Yamagata 1st district (山形県第1区, Yamagata-ken dai-ikku or simply 山形県第1区, Yamagata-ikku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Eastern Yamagata and covers the cities of Yamagata, Kaminoyama and Tendō and the county of Higashimurayama. As of 2012, 306,446 eligible voters were registered in the district.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): 平成24年9月2日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数
Since its creation until 2012, the district was mainly contested by Democrat Michihiko Kano (formerly Hata group, leading his own faction from August 2011,Jiji Press, August 31, 2011: Kano group founding members until the 1990s: LDP, Fukuda faction), agriculture minister in the realigned Kan cabinet, and Liberal Democrat Toshiaki Endō (Koga faction), former vice minister in the education and science ministry during the First Abe cabinet. Toshiaki Endō held the seat from 2012 to 2026. After his retirement, his son Hiroaki took over.
List of representatives Representative Party Dates Notes Michihiko Kano NFP 1996–2000 Founded Kokumin no Koe ("Voice of the People") after the dissolution of the NFP(NFP→Kokumin no Koe→Minseitō (lit. "Civil Government Party" or "Democratic Party", Engrish: Good Governance Party)→DPJ) DPJ 2000–2003 Reelected in the Tōhoku PR block Toshiaki Endō LDP 2003–2009 Reelected in the Tōhoku PR block Michihiko Kano DPJ 2009–2012 Failed re-election in the PR block Toshiaki Endō LDP 2012–2026 RetiredHiroaki Endo LDP2026-Incumbent
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