# Fukui at-large district (House of Representatives)

The Fukui at-large district (Japanese: 福井県全県区, Hepburn: Fukui-ken Zenken-ku) was a multi-member electoral district represented in the House of Representatives in the National Diet of Japan. From 1947 until 1993, it elected four representatives from Fukui Prefecture.

## History

In the 1947 Japanese general election, three of the four seats were won by the Democratic Party. In 1949 all seats were won by the Democratic Party and Democratic Liberal Party, both of which would later merge into the Liberal Party. After that party won all the seats in the 1952 Japanese general election, there would later be a trend in which conservative parties, including the Liberal Democratic Party, would win at least half of the district's seats. Koshiro Ueki, who was part of the cabinet as Minister of Justice (1960–1962; 1971) and Minister of Finance (1972), was elected to the district in the 1952 election and would later be re-elected eight more times, before losing in the 1976 Japanese general election. Due to the 1994 Japanese electoral reform, the at-large district was replaced with three single-member districts starting with the 1996 Japanese general election.
At the time the Public Offices Election Law [ja] came into law in 1950, the district encompassed the entirely of Fukui Prefecture.

## Results

1947 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Masatomo Hasegawa [ja] | 42,371 | 14.2 | New |
| Democratic | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 33,577 | 11.3 | New |
| Other | Kichidayū Katō [ja] | 30,777 | 10.3 | New |
| Democratic | Seizaemon Aoki [ja] | 28,587 | 9.6 | New |
| Socialist | Shigeichi Saiki [ja] | 23,158 | 7.8 | New |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 22,877 | 7.7 | New |
| Socialist | Matajūrō Okumura [ja] | 22,829 | 7.7 | New |
| Democratic | Yomiji Ii | 21,786 | 7.3 | New |
| Liberal | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 20,545 | 6.9 | New |
| Democratic | Tsuru Ueyama | 14,191 | 4.8 | New |
| Democratic | Niemon Kawamura | 8,080 | 2.7 | New |
| Liberal | Tamotsu Moriwaki | 8,065 | 2.7 | New |
| Socialist | Akira Yamagishi | 7,331 | 2.5 | New |
| Independent | Kiyoshi Ōkubo | 4,457 | 1.5 | New |
| Communist | Rinji Nishimura | 4,325 | 1.4 | New |
| Liberal | Hatsu Imai | 2,882 | 1.0 | New |
| Independent | Yoshinori Saitō | 2,538 | 0.9 | New |
1949 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic Liberal | Shigeshi Tobishima [ja] | 38,815 | 12.0 | New |
| Democratic Liberal | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 36,624 | 11.3 | New |
| Democratic | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 34,561 | 10.7 | −3.5 |
| Democratic | Matajūrō Okumura [ja] | 31,250 | 9.7 | −1.6 |
| Democratic Liberal | Kurō Fujii | 28,722 | 8.9 | New |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 28,063 | 8.7 | +1.0 |
| Farmers' Federation | Yoshihisa Miyake | 26,438 | 8.2 | New |
| Democratic | Masatomo Hasegawa [ja] | 24,728 | 7.6 | −2.0 |
| Farmers' New Party | Kichidayū Katō [ja] | 21,253 | 6.6 | New |
| Socialist | Shigeichi Saiki [ja] | 17,797 | 5.5 | +3.0 |
| Quasi-Democratic Liberal Party | Yomiji Ii | 13,580 | 4.2 | New |
| Communist | Eiichi Ochiai | 9,886 | 3.1 | +1.7 |
| Democratic | Seizaemon Aoki [ja] | 9,293 | 2.9 | −4.4 |
| Independent | Sakon Ishida | 2,711 | 0.8 | New |
1952 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Koshiro Ueki | 66,014 | 18.4 | New |
| Liberal | Matajūrō Okumura [ja] | 52,457 | 14.6 | New |
| Liberal | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 49,738 | 13.9 | New |
| Liberal | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 49,224 | 13.7 | New |
| Left Socialist | Shigeichi Saiki [ja] | 49,054 | 13.7 | New |
| Independent | Mataemon Itō | 30,140 | 8.4 | New |
| Kaishintō | Yūji Satsuma [ja] | 30,136 | 8.4 | New |
| Kaishintō | Seizō Ide | 18,717 | 5.2 | New |
| Kaishintō | Seizaemon Aoki [ja] | 5,597 | 1.6 | New |
| Independent | Toshitake Ueda | 4,189 | 1.2 | New |
| Communist | Eiichi Ochiai | 3,356 | 0.9 | −2.2 |
1953 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Left Socialist | Shigeichi Saiki [ja] | 57,434 | 16.4 | +2.7 |
| Liberal | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 52,395 | 15.0 | −3.4 |
| Liberal | Koshiro Ueki | 52,189 | 14.9 | +0.3 |
| Liberal | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 49,550 | 14.2 | +0.3 |
| Liberal | Matajūrō Okumura [ja] | 46,967 | 13.4 | −0.3 |
| Kaishintō | Yūji Satsuma [ja] | 45,694 | 13.1 | +4.7 |
| Right Socialist | Yūji Takagi | 25,207 | 7.2 | New |
| Independent | Masatomo Hasegawa [ja] | 15,369 | 4.4 | New |
| Communist | Eiichi Ochiai | 2,747 | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Liberal Party–Hatoyama | Sakon Ishida | 1,880 | 0.5 | New |
1955 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Matajūrō Okumura [ja] | 67,043 | 18.6 | +3.6 |
| Japan Democratic Party | Yūji Satsuma [ja] | 63,975 | 17.7 | New |
| Liberal | Koshiro Ueki | 54,825 | 15.2 | +0.3 |
| Right Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 54,003 | 15.0 | +7.8 |
| Left Socialist | Shigeichi Saiki [ja] | 50,080 | 13.9 | −2.5 |
| Liberal | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 45,831 | 12.7 | −1.5 |
| Japan Democratic Party | Mataemon Itō | 18,417 | 5.1 | New |
| Independent | Hatsu Imai | 4,236 | 1.2 | New |
| Independent | Takehiro Maeda | 2,177 | 0.6 | New |
1958 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Koshiro Ueki | 65,760 | 17.6 | New |
| Liberal Democratic | Matajūrō Okumura [ja] | 59,070 | 15.9 | New |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 58,831 | 15.8 | New |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 57,082 | 15.3 | New |
| Liberal Democratic | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 50,236 | 13.5 | New |
| Socialist | Masaichirō Tabata [ja] | 44,672 | 12.0 | New |
| Liberal Democratic | Yūji Satsuma [ja] | 34,015 | 9.1 | New |
| Communist | Eiichi Ochiai | 2,965 | 0.8 | New |
1960 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Koshiro Ueki | 69,381 | 18.7 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 67,088 | 18.1 | +2.2 |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 66,727.51 | 18.0 | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democratic | Yūji Satsuma [ja] | 54,403 | 14.7 | −1.1 |
| Liberal Democratic | Matajūrō Okumura [ja] | 53,455 | 14.4 | +0.9 |
| Socialist | Masaichirō Tabata [ja] | 43,715 | 11.8 | −0.2 |
| Democratic Socialist | Yoshio Mantani | 11,588.49 | 3.1 | New |
| Communist | Eiichi Ochiai | 3,808 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
1963 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 79,751 | 20.4 | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democratic | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 64,162 | 16.4 | −1.7 |
| Liberal Democratic | Koshiro Ueki | 62,904 | 16.1 | +1.4 |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 56,652 | 14.5 | −3.5 |
| Socialist | Masaichirō Tabata [ja] | 49,230 | 12.6 | +0.8 |
| Liberal Democratic | Yūji Satsuma [ja] | 47,604 | 12.2 | −2.2 |
| Aoba-kai | Shinpei Yamatani [ja] | 19,642 | 5.0 | New |
| Independent | Narumi Ide [ja] | 6,921 | 1.8 | New |
| Communist | Eiichi Ochiai | 3,834 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
1967 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 81,147 | 21.4 | +1.0 |
| Liberal Democratic | Koshiro Ueki | 75,993 | 20.0 | +3.6 |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 74,329 | 19.6 | +5.1 |
| Liberal Democratic | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 71,541 | 18.8 | +2.7 |
| Socialist | Keiichi Saitō | 68,816 | 18.1 | +5.5 |
| Communist | Eiichi Ochiai | 8,216 | 2.2 | +1.2 |
1969 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 81,339 | 20.8 | −0.6 |
| Liberal Democratic | Koshiro Ueki | 75,297 | 19.2 | −0.8 |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 65,277 | 16.7 | −2.1 |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 65,079 | 16.6 | −3.0 |
| Socialist | Keiichi Saitō | 49,488 | 12.6 | −5.5 |
| Democratic Socialist | Yoshinobu Matsuzaki | 46,679 | 11.9 | New |
| Communist | Eiichi Ochiai | 7,635 | 1.9 | −0.3 |
| Rikken Yōseikai | Iku Katō | 1,173 | 0.3 | New |
1972 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 87,595 | 21.1 | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 81,991 | 19.8 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democratic | Koshiro Ueki | 81,710 | 19.7 | +3.0 |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 68,162 | 16.5 | −0.1 |
| Socialist | Masaichirō Tabata [ja] | 60,543 | 14.6 | +2.0 |
| Communist | Akira Sakaguchi | 17,281 | 4.2 | +2.3 |
| Independent | Akira Takeuchi | 15,734 | 3.8 | New |
| Independent | Masao Shigeno | 1,251 | 0.3 | New |
1976 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 65,370 | 14.2 | −6.9 |
| Independent | Wataru Hiraizumi [ja] | 65,134 | 14.1 | New |
| Liberal Democratic | Shinzō Tsubokawa [ja] | 59,551 | 12.9 | −6.9 |
| Socialist | Masaichirō Tabata [ja] | 53,554 | 11.6 | −4.9 |
| Independent | Takamori Makino [ja] | 49,335 | 10.7 | New |
| Socialist | Yoshio Dōmori [ja] | 48,939 | 10.6 | −4.0 |
| Liberal Democratic | Koshiro Ueki | 41,920 | 9.1 | −10.6 |
| Democratic Socialist | Fumio Yokote [ja] | 29,036 | 6.3 | New |
| Kōmeitō | Hironori Nakano | 26,329 | 5.7 | New |
| Communist | Akira Sakaguchi | 12,530 | 2.7 | −1.5 |
| Independent | Akira Takeuchi | 10,061 | 2.2 | −1.6 |
1979 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 105,061 | 25.2 | +11.0 |
| Socialist | Masaichirō Tabata [ja] | 80,537 | 19.3 | +7.7 |
| Liberal Democratic | Takamori Makino [ja] | 78,485 | 18.8 | +5.9 |
| Democratic Socialist | Fumio Yokote [ja] | 76,233 | 18.3 | +12.0 |
| Liberal Democratic | Wataru Hiraizumi [ja] | 62,930 | 15.1 | +6.0 |
| Communist | Shōichirō Motoyama | 13,237 | 3.2 | +0.5 |
1980 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Takamori Makino [ja] | 106,258 | 22.6 | −2.6 |
| Liberal Democratic | Wataru Hiraizumi [ja] | 102,321 | 21.7 | +2.9 |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 94,175 | 20.0 | +4.9 |
| Democratic Socialist | Fumio Yokote [ja] | 79,878 | 17.0 | −1.3 |
| Socialist | Masaichirō Tabata [ja] | 78,382 | 16.6 | −2.7 |
| Communist | Shōichirō Motoyama | 10,095 | 2.1 | −1.1 |
1983 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 106,285 | 24.1 | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democratic | Wataru Hiraizumi [ja] | 68,923 | 15.6 | −6.1 |
| Independent | Kazuhiko Tsuji [ja] | 59,654 | 13.5 | New |
| Democratic Socialist | Fumio Yokote [ja] | 59,523 | 13.5 | −3.5 |
| Liberal Democratic | Takamori Makino [ja] | 56,250 | 12.8 | −7.2 |
| Socialist | Masaichirō Tabata [ja] | 50,320 | 11.4 | −5.2 |
| Independent | Fujio Tateyama | 31,544 | 7.2 | New |
| Communist | Shōichirō Motoyama | 7,967 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
1986 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Takamori Makino [ja] | 101,106 | 21.6 | −2.5 |
| Independent | Kazuhiko Tsuji [ja] | 96,949 | 20.7 | +7.2 |
| Liberal Democratic | Hajime Fukuda [ja] | 95,104 | 20.3 | +4.7 |
| Liberal Democratic | Wataru Hiraizumi [ja] | 81,960 | 17.5 | +4.7 |
| Independent | Fumio Yokote [ja] | 56,489 | 12.1 | New |
| Independent | Fujio Tateyama | 24,687 | 5.3 | −1.9 |
| Communist | Shūichi Minami | 12,311 | 2.6 | +0.8 |
1990 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democratic | Takamori Makino [ja] | 84,785 | 16.9 | −4.7 |
| Socialist | Kazuhiko Tsuji [ja] | 84,062 | 16.8 | New |
| Liberal Democratic | Wataru Hiraizumi [ja] | 71,654 | 14.3 | −6.0 |
| Liberal Democratic | Taku Yamamoto | 62,293 | 12.4 | −5.1 |
| Independent | Teruo Fukuda | 59,776 | 11.9 | New |
| Democratic Socialist | Heiichi Nakagawa | 57,191 | 11.4 | New |
| Independent | Masaru Sakagawa [ja] | 40,801 | 8.1 | New |
| Communist | Sachie Kanemoto | 20,543 | 4.1 | +1.5 |
| Independent | Ryuzo Sasaki | 20,305 | 4.0 | New |
1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taku Yamamoto | 103,901 | 22.2 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | Ryuzo Sasaki | 97,382 | 20.8 | +16.8 |
| | Socialist | Kazuhiko Tsuji [ja] | 85,524 | 18.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Wataru Hiraizumi [ja] | 81,054 | 17.3 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takamori Makino [ja] | 80,400 | 17.2 | +4.8 |
| | Communist | Sachie Kanemoto | 19,973 | 4.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 617,444 | 76.47 | |