The seat became vacant after sitting member Kensuke Miyazaki resigned on 12 February 2016 in the midst of an extramarital affair scandal.

Izumi managed to wrest back his old seat by a landslide, eclipsing his nearest rival by 45 percentage points.

[9] Party bosses were also worried that a heavy defeat in Kyoto might affect LDP's campaign for the House of Councillors election in summer.

[10][11] Note: 1 The percentage swing for the Democratic Party candidate is calculated based on the vote share obtained by its predecessor, DPJ.

2 The percentage swing for the Initiatives from Osaka candidate is calculated based on the vote share obtained by its predecessor, Japan Innovation Party.