ami , ▁Y azu ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Y ur ih ama ▁and ▁Mis asa ▁in ▁T ō h aku ▁District . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 5 6 , 0 2 0 ▁el ig ible ▁vot ers ▁were ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁elect oral ▁reform ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁area ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁T ott ori ▁At - large ▁district ▁where ▁four ▁Representatives ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁by ▁single ▁non - trans fer able ▁vote . ▁ ▁T ott ori ▁ 1 st ▁district ▁like ▁most ▁of ▁Ch ū g oku ▁is ▁usually ▁voting ▁for ▁conserv ative ▁candidates . ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁a ▁" con serv ative ▁kingdom " ▁( hos hu ▁ ō k oku ), ▁a ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁and ▁its ▁only ▁representative ▁since ▁its ▁creation ▁has ▁been ▁Sh iger u ▁I sh iba ▁( without ▁fa ction , ▁formerly ▁N uk aga ▁fa ction ), ▁secretary - general , ▁former ▁defense ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁minister , ▁son ▁of ▁former ▁Coun c ill or ▁and ▁T ott ori ▁governor ▁J ir ō ▁I sh iba ▁and ▁grand son ▁of ▁Tar ō ▁Kan am ori , ▁( app oint ed ) ▁governor ▁of ▁Tok ush ima ▁and ▁Yam ag ata ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁represent atives ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives