ama ▁Cab inet . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Representatives ▁election , ▁he ▁ran ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁with ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁support ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁A ki ra ▁Kon ishi . ▁Kon ishi ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Os am u . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Dem ocrat ▁Is se i ▁T aj ima ▁narrow ly ▁beat ▁Kon ishi ▁who ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁proportional ▁vote . ▁In ▁the ▁" post al ▁election " ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁T aj ima ▁def ended ▁the ▁seat ▁as ▁Kon ishi ▁ran ▁as ▁independent ▁postal ▁priv at ization ▁re bel ▁and ▁the ▁L DP ▁sent ▁" ass ass in " ▁candidate ▁Y ū ji ▁F uj ii . ▁F uj ii ▁won ▁a ▁proportional ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁but ▁lost ▁it ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁T aj ima ▁won ▁the ▁district ▁race ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁margin ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁F uj ii ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁Nag ah ama ▁City . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁election , ▁Ken ' ich ir ō ▁U eno ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁district ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁ 2