Tokyo 27th district

Tokyo 27th District
東京都第27区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureTokyo
Proportional BlockTokyo
Electorate383,150 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created2022
SeatsOne
PartyCDP
RepresentativeAkira Nagatsuma
Created fromParts of:

Tokyo 27th District (東京都第27区, Tokyo-to dai-nijunana-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. It was first created as part of the 2022 reapportionments that added five districts to Tokyo. The incumbent of the 7th district, former cabinet minister Akira Nagatsuma became the first representative as a result of the 2024 general election.

Areas covered

Current district

As of 11 January 2023, the areas covered by the district are as follows:[2][3]

  • Nakano
  • Suginami (eastern areas)
    • Honan 1 & 2, Izumi 1–4, Eifuku 1, Wada 1–3, Horinouchi 1–3, Matsunoku 1–3, Omiya 1, Omiya 2 (1-4, 19–27), Umezato 1–2, Koenji-Minami 1–5, Koenji-kita 1

Before the creation of the district, Nakano Ward was split between the 7th and 10th districts, and the eastern parts of Suginami Ward were formerly split between the 7th and 8th districts.

Elected representatives

Representative Party Years served Notes
Akira Nagatsuma CDP 2024 – Represented 7th district pre-reapportionment

Election results

2024[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CDP Akira Nagatsuma 112,388 54.6
LDP Yūichi Kurasaki 59,952 29.1
Sanseitō Meiko Ishikawa 22,947 11.1
Independent Kōjirō Ishikura 10,542 5.1
Turnout 55.61

References

  1. ^ "総務省｜令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ "区割り変更地図 表面 東京都杉並区" [District Boundary Change Map - Tokyo 27th District] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. ^ "東 京 都" [Tokyo] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  4. ^ "2024年衆議院総選挙 東京27区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-11.