In the July 20 Upper House election for Fukuoka’s three-seat district, Masaji Matsuyama (LDP, incumbent) topped the poll with 419,082 votes, followed by newcomer Yuko Nakata (Sanseitō) with 385,592 votes, and Rokuta Shimono (Komeito, incumbent) with 320,391 votes. These three candidates secured the available seats. The ruling coalition (LDP and Komeito) maintained its two-seat share, while the Constitutional Democratic Party lost its seat for the first time since the district’s expansion to three seats in 2016. This marks Sanseitō’s first victory in the constituency.
Full vote counts:
• Masaji Matsuyama (LDP, incumbent): 419,082
• Yuko Nakata (Sanseitō, newcomer): 380,592
• Rokuta Shimono (Komeito, incumbent): 320,391
• Kenichi Kawamoto (DPFP, newcomer): 306,409
• Kuniyoshi Noda (CDP, incumbent): 303,624
• Rie Okizono (Reiwa, newcomer): 138,374
• Kentaro Mori (Conservative, newcomer): 111,196
• Hirofumi Ito (Ishin, newcomer): 102,557
• Yuto Yamaguchi (Communist, newcomer): 75,596
• Aoi Furukawa (Mirai, newcomer): 52,862
• Keiko Nasu (SDP, newcomer): 45,207
• Masahiro Tominaga (Seishin, newcomer): 21,690
• Naritoshi Murakami (N Party, newcomer): 13,767
Key campaign issues included inflation relief measures such as subsidies and potential consumption tax cuts, social security and pension reform, declining birth rates, and immigration policies. Voter turnout reached 55.66%, up 6.9 points from the previous election. Early voting hit a record high with 1,074,958 ballots, over 25% of the electorate and the highest for any national election in Japan. Source: NHK
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