Hokkaido 7th district (1996–2003)

The Hokkaidō 7th district (北海道第7区, Hokkaidō Dai Nana-ku) was a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It was located in Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaidō and represented the subprefectures of Kamikawa, Rumoi and Sōya. Its only representative was Liberal Democratic Party member Eiko Kaneta, who was elected to the multi-member 2nd district (the predecessor of the 7th district) in 1993

Hokkaido 7th District
Former constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Proportional DistrictHokkaido
Former constituency
Created1996
Abolished2003
SeatsOne
Created fromHokkaido 2nd district (1947–1993)
Replaced byHokkaido 6th, 10th, and 12th districts
SubprefecturesKamikawa, Rumoi and Sōya Subprefectures

The district was abolished in a 2002 redistricting and reapportionment, with Kamikawa becoming part of the 6th district, Rumoi becoming part of the 10th district, and Sōya becoming part of the 12th district. The then-13th district was renamed to become the current 7th district. As the 6th district was represented by fellow Liberal Democratic member Hiroshi Imazu, Kaneta contested the Hokkaido proportional representation block in the 2003 general election.

List of representatives

Representative Party Dates Notes
Hokkaidō 7th district
Eikō Kaneta LDP 1996–2003 Re-elected in the Hokkaidō PR block in 2003

Election results

2000: Hokkaidō 7th district[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Eikō Kaneta (Incumbent) 94,290 49.2
Democratic Yasuki Sakuraba 85,553 44.6
Communist Masatada Mashiko 11,889 6.2
1996: Hokkaidō 7th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Eikō Kaneta 65,955 34.4
Democratic Yasuki Sakuraba 62,549 32.6
New Frontier Yoshiteru Uekusa 52,300 27.2
Communist Masatada Mashiko 11,149 5.8
Turnout 196,227 71.46

References

  1. "北海道7区 選挙結果" [Hokkaidō 7th district election results] (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 May 2016.

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