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{{short description|Legislative district of Japan}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name              =  [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]] 3rd District
|type                =  [[Parliament]]ary
|constituency_link = Yamaguchi 3rd district
|parl_name         = [[House of Representatives (Japan)|Japanese House of Representatives]]
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|image             =衆議院小選挙区 山口県4.svg
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|caption           = Numbered map of Yamaguchi Prefecture<br />single-member districts
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|district_label    = [[Prefecture (Japan)|Prefecture]]<!-- can be State/Province, region, county -->
|district          = [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]]
|region_label      = [[List of districts of the House of Representatives of Japan|Proportional District]]<!-- can be State/Province, region, county -->
|region            = [[Chūgoku proportional representation block|Chūgoku]]
|population        = 
|electorate        =   256,039 <small>(2021)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=山口3区 |url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/19607/senkyoku/39555 |website=go2senkyo |publisher=initial.inc |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
|towns             = [[Ube, Yamaguchi|Ube]], [[Hagi, Yamaguchi|Hagi City]], [[San'yō-Onoda]], [[Mine, Yamaguchi|Mine]], [[Yamaguchi (city)|Yamaguchi]] and [[Abu District, Yamaguchi|Abu]]
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|year              = 1994
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|members_label     = Representative
|members           = [[Yoshimasa Hayashi]]
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|party_label       = [[Political parties of Japan|Party]]<!-- defaults to "Party" -->
|party             = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]
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|blank1_name       =  [[Municipalities of Japan|Municipalities]]
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'''Yamaguchi 3rd district''' (山口県第3区) is a single-member electoral district for the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], the lower house of the [[National Diet]] of Japan. It is located in Mid-Western Yamaguchi and consists of the cities of [[Ube, Yamaguchi|Ube]], [[Hagi, Yamaguchi|Hagi City]], [[San'yō-Onoda]], [[Mine, Yamaguchi|Mine]], [[Yamaguchi (city)|Yamaguchi]] and [[Abu District, Yamaguchi|Abu]].

==List of representatives==
{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Representative
! colspan="2" | Party
! Dates
! Notes
|-
| [[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | || [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]
| 1996 – 2021
| 
|-
| [[Yoshimasa Hayashi]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | || [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]
| 2021 –
| [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
|}

== Election results ==
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Japanese general election|2021]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/35/|script-title=ja: 開票速報 小選挙区：山口 - 2021衆議|access-date=13 November 2021|publisher=[[NHK]]|language=ja}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate
|colour = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
|party = '''[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]<br/>（[[Komeito]]）'''
|candidate  = '''[[Yoshimasa Hayashi]]'''
|votes      = '''96,983'''
|percentage = '''76.94'''
|change     = '''{{increase}}5.62'''
}}
{{Election box candidate  
|colour = {{party color|Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}}
|party      = [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|CDP]]
|candidate  = Fumiko Sakamoto
|votes      = 29,073
|percentage = 23.06
|change     = {{decrease}}5.62
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes      = 67,904
|percentage = 53,88 
|change     = {{increase}}11.25
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 
|percentage = 50.14
|change ={{decrease}}5.39
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|swing = {{increase}}5,62
}}
  {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[2017 Japanese general election|2017]]<ref name="asahi A35">Asahai Shimbun: [http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo47/kaihyo/A35.html election results in Yamaguchi's single-member districts]</ref>}}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
   |party      = '''[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]<br/>（[[Komeito]]）'''
   |candidate  = '''[[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]]'''
   |votes      = '''103,173'''
   |percentage = '''71.3'''
   |change     = '''{{increase}}2.9'''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}}
   |party      = [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|CDP]]
   |candidate  = Fumiko Sakamoto
   |votes      = 41,497
   |percentage = 28.7
   |change     = ''New''
 }}
 {{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 61,676
   |percentage = 42.63
   |change     = 
}}
  {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 144,670
   |percentage = 55.53
   |change     ={{increase}}3.33
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |swing      = {{increase}}2.9
}}
  {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[2014 Japanese general election|2014]]<ref name="asahi A35"/>}}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
   |party      = '''[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]<br/>（[[Komeito]]）'''
   |candidate  = '''[[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]]'''
   |votes      = '''93,248'''
   |percentage = '''68.4'''
   |change     = '''{{decrease}}2.4'''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}}
   |party      = [[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|DPJ]]
   |candidate  = Noboru Miura
   |votes      = 29,329
   |percentage = 21.5
   |change     = {{increase}}2.7
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
   |party      = [[Japanese Communist Party|JCP]]
   |candidate  = Takeshi Fujii
   |votes      = 13,818
   |percentage = 10.1
   |change     = {{decrease}}0.2
 }}
 {{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 63,919
   |percentage = 46.86
   |change     = 
}}
  {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 136,395
   |percentage = 52.20
   |change     ={{decrease}}5.78
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |swing      = {{decrease}}2.4
}}
  {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[2012 Japanese general election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2012120552481.html|script-title=ja:第46回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work= ザ･選挙 (The Senkyo, lit. "The Election[s]", a website about elections in Japan with an election results database covering all national elections since 1890 and recent prefectural and municipal elections; originally created by citizen online newspaper [[JANJAN]] and resold twice)|access-date=2012-12-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja}}</ref>}}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
   |party      = '''[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]]<br/>（[[Komeito]]）<ref>Yomiuri Shimbun: [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2012/kaihyou/ya35.htm election results in Yamaguchi's single-member districts]</ref>'''
   |candidate  = '''[[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]]'''
   |votes      = '''107,833'''
   |percentage = '''70.8'''
   |change     = '''{{increase}}10.7'''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}}
   |party      = [[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|DPJ]]
   |candidate  = Daisuke Nakaya
   |votes      = 28,663
   |percentage = 18.8
   |change     = {{decrease}}19.5
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
   |party      = [[Japanese Communist Party|JCP]]
   |candidate  = Hitomi Igarashi
   |votes      = 15,709
   |percentage = 10.3
   |change     = ''-''
 }}
 {{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 79,170
   |percentage = 52.02
   |change     = 
}}
  {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 152,205
   |percentage = 57.98
   |change     ={{decrease}}12.34
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |swing      = {{increase}}10.7
}}
  {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[2009 Japanese general election|2009]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100343041.html|script-title=ja:第45回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work= ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja}}</ref>}}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
   |party      = '''LDP'''
   |candidate  =  '''Takeo Kawamura'''
   |votes      = '''115,757'''
   |percentage = '''60.1'''
   |change     = '''{{decrease}}2.1'''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}}
   |party      = [[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|DPJ]]
   |candidate  = Noboru Miura
   |votes      = 73,760
   |percentage = 38.3
   |change     = {{increase}}9.0
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Happiness Realization Party}}
   |party      = [[Happiness Realization Party|HRP]]
   |candidate  = Shuichi Tsuda
   |votes      = 3,159
   |percentage = 1.6
   |change     = ''New''
  }}
 {{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 41,997
   |percentage = 21.79
   |change     = 
}}
  {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 192,671
   |percentage = 70.32
   |change     = {{increase}}2.29
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |swing      = {{decrease}}2.1
}}
  {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[2005 Japanese general election|2005]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100343352.html|script-title=ja:第44回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work= ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja}}</ref>}}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
   |party      = '''LDP'''
   |candidate  = '''[[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]]'''
   |votes      = '''118,412'''
   |percentage = '''62.2'''
   |change     = '''{{decrease}}1.0'''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}}
   |party      = [[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|DPJ]]
   |candidate  = Noboru Miura
   |votes      = 55,815
   |percentage = 29.3
   |change     = {{increase}}0.4
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
   |party      = [[Japanese Communist Party|JCP]]
   |candidate  = Goto Hiroshi
   |votes      = 16,124
   |percentage = 8.5
   |change     = {{increase}}0.6
 }}
  {{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 62,597
   |percentage = 32.88
   |change     = 
}}
  {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 190,351
   |percentage = 68.03
   |change     ={{increase}}4.89
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |swing      = {{decrease}}1.0
}}
  {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[2003 Japanese general election|2003]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342419.html|script-title=ja:第43回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work= ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja}}</ref>}}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
   |party      = '''LDP'''
   |candidate  =  '''[[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]]'''
   |votes      = '''111,658'''
   |percentage = '''63.2'''
   |change     = '''{{increase}}4.9'''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}}
   |party      = [[Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)|DPJ]]
   |candidate  = Susumu Iwamoto
   |votes      = 50,975
   |percentage = 28.9
   |change     = {{increase}}7.2
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
   |party      = JCP
   |candidate  = Teruhisa Tanaka
   |votes      = 13,909
   |percentage = 7.9
   |change     = {{decrease}}2.3
 }}
  {{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 60,683
   |percentage = 34.37
   |change     = 
}}
  {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 176,542
   |percentage = 63.14
   |change     = {{decrease}}1.74
 }}
 {{Election box hold with party link
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |swing      = {{increase}}4.9
}}
  {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[2000 Japanese general election|2000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342105.html|script-title=ja:第42回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work= ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja}}</ref>}}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
   |party      = '''LDP'''
   |candidate  = '''[[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]]'''
   |votes      = '''120,527'''
   |percentage = '''68.1'''
   |change     = '''{{decrease}}1.4'''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
   |party      = JCP
   |candidate  = Junichiro Iris
   |votes      = 38,507
   |percentage = 21.7
   |change     = {{increase}}3.0
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal League (Japan)}}
   |party      = [[Liberal League (Japan)|LLJ]]
   |candidate  = Nobuo Sasaki
   |votes      = 18,022
   |percentage = 10.2
   |change     = ''New''
 }}
 {{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 82,020
   |percentage = 46.32
   |change     = 
}}
  {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 177,056
   |percentage = 64.88
   |change     = ''-''
 }}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |swing      = {{decrease}}1.4
}}
  {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=[[1996 Japanese general election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342730.html|script-title=ja:第41回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work= ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja}}</ref>}}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}
   |party      = '''LDP'''
   |candidate  = '''[[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]]'''
   |votes      = '''108,995'''
   |percentage = '''69.5'''
   |change     = '''''New'''''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}
   |party      = JCP
   |candidate  = Tenmaya Kosei
   |votes      = 29,337
   |percentage = 18.7
   |change     = ''New''
 }}
 {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Independent politician}}
   |party     = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   | candidate = Nobuo Sasaki
   |votes      = 12,834
   |percentage = 8.2
   |change     = ''New''
 }}
  {{Election box candidate
   |colour     = {{party color|Independent politician}}
   |party     = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
   | candidate = Etsoo Ito
   |votes      = 5,599
   |percentage =3.6
   |change     = ''New''
 }}
   {{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 79,658
   |percentage = 50.81
   |change     = ''-''
}}
  {{Election box turnout
   |votes      = 156,765
   |percentage = ''-''
   |change     = ''-''
 }}

  {{Election box end}}

==References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Japan House of Representatives Districts}}

{{coord missing|Yamaguchi Prefecture}}

[[Category:House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Yamaguchi Prefecture]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1994]]
[[Category:Ube, Yamaguchi]]
[[Category:Abu, Yamaguchi]]
[[Category:Hagi, Yamaguchi]]