Kōzō Watanabe (Democratic Party politician)

was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tajima, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1959 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1969 as an independent. He later joined the Liberal Democratic Party and eventually the DPJ. According to The Economist, he "represented agriculture interests in the Diet".

Election history Election Age District Political party Number of votes election results1969 Japanese general election37Fukushima 2nd districtIndependent45,761winning1972 Japanese general election40Fukushima 2nd districtLDP57,846winning1976 Japanese general election44Fukushima 2nd districtLDP57,553winning1979 Japanese general election47Fukushima 2nd districtLDP73,390winning1980 Japanese general election48Fukushima 2nd districtLDP75,029winning1983 Japanese general election51Fukushima 2nd districtLDP88,116winning1986 Japanese general election54Fukushima 2nd districtLDP104,300winning1990 Japanese general election57Fukushima 2nd districtLDP79,719winning1993 Japanese general election61Fukushima 2nd districtJRP97,303winning1996 Japanese general election64Fukushima 4th districtNFP93,960winning2000 Japanese general election68Fukushima 4th districtIndependent102,631winning2003 Japanese general election71Fukushima 4th districtIndependent97,014winning2005 Japanese general election73Fukushima 4th districtDPJ91,440winning2009 Japanese general election77Fukushima 4th districtDPJ91,695winning

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