2 0 1 5 ▁elect oral ▁reform ▁intended ▁to ▁address ▁dis pro port ion ▁in ▁vot er ▁representation , ▁A oki ' s ▁Sh im ane ▁district ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁T ott ori ▁at - large ▁district ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁T ott ori - Sh im ane ▁at - large ▁district . ▁T ott ori ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁Kaz uy uki ▁Ham ada , ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁an ▁L DP ▁candidate ▁but ▁defect ed ▁to ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁party ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁As ▁the ▁only ▁inc umb ent ▁L DP ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁district , ▁A oki ▁received ▁the ▁party ' s ▁nom ination ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁newly ▁merged ▁district ▁at ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁election ▁and ▁an ▁end ors ement ▁from ▁K ome ito , ▁the ▁L DP ' s ▁junior ▁coal ition ▁partner . ▁In ▁the ▁election ▁A oki ▁received ▁ 6 2 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁defeat ▁H iro h iko ▁F uk ush ima , ▁a ▁nomin ally ▁independent ▁candidate ▁who ▁was ▁joint ly ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁main ▁opposition ▁parties . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sh im ane ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Coun c ill ors ▁( J apan ) ▁Category : L iber al ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( J apan ) ▁polit