| Kanagawa 11th District | |
|---|---|
| 神奈川県第11区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of Kanagawa Prefecture single-member districts | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa |
| Proportional District | Minamikanto |
| Electorate | 374,938 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Shinjirō Koizumi (2009-) |
| Created from | Kanagawa's 2nd "medium-sized" district |
| Municipalities | Yokosuka, Miura |
Kanagawa 11th district (神奈川県第11区, Kanagawa-ken dai-juichi-ku, also 神奈川11区, Kanagawa-ken juichi-ku) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, and consists of the cities of Miura and Yokosuka.
This constituency has United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka where is the home port of US Naval Forces in Japan which is the integral part of United States Forces Japan, home of Seventh Fleet of United States Navy and JMSDF Yokosuka Naval Base, which hosts Fleet Submarine Force, Mine Warfare Force, Fleet Research and Development Command, Fleet Intelligence Command of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It also has Nissan Oppama Plant, Yokosuka Research Park
Former Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi served as the first representative of the constituency from its creation in 1996. Koizumi retired at the 2009 elections[1] and his son Shinjirō ran as a candidate for his father's old seat.[2] The Democratic Party of Japan fielded Katsuhito Yokokume, a lawyer and former participant in the Ainori TV show,[3] as a candidate in 2009 to a bid to end the LDP dominance of the district.[4]
As of September 2012, 391,020 eligible voters were registered in the district.[5]
- ^ Fackler, Martin (2009-03-15). "Japan's Political Dynasties Come Under Fire but Prove Resilient". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Koizumi to exit political stage | the Japan Times Online". search.japantimes.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27.
- ^ Nikkan Sports, November 20, 2008: 小泉Jrの刺客は27歳「あいのり」弁護士 (in Japanese)
- ^ Katsuhito Yokokume, official website Archived 2009-06-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ^ Ministry of general affairs: 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 (in Japanese)