# Toyama at-large district

The Toyama at-large district (Japanese: 富山県選挙区, Hepburn: Toyama-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Toyama 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 Toyama Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 888,832 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Toyama are:
* Kotaro Nogami (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016. Previously represented the district from 2001-2007.)
* Shigeru Douko [ja] (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)

## Elected Councillors

| Class of 1947 | election year | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) |
| Toyokazu Ishizaka [ja] (Japan Liberal) | 1947 | Hisayoshi Ogawa (National Cooperative) |
| Toyokazu Ishizaka [ja] (Japan Liberal) | 1950 | Saburo Oyama (Ind.) |
| Toyokazu Ishizaka [ja] (Japan Liberal) | 1951 by-election | Tetsuji Tachi (LDP) |
| Toyokazu Ishizaka [ja] (Japan Liberal) | 1953 | Tetsuji Tachi (LDP) |
| Toyokazu Ishizaka [ja] (Japan Liberal) | 1956 | Tetsuji Tachi (LDP) |
| Shiro Sakurai (LDP) | 1959 | Tetsuji Tachi (LDP) |
| Shiro Sakurai (LDP) | 1962 | Tetsuji Tachi (LDP) |
| Shiro Sakurai (LDP) | 1965 | Tetsuji Tachi (LDP) |
| Shiro Sakurai (LDP) | 1968 | Kazuo Sugihara (Social Democratic) |
| Naoji Tachibana [ja] (LDP) | 1971 | Kazuo Sugihara (Social Democratic) |
| Naoji Tachibana [ja] (LDP) | 1974 | Minoru Yoshida (LDP) |
| Kimitomo Takahira (LDP) | 1977 | Minoru Yoshida (LDP) |
| Kimitomo Takahira (LDP) | 1980 | Minoru Yoshida (LDP) |
| Kimitomo Takahira (LDP) | 1982 by-election | Soto Oki (LDP) |
| Kimitomo Takahira (LDP) | 1983 | Soto Oki (LDP) |
| Kimitomo Takahira (LDP) | 1986 | Yoshio Nagata [ja] (LDP) |
| Yasumasa Kakuma [ja] (LDP) | 1989 | Yoshio Nagata [ja] (LDP) |
| Yasumasa Kakuma [ja] (LDP) | 1992 | Yoshio Nagata [ja] (LDP) |
| Yasumasa Kakuma [ja] (LDP) | 1995 | Yoshio Nagata [ja] (LDP) |
| Yasumasa Kakuma [ja] (LDP) | 1998 | Yoshio Nagata [ja] (LDP) |
| Yasumasa Kakuma [ja] (LDP) | 1998 | Masaaki Tanibayashi [ja] (DPJ) |
| Kotaro Nogami (LDP) | 2001 | Masaaki Tanibayashi [ja] (DPJ) |
| Kotaro Nogami (LDP) | 2004 | Tsunenori Kawai (LDP) |
| Takashi Morita (Ind.) | 2007 | Tsunenori Kawai (LDP) |
| Takashi Morita (Ind.) | 2010 | Kotaro Nogami (LDP) |
| Shigeru Douko [ja] (LDP) | 2013 | Kotaro Nogami (LDP) |
* ↑ Died in office 3 October 1951
* ↑ Later joined the Liberal Party
* ↑ Held 16 November 1951
* ↑ First elected in 1951 as an independent.
* ↑ Died in office 16 November 1982
* ↑ Held 26 December 1982
* ↑ Died in office 28 June 1987
* 1 2 3 Yoshio Nagata was elected to a third term in the election held on 12 July 1998 with 47.7% of the vote but died on 22 August. As his death was within three months of the election, Masaaki Tanibayashi, who placed second in the election with 21.1%, was promoted to the seat as of 1 September 1998. The difference of 137,168 votes is said to be the biggest loss be a candidate who was subsequently promoted.
* ↑ Later joined the People's New Party

## Election results

2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeru Douko [ja] (endorsed by Komeito) | 328,638 | 77.1 |
| | Communist | Wataru Takahashi | 51,569 | 12.1 |
| | Independent | Yoshiteru Nishie | 27,509 | 6.4 |
| | Happiness Realization | Kaoru Yoshida | 18,797 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Kotaro Nogami (former member) | 322,739 | 56.2 |
| | Democratic | Yoshihiko Aimoto [ja] | 223,691 | 39.0 |
| | Communist | Wataru Takahashi | 27,500 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Takashi Morita (endorsed by Democratic, Social Democratic and People's New parties) | 291,714 | 50.1 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Kotaro Nogami (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) | 265,882 | 45.7 |
| | Communist | Kazuyuki Izumino | 24,240 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Tsunenori Kawai (endorsed by Komeito) | 236,318 | 46.3 |
| | Democratic | Masaaki Tanibayashi [ja] (Incumbent) | 190,013 | 37.2 |
| | Social Democratic | Akira Ogawa | 57,486 | 11.3 |
| | Communist | Toshihito Ueda | 26,458 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |