is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. The constituency consists of Higashi-ku, Fukuoka and Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.
History
In the past, Ryu Matsumoto of DP was unrivaled, but he lost to Takahiro Inoue of LDP in 2012 Japanese general election due to a slip of the tongue while serving as Minister of Reconstruction. Meanwhile, Yūji Shinkai, a LDP member like Inoue, was seeking to run in the district. Therefore, LDP decided to nominate Inoue and Shinkai as independent candidates and nominate the winning candidate. As a result of the election, Inoue won, and then Inoue has continued to win in a stable election campaign.
List of representatives
References
Districts in Fukuoka Prefecture
Districts of the House of Representatives (Japan) Politics of Fukuoka Prefecture 1994 establishments in Japan Constituencies established in 1994 Fukuoka