Tojima First

colspan="2" 	
Tojima First東島ファーストの会 Tōjima Fāsuto no Kai 	Tojima First東島ファーストの会 Tōjima Fāsuto no Kai
colspan="2" 	
 	
Leader 	Esther Hashimoto
Deputy Leader 	Junichiro Kijimuta
Founded 	16 July 1998
Ideology 	Tojiman localismPopulismCivic nationalismEconomic liberalismDirect democracy
Political position 	SyncreticCentre
Colour 	Teal
Slogan 	東島の未来For Tojima's Future
TJ Prefectural Assembly 	/
EnderronianParliament (TJ seats) 	/
Shirakawa CityCouncil 	/
Tojima First (TFP, Japanese: 東島ファーストの会, Hepburn: Tōjima Fāsuto no Kai) is a localist political party in Enderron. It operates only in Tojima Prefecture, with an agenda of protection of Tojiman interests, culture and autonomy. It is electorally popular among Japanese Enderronians living in Tojima, and its vote is concentrated in the eastern parts of the prefecture, particularly in the suburbs of Shirakawa, and Harvey Island. Tojima First most recently held the office of Governor of Tojima from 2014 to 2022, and the party, currently led by Esther Hashimoto, is the third-largest party in the Tojima Prefectural Assembly, holding 16 of the 70 seats. Tojima First is the most electorally successful localist party in Enderronian history.
Tojima First was founded in 1998 as the Tojima Citizens Association. Until the mid-2000s it was considered a right-wing party with a heavy localist, pro-Japanese and pro-independence ideology. In 2006 the right-wing faction, led by former party leader Kane Aki, split from the party and formed the Tojiman Independence Party. The remaining factions reformed Tojima First, shedding its conservative past for a more centrist and liberal political outlook, and abandoning separatism and other hardline elements from its platform.
==Party leaders==
No. 	Name 	Term began 	Term ended 	Time in office
align="centre"	Takiji Amano 	16 July 1998 	11 May 2001 	
align="centre"	Shigenobu Matsumara	11 May 2001 	31 May 2002 	
align="centre"	Kane Aki 	31 May 2002 	27 February 2003	
align="centre"	Kei Tabata 	27 February 2003	2 June 2006 	
align="centre"	Matthew Fujiwara 	2 June 2006 	24 June 2011 	
align="centre"	Dawn Yamamoto 	24 June 2011 	6 September 2013	
align="centre"	Kai Ishihara 	6 September 2013	15 August 2016 	
align="centre"	Esther Hashimoto 	15 August 2016 	Incumbent 	
===Deputy party leaders===
#Kane Aki (1998–2000)
#Shigenobu Matsumara (2000–2001)
#Kei Tabata (2001–2003)
#Kinzo Miyamoto (2003–2006)
#Takamori Koizumi (2006–2011)
#Kai Ishihara (2011–2013, 2018–2020)
#Tim Nakajima (2013–2018)
#Junichiro Kijimuta (2020–present)
==Election results==
===Prefectural Assembly===
Election	Seats won	±	Total votes	% 	Position	Government	Leader
2002 	/ 	0	 	9.39% 	3rd 	No seats 	Shigenobu Matsumara
2006 	/ 	3	 	15.72%	3rd 	Crossbench	Kei Tabata
2010 	/ 	1	 	12.75%	3rd 	Crossbench	Matthew Fujiwara
2014 	/ 	3	 	16.37%	3rd 	Crossbench	Kai Ishihara
2018 	/ 	4	 	21.48%	3rd 	Crossbench	Esther Hashimoto
2022 	/ 	5	 	22.86%	3rd 	Crossbench	Esther Hashimoto
===Governor===
Election	Candidate 	Candidate 	First preference	First preference	First preference	Two-candidate-preferred	Two-candidate-preferred	Two-candidate-preferred	Result
Election	Governor 	Lt. Governor 	Total votes 	% 	% 	Total votes 	% 	% 	Result
2002 	Kinzo Miyamoto 	Kane Aki 	 	13.45% (#3) 	  	 	 	 	Lost
2006 	Anna Kobayashi 	Michiko Brookman	 	22.84% (#3) 	  	 	48.07% (#2) 	  	Lost
2010 	Daisuke Kimura 	Nina Ono 	 	18.97% (#3) 	  	 	 	 	Lost
2014 	Dawn Yamamoto 	Takamori Koizumi	 	28.65% (#2) 	  	 	51.24% (#1) 	  	Won
2018 	Dawn Yamamoto 	Takamori Koizumi	 	31.42% (#1) 	  	 	54.59% (#1) 	  	Won
2022 	Takamori Koizumi	Kiki Murata 	 	28.76% (#1) 	  	 	46.88% (#2) 	  	Lost