Tokyo 11th district

Tokyo's 11th district is an electoral district of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Japan's National Diet.^[1] The district was established in 1994 as part of the move to single-member districts. From the first election in 1996 until 2024 it was held by the Liberal Democratic Party's Hakubun Shimomura. In the 2024 Japanese general election Shimomura, former Minister of Education was not endorsed by the LDP because of involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal and ran as an independent candidate.^[2]

Tokyo 11th District
Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of inner Tokyo single-member districts
Prefecture	Tokyo
Proportional Block	Tokyo
Electorate	388,347
Current constituency
Created	1994
Seats	One
Party	CDP
Representative	Yukihiko Akutsu
Created from	Former Tokyo 1st district
Wards	Parts of Itabashi

Areas covered

Current district

As of 18 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:

• Parts of Itabashi
  • Parts of the Central Ward jurisdiction
    • Itabashi 1–4, Kaga 1–2, Oyama Higashi, Oyamakanai, Kumano, Nakamaru, Minami, Inaridai, Nakajuku, Hikawa, Sakae, Oyama, Oyama Nishi, Saiwai, Nakaitabashi, Naka, Yayoi, Hon, Yamato, Futaba, Fujimi, Otaniguchi Kami, Otaniguchi Kita, Otaniguchi 1/2, Mukaihara 1–3, Komone 1–5, Tokiwadai 1–4,Minami Tokiwadai 1/2, Higashishin 1/2, Kamiitabashi 1–3, Shimizu, Hasunuma, Ohara, Izumi, Miyamoto, Shimura 1–3, Sakashita 1 1-26/28, Higashisakashita 1, Azusawa 1–4, Nishidai 1, Nishidai 2 (excluding 30-5-16 and 31–40), Nishidai 3 (excluding 47-55-57), Nishidai 4, Nakadai 1–3, Wakaki 1–3, Maeno 1–6, Misono 2, Higashiyama, Sakuragawa 1-3
  • Parts of the former village of Akatsuka
    • Nishidai 2 (30-5-16, 31–40) and 3 (47, 55, 57), Tokumaru 1–8, Yotsuba 1–2, Daimon, Akatsuka 1–8, Akatsuka Shin 1–3, Narimasu 1–5, Misono 1

Areas from 2017-2022

From the first redistricting

• Parts of Itabashi
  • Parts of the central ward jurisdiction
    • Itabashi 1–4, Kaga 1–2, Oyama Higashi, Oyama Kanai, Kumano, Nakamura, Minami, Tokyo, Inaridai, Nakajuku, Hikawa, Sakae, Oyama, Oyama Nishi, Saiwai, Nakaitabashi, Naka, Yayoi, Hon, Yamato, Futaba, Fujimi, Otaniguchi Kami, Otaniguchi Kita, Otaniguchi 1/2, Mukaihara 1–3, Komone 1–5, Tokiwadai 1–4, Minami Tokiwadai 1/2, Higashishin 1/2, Kamiitabashi 1–3, Shimizu, Hasunuma, Ohara, Izumi, Miyamoto, Shimura 1–3, Sakashita 1 (1-26, 28), Higashisakashita 1, Azusawa 1–4, Nishidai 1, Nishidai 2 (excluding 30-5-16 and 31–40), Nishidai 3 (excluding 47-55-57), Nishidai 4, Nakadai 1–3, Wakaki 1–3, Maeno 1–6, Misono 2, Higashiyama, Sakuragawa 1–3, Takashimadaira 1–9, Shingashi 3

List of representatives

Representative	Party		Dates	Notes
Hakubun Shimomura		LDP	1996 – 2024	Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2012–2015)
Yukihiko Akutsu		CDP	2024 –	Former incumbent in Tokyo 24th district

Election results

‡ - Also ran in the Tokyo PR district

‡‡ - Also ran and won in the Tokyo PR district

Elections in the 2020s

2024^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CDP	Yukihiko Akutsu‡	80,947	41.0	5.2
	Independent	Hakubun Shimomura	57,275	29.0
	Ishin	Minoru Oomamiuda‡	33,103	16.8	New
	JCP	Masanori Iha	17,607	8.9	3.1
	Independent	Takayuki Saitō	8,316	4.2
Registered electors			388,893
Turnout				53.98	0.99
	CDP gain from LDP

2021^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito)	122,465	50.0	5.1
	CDP	Yukihiko Akutsu‡ (endorsed by the SDP)	87,635	35.8	9.9
	JCP	Shoto Nishinohara	29,304	12.0	1.1
	Independent	Yasufumi Kuwashima	5,639	2.3	New
Registered electors			462,626
Majority			34,830	14.2	4.8
Turnout			254,306	55.0	2.3
	LDP hold		Swing	8.2

Elections in the 2010s

2017^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito)	104,612	44.9	11.2
	CDP	Junichiro Maeda‡	60,291	25.9	New
	Kibō no Tō	Chie Shishido‡	42,668	18.3	New
	JCP	Kozue Higashi	25,426	10.9	7.7
Registered electors			454,255
Majority			44,321	19.0	18.5
Turnout			239,211	52.7	0.8
	LDP hold		Swing	10.9

2014^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito)	129,587	56.1	10.6
	JCP	Kanekyu Yamauchi	43,083	18.6	7.8
	Democratic	Minako Kumaki	43,040	18.6	4.5
	Independent	Mei Shimomura	15,447	6.7	New
Registered electors			446,555
Majority			86,504	37.5	11.3
Turnout			239,086	53.5	6.7
	LDP hold		Swing	6.9

2012^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡ (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito)	116,521	45.5	3.1
	Restoration	Takashi Ino‡ (endorsed by Your Party)	49,334	19.3	New
	Democratic	Junko Ota‡ (endorsed by the PNP)	36,144	14.1	New
	JCP	Takemi Sudo	27,726	10.8	2.4
	Tomorrow	Kumi Hashimoto‡ (endorsed by the NPD)	26,469	10.3	New
Registered electors			442,124
Majority			67,187	26.2	24.9
Turnout			266,026	60.2	4.8
	LDP hold		Swing	7.9

Elections in the 2000s

2009^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡ (incumbent)	117.472	42.4	12.6
	NP-Nippon	Yoshio Arita‡ (endorsed by the DPJ)	113,988	41.1	New
	JCP	Doshin Tokudome‡	36,487	13.2	0.1
	Happiness Realization	Koichi Maeda	6,853	2.5	New
	NPF	Hidenori Wago	2,360	0.9	New
Registered electors			439,676
Majority			3,484	1.3	16.8
Turnout			285,570	65.0	0.7
	LDP hold		Swing	9.3

2005^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡ (incumbent)	148,099	55.0	6.0
	Democratic	Koichiro Watanabe‡	85,832	31.9	5.8
	JCP	Doshin Tokudome	35,233	13.1	0.3
Registered electors			428,608
Majority			62,267	23.1	11.1
Turnout			275,381	64.3	8.1
	LDP hold		Swing	8.6

2003^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡ (incumbent)	113,477	49.0	11.2
	Democratic	Koichiro Watanabe‡	87,331	37.7	10.5
	JCP	Doshin Tokudome	30,998	13.4	9.4
Registered electors			427,315
Majority			26,146	11.3	0.7
Turnout			240,279	56.2	3.1
	LDP hold		Swing	9.5

2000^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡ (incumbent)	90,483	37.8	7.8
	Democratic	Osamu Shibutani‡ (incumbent - Tokyo PR)	65,109	27.2	New
	JCP	Taketoshi Nakajima (incumbent - Tokyo PR)	54,698	22.8	1.2
	Liberal	Kazuhiro Furuyama‡	29,307	12.2	New
Registered electors			414,218
Majority			25,374	10.6	7.5
Turnout			245,756	59.3	2.5
	LDP hold		Swing	3.9

Elections in the 1990s

1996^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Hakubun Shimomura‡	68,321	30.1	New
	New Frontier	Kazuhiro Furuyama	61,221	27.0	New
	JCP	Taketoshi Nakajima‡‡ (incumbent - former Tokyo 9th)	54,559	24.0	New
	Democratic	Osamu Shibutani‡	38,454	16.9	New
	New Socialist	Susumu Nishikawa	4,470	2.0	New
Registered electors			407,058
Majority			7,100	3.1	New
Turnout			231,178	56.8	N/A
	LDP win (new seat)