Tokyo 29th district

Tokyo 29th District
東京都第29区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Electorate355,778 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created2022
SeatsOne
PartyKomeito
RepresentativeMitsunari Okamoto
Created fromParts of:

Tokyo 29th district (東京都第29区, Tokyo-to dai-nijukyu-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was created as part of the 2022 reapportionment that added five new districts to Tokyo. Mitsunari Okamoto, the incumbent of the 12th district and the policy chief of the Komeito party, 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 this district are as follows:[2][3]

  • Arakawa
  • Adachi (Tobu Isesaki Line, Kanjo Route 7, west of Otakebashi Street)
    • Iko 1-5, Iko Honmachi 1-2, Iriya 1-9, Iriya, Ougi 1-3, Kono 1-2, Kodai 1-2, Kaga 1-2, Kurihara 3- 4, Kohoku 1-7, Furjiya 1-2, Furujiya Honcho 1-4, Saranuma 1-3, Shikahama 1-8, Nitta 1-3, Tsubaki 1-2, Toneri 1-6, Toneri Park, Toneri-cho, Nishiarai 1-7, Nishiarai Sakaecho 3, Nishiarai Honcho 1-5, Nishiike 1-4, Nishiike-cho, Nishitakenotsuka 1-2, Higashiiko 1-4, Horinouchi 1-2, Miyagi 1-2, Motoki 1-2, Motoki Higashimachi, Motoki Nishimachi, Motoki Minamimachi, Motoki Kitamachi, Yazaike 1-3

Before the creation of this district, Arakawa was a part of the 14th district, and the west part of Adachi was split between the 12th and 13th districts.

Elected representatives

Representatives Party Years served Notes
Mitsunari Okamoto Komeito 2024 – Moved from the 12th district

Election results

2024[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Komeito Mitsunari Okamoto 60,100 33.2
CDP Taketsuka Kimura 47,996 26.5
DPP Yoshikazu Tarui 31,367 17.3
Sanseitō Yuki Ebisawa 24,107 13.3
JCP Kenichi Suzuki 17,325 9.6
Turnout 53.01


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. ^ "東 京 都" [Tokyo] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. ^ "区割り変更地図 表面 東京都足立区" [District Boundary Change Map - Adachi Ward, Tokyo] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  4. ^ "2024年衆議院総選挙 東京29区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-14.