa (DPJ) | 2007 | Naoki Okada (LDP) |
| Yasuo Ichikawa (DPJ) | 2010 | Naoki Okada (LDP) |
| Syuji Yamada (LDP) | 2013 | Naoki Okada (LDP) |
* ↑ Died in office 27 October 1958
* ↑ Later joined the LDP.
* ↑ Held 7 December 1958
* ↑ Later joined the LDP.
* ↑ Died in office 16 December 1970
* ↑ Was first elected as an independent in 1968
* ↑ Held 7 February 1971
* ↑ Resigned 12 May 2000
* ↑ Contested the election as an independent candidate endorsed by the LDP. Officially joined the party two months after his election.
* ↑ Held 25 June 2000

## Election results

2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Syuji Yamada (endorsed by Komeito) | 321,286 | 64.8 |
| | Democratic | Yasuo Ichikawa (Incumbent) | 113,817 | 23.0 |
| | Communist | Ryosuke Kameda | 40,295 | 8.1 |
| | Independent | Shigeru Hamasaki | 10,114 | 2.0 |
| | Happiness Realization | Satoshi Miyamoto | 9,935 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Naoki Okada (Incumbent) | 304,511 | 55.5 |
| | Democratic | Akira Nishihara (endorsed by People's New Party) | 211,373 | 38.5 |
| | Communist | Mikiko Chikamatsu | 32,780 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Yasuo Ichikawa (endorsed by People's New Party) | 272,366 | 46.9 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tomiro Yata [ja] (endorsed by Komeito) | 268,185 | 46.2 |
| | Communist | Mikiko Chikamatsu | 28,604 | 4.9 |
| | Independent | Shigeru Hamasaki | 11,477 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Naoki Okada (endorsed by Komeito) | 289,697 | 56.1 |
| | Democratic | Takashi Kato | 188,804 | 36.6 |
| | Communist | Masayuki Sato | 37,800 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |