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{{short description|Legislative district of Japan}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name              =  [[Kanagawa]] 18th district
|type              =  [[Parliament]]ary
|constituency_link = Kanagawa 18th district
|parl_name         = [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]
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|caption           = ''A map of the House of Representatives constituencies in Kanagawa''
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|district_label    = [[Prefecture (Japan)|Prefecture]]<!-- can be State/Province, region, county -->
|district          = [[Kanagawa]]
|region_label      = [[List of districts of the House of Representatives of Japan|Proportional District]]<!-- can be State/Province, region, county -->
|region            = [[Southern Kanto proportional representation block|Southern Kanto]]
|population        = 
|electorate        = 408,423 <small>(2023)</small><ref name="abc">{{Cite web |url=https://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/docs/em7/cnt/f5/p374069.html|title=選挙人名簿登録者数 |website=Kanagawa Prefecture Election Commission |language=ja |trans-title=Number of registered voters |date=2023}}</ref>
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|year              = 2002 <!-- year of establishment -->
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|members_label     = Representative
|members           = [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]]
|seats             = One
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|party             = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
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|previous          = Kanagawa 8th, 9th, 10th district
|blank1_name       = [[Municipalities of Japan|Municipalities]]
|blank1_info       = [[Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki|Takatsu-ku]], parts of [[Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki|Miyamae-ku]] and [[Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki|Nakahara-ku]] in [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]]
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'''Kanagawa 18th district''' (神奈川県第18区, ''Kanagawa-ken dai-jyūhakku'' or 神奈川18区, ''Kanagawa jyūhakku'') is a constituency of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] in the [[Diet of Japan]] (national legislature). It is located in western [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki]]. The district consists of the wards of [[Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki|Takatsu]], [[Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki|Miyamae]] and [[Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki|Nakahara]]. As of December 1, 2020, 449,625 eligible voters were registered in the district.<ref name="abc"></ref>

In 2003, the first election since the establishment of this electoral district, Takkeshi Hidaka of the [[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic Party]] was elected, and [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]] of the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic Party]] was proportionally restored. Since then, he has alternated between Yamagiwa in 2005 and Hidaka in 2009, but since 2012, Yamagiwa has continued to be elected.

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==List of members representing the district==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- 
! Member
! Party
! Dates
! Electoral history
! Notes

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''Takeshi Hidaka'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic Party of Japan}} | [[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]
| nowrap | November 10, 2003 –<br/>August 8, 2005
| Redistricted from the [[Kanagawa 7th district|7th district]] and [[2003 Japanese general election|Re-elected in 2003]].<br>[[2005 Japanese general election|Lost re-election]].
| Lost re-election in the [[Southern Kanto proportional representation block|Southern Kanto PR block]].

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Daishirō Yamagiwa 20211004.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Daishirō Yamagiwa]]'''
| {{Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | [[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
| nowrap | September 12, 2005 –<br/>July 21, 2009
| [[2005 Japanese general election|Re-elected in 2005]].<br>[[2009 Japanese general election|Lost re-election]].
| [[2003 Japanese general election|Elected in 2003]] by the [[Southern Kanto proportional representation block|Southern Kanto PR block]].<br/>Lost re-election in the [[Southern Kanto proportional representation block|Southern Kanto PR block]].

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''Takeshi Hidaka'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic Party of Japan}} | [[Democratic Party of Japan|Democratic]]
| nowrap | August 31, 2009 –<br/>July 11, 2012
| rowspan=2 | [[2009 Japanese general election|Elected in 2009]].<br>[[2012 Japanese general election|Lost re-election]].
| rowspan=2 |Lost re-election in the [[Southern Kanto proportional representation block|Southern Kanto PR block]].

|- style="height:3em"
| {{Party shading/Tomorrow Party of Japan}} | [[Tomorrow Party of Japan|Tomorrow]]
| nowrap | July 11, 2012 –<br/>November 16, 2012

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Daishirō Yamagiwa 20211004.png|100px]]'''[[Daishirō Yamagiwa]]'''
| {{Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | [[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic]]
| nowrap | December 17, 2012 –<br/>present
| [[2012 Japanese general election|Elected in 2012]].<br>[[2014 Japanese general election|Re-elected in 2014]].<br>[[2017 Japanese general election|Re-elected in 2017]].<br>[[2021 Japanese general election|Re-elected in 2021]].
| Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (2021 – 2022)

|}

==Election results==
{| id=toc class=toc summary=Contents
|-
| align=center |
[[#2021|2021]] • [[#2017|2017]] • [[#2014|2014]] • [[#2012|2012]] • [[#2009|2009]] • [[#2005|2005]] • [[#2003|2003]] 
|}

===2021===
{{Election box begin| title=[[2021 Japanese general election|General election 2021]]: Kanagawa's 18th<ref>
{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/14/ |title=2021年衆議院総選挙 神奈川18区|website=NHK|access-date=2021-11-01|language=ja}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |candidate  = [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]] 
  |votes      = 120,365
  |percentage = 47.7
  |change      = {{decrease}}3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
  |candidate  = Kazuya Mimura
  |votes      = 90,390
  |percentage = 35.8
  |change      = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Nippon Ishin no Kai
  |candidate  = Mitsuhiro Yokota
  |votes      = 41,562
  |percentage = 16.5
  |change      = ''New''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 252,317
  |percentage = 57.2
  |change     = {{increase}}5.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
 |reg. electors = 451,301
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2017===
{{Election box begin no change | title=[[2017 Japanese general election|General election 2017]]: Kanagawa's 18th<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2017/#!skh_1418|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=[[NHK]]|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |candidate  = [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]] 
  |votes      = 111,285
  |percentage = 51.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Kibō no Tō
  |candidate  = Kazuya Mimura
  |votes      = 66,057
  |percentage = 30.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Japanese Communist Party
  |candidate  = Yasuhisa Wakabayashi
  |votes      = 40,252
  |percentage = 18.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 217,594
  |percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin no change | title=[[2014 Japanese general election|General election 2014]]: Kanagawa's 18th<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/archives/shugiin/2014/#skh_1418|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=[[NHK]]|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |candidate  = [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]]
  |votes      = 86,869
  |percentage = 40.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Party for Future Generations
  |candidate  = [[Hiroshi Nakada]] 
  |votes      = 59,138
  |percentage = 27.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Japan Innovation Party
  |candidate  = Itaru Kitamura
  |votes      = 26,691
  |percentage = 12.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Japanese Communist Party
  |candidate  = Yoshio Shioda
  |votes      = 24,616
  |percentage = 11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = People's Life Party
  |candidate  = Takeshi Hidaka
  |votes      = 20,105
  |percentage = 9.2
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 217,419
  |percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2012===
{{Election box begin no change | title=[[2012 Japanese general election|General election 2012]]: Kanagawa's 18th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo46/kaihyo/A14.html#Area018|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |candidate  = [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]] 
  |votes      = 82,333
  |percentage = 40.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Your Party
  |candidate  = Jirō Funakawa
  |votes      = 43,873
  |percentage = 21.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party of Japan
  |candidate  = Shinsuke Amiya 
  |votes      = 34,205
  |percentage = 17.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Tomorrow Party of Japan
  |candidate  = Takeshi Hidaka 
  |votes      = 25,279
  |percentage = 12.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Japanese Communist Party
  |candidate  = Masako Yamazaki
  |votes      = 15,514
  |percentage = 7.7
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 201,204
  |percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
 | winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
 | loser      = Tomorrow Party of Japan
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin no change | title=[[2009 Japanese general election|General election 2009]]: Kanagawa's 18th<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo2009/kaihyo/A14018.html|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party of Japan
  |candidate  = Takeshi Hidaka 
  |votes      = 110,239
  |percentage = 48.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |candidate  = [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]] 
  |votes      = 82,221
  |percentage = 36.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Japanese Communist Party
  |candidate  = Hiroyuki Muneta
  |votes      = 15,832
  |percentage = 7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Your Party
  |candidate  = Kōtarō Fujisaki
  |votes      = 14,325
  |percentage = 6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
  |party      = Minor party
  |color      = #b0c4de
  |candidate  = Hiroko Tōyama
  |votes      = 3,209
  |percentage = 1.4
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 225,826
  |percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party of Japan
 | loser      = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2005===
{{Election box begin no change | title=[[2005 Japanese general election|General election 2005]]: Kanagawa's 18th<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo2005/kaihyo/A14018.html|script-title=ja:神奈川18区|work=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|access-date=2020-12-18|language=ja}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |candidate  = [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]] 
  |votes      = 111,787
  |percentage = 53.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party of Japan
  |candidate  = Takeshi Hidaka 
  |votes      = 77,877
  |percentage = 37.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Japanese Communist Party
  |candidate  = Hiroyuki Muneta
  |votes      = 18,345
  |percentage = 8.8
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 208,009
  |percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
 | winner     = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
 | loser      = Democratic Party of Japan
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2003===
{{Election box begin no change | title=[[2003 Japanese general election|General election 2003]]: Kanagawa's 18th<ref>[https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/43/senkyoku/748 神奈川18区]</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party of Japan
  |candidate  = Takeshi Hidaka 
  |votes      = 64,879
  |percentage = 38.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
  |candidate  = [[Daishirō Yamagiwa]]<br/>(elected by [[Southern Kanto proportional representation block|PR]])
  |votes      = 58,001
  |percentage = 33.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Eiichi Ogawa
  |votes      = 15,136
  |percentage = 8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Keiko Hirata
  |votes      = 13,267
  |percentage = 7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Japanese Communist Party
  |candidate  = Hiroyuki Muneta
  |votes      = 13,084 
  |percentage = 7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Social Democratic Party (Japan)
  |candidate  = Hideaki Takemura
  |votes      = 5,610
  |percentage = 3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Yukio Anzai
  |votes      = 875
  |percentage = 0.5
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 170,852
  |percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box new seat win no change
|winner = Democratic Party of Japan
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Diet of Japan Kanagawa electoral districts}}
{{Japan House of Representatives Districts}}

{{coord missing|Kanagawa Prefecture}}

[[Category:House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Kanagawa Prefecture]]
[[Category:2002 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 2002]]
[[Category:Kawasaki, Kanagawa]]