Tokyo 27th district

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Tokyo 27th District
東京都第27区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
File:衆議院小選挙区 東京都23区.svg
PrefectureTokyo
Proportional BlockTokyo
Electorate383,150 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created2022
SeatsOne
PartyCDP
RepresentativeAkira Nagatsuma
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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

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Current district

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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

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

Election results

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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

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