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Yamaguchi 2nd district 
Summary
Yamaguchi 2nd district (山口県第2区 Yamaguchi-ken dai-ni-ku) is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Eastern Yamaguchi and consists of the cities of Kudamatsu, Iwakuni, Hikari, Yanai, and parts of Shūnan.
| Yamaguchi 2nd District | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of Yamaguchi Prefecture single-member districts | |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi |
| Proportional District | Chūgoku |
| Electorate | 294,753 (2017)[1] |
| Major settlements | Kudamatsu, Iwakuni, Hikari, Yanai, and parts of Shūnan |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Nobuchiyo Kishi |
While Yamaguchi is generally a stronghold for the Liberal Democratic Party, the 2nd district has historically been regarded as a swing seat with closer margins of victory.
List of representatives edit
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinji Satō | LDP | 1996 – 2000 | ||
| Hideo Hiraoka | DPJ | 2000 – 2005 | ||
| Yoshihiko Fukuda | LDP | 2005 – 2008 | ||
| Hideo Hiraoka | DPJ | 2008 – 2012 | ||
| Nobuo Kishi | LDP | 2012 – 2023 | Resigned | |
| Vacant (February 2023 – April 2023) | ||||
| Nobuchiyo Kishi | LDP | 2023 – | ||
Recent election results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Nobuchiyo Kishi | 61,369 | 52.5 |  24.4
| |
| Independent | Hideo Hiraoka | 55,601 | 47.5 | ||
| Turnout | 42.41 | 9.20
| |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Nobuo Kishi | 109,914 | 76.9 |  3.1
| |
| Communist | Kazushi Matsuda | 32,936 | 23.1 | 3.1
| |
| Turnout | 51.61 | 2.27
| |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP - Kōmeitō | Nobuo Kishi | 113,012 | 73.8 | ||
| JCP | Kazushi Matsuda | 40,051 | 26.2 | ||
| Turnout | 153,063 | 53.88 | |||
References edit
- ^ "衆議院小選挙区 - 確定投票状況" [House of Representatives election district - Fixed Vote Status]. Yamaguchi Prefecture Election Commission (in Japanese). 2017.
- ^ 衆院補選 山口２区 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ 開票速報 小選挙区：山口２区 - 2021衆議 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Asahai Shimbun: election results in Yamaguchi's single-member districts