Wakayama 1st district

Wakayama 1st district (和歌山県第1区, Wakayama-ken dai-ikku) is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. The current representative is Yumi Hayashi, member of the Nippon Ishin no Kai. She won the seat in a special election in April 2023. The previous representative, Shuhei Kishimoto, resigned on 1 September 2022 to successfully run for office as governor of Wakayama Prefecture.

Geography
The first constituency of Wakayama Prefecture covers the cities of Wakayama, Kinokawa and Iwade.