# Hyōgo 9th district

Hyōgo 9th district (兵庫県第9区, Hyōgo-ken dai-kyūku or simply 兵庫9区, Hyōgo-kyūku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the national Diet of Japan.

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Ichizō Miyamoto [ja] | New Frontier |
| 2000 | Ichizō Miyamoto [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Yasutoshi Nishimura | Independent |
| 2005 | Yasutoshi Nishimura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2009 | Yasutoshi Nishimura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2012 | Yasutoshi Nishimura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Yasutoshi Nishimura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Yasutoshi Nishimura | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Yasutoshi Nishimura | Liberal Democratic |

## Election Results

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yasutoshi Nishimura (Incumbent) | 141,973 | 76.27 | 6.72 |
| | Communist | Yukari Fukuhara | 44,172 | 23.73 | 1.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 363,347 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.23 | 4.06 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yasutoshi Nishimura (Incumbent) | 122,026 | 69.55 | 5.21 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Yasushi Kawato | 30,937 | 17.63 | New |
| | Independent | Noriyuki Kikuchi | 22,497 | 12.82 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 365,836 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.17 | 0.41 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yasutoshi Nishimura (Incumbent) | 126,491 | 74.76 | 15.38 |
| | Communist | Michiyo Shinmachi | 42,694 | 25.24 | 17.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 358,073 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.58 | 8.31 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yasutoshi Nishimura (Incumbent) | 120,590 | 59.38 | 1.27 |
| | Restoration | Shunji Tani | 45,097 | 22.20 | New |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Hamamoto [ja] | 21,016 | 10.35 | 15.94 |
| | Communist | Michiyo Shinmachi | 16,393 | 8.07 | 1.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.89 | 7.35 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yasutoshi Nishimura (Incumbent) | 137,190 | 60.65 | 2.37 |
| | People's New | Ichizō Miyamoto [ja] | 76,991 | 34.03 | New |
| | Happiness Realization | Yoshiaki Takagi | 12,033 | 5.32 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.24 | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yasutoshi Nishimura (Incumbent) | 136,605 | 58.28 | 27.46 |
| | Democratic | Mitsunari Hatanaka [ja] | 61,617 | 26.29 | 3.94 |
| | New Party Nippon | Ichizō Miyamoto [ja] | 21,647 | 9.23 | New |
| | Communist | Tetsuo Ōsugi | 14,539 | 6.20 | 0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Yasutoshi Nishimura | 86,631 | 40.84 | 10.19 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Ichizō Miyamoto [ja] (Incumbent) | 65,374 | 30.82 | 2.43 |
| | Democratic | Mitsunari Hatanaka [ja] | 47,406 | 22.35 | 1.68 |
| | Communist | Naoki Kakei | 12,694 | 5.98 | 4.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | Independent gain from Liberal Democratic |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Ichizō Miyamoto [ja] (Incumbent) | 70,119 | 33.25 | 1.10 |
| | Independent | Yasutoshi Nishimura | 64,630 | 30.65 | New |
| | Democratic | Kinzō Fujimoto | 50,677 | 24.03 | New |
| | Communist | Yukimi Ichikawa | 22,946 | 10.88 | 1.81 |
| | Liberal League | Shūichi Ashimura | 2,502 | 1.19 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Ichizō Miyamoto [ja] | 75,274 | 38.41 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Kenzaburo Hara (elected by Kinki PR block) | 67,329 | 34.35 | New |
| | Democratic | Kiyoshi Wakamiya [ja] | 28,515 | 14.55 | New |
| | Communist | Susumu Ishii | 24,865 | 12.69 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |