is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 1994 at the introduction of the single member constituency system.
Areas covered
Current district As of 12 January 2023, the areas that are covered by this district are as follows:
Machida
As part of the 2022 reapportionments, the remaining sections of Tama were given to the new 30th district. As a result of this the 23rd district became the only district in Western Tokyo to be composed of a single municipality.
Areas 2017–2022 Between the first redistricting in 2017 and the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:
Machida Parts of Tama Sekido 5 (excluding 1-8 & 13-31), Sekido 6, Kaitori, Gouda, Wada, Mogusa, Ochikawa, Higashiterakata, Sakuragaoka 1-4, Hijirigaoka 1 (1-24, 35, Excluding 44), Umabikizawa 1-2, Sannoshita, Nakazawa, Karakida, Suwa 1-6, Nagayama 1-7, Kaitori 1-5, Toyogaoka 1-6, Ochiai 1-6 Chome, Tsurumaki 1-6, Minamino 1-3, Higashi Terakata 3, Wada 3, Atago 1-4
As part of the 2017 redistricting, part of Tama was transferred to the 21st district.
Areas from before 2017 From the districts creation in 1994 and its first redistricting in 2017, the areas covered by this district were as follows:
Machida Tama
Elected representatives +RepresentativePartyYears servedNotesKosuke ItoLDP1996 – 2009Lost re-election in the 2009 general election. He initially intended to run again as an independent in 2012, after the Liberal Democratic nomination was given to Masanobu Ogura. However, he withdrew his candidacy to support the candidacy of his son, Shunsuke Ito, who was running for the Japan Restoration Party.Mari KushibuchiDPJ2009 – 2012Lost re-election in the 2012 general election. She was later chosen to replace Tarō Yamamoto in the Tokyo PR district after he resigned, since she had been the next highest Reiwa Shinsengumi member in the 2021 general election. She currently serves in the seat as a co-representative with Akiko Oishi at the recommendation of Yamamoto.Masanobu OguraLDP2012 – 2024Shunsuke ItoCDP2024 – 2026Shinichirō KawamatsuLDP2026 –
Election results ‡ - Also ran in the Tokyo PR district
‡‡ - Also ran in the Tokyo PR district and won.
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