Kagoshima 2nd district
Kagoshima 2nd district (鹿児島[県第]2区, Kagoshima[-ken dai-]ni-ku) is a single-member electoral district of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. Located in Southern Kagoshima Prefecture it covers parts of the capital Kagoshima City (former municipalities City and Kiire Town), Ibusuki City and former Ei Town (now part of Minami-Kyūshū) in the main island part of Kagoshima, and Amami City and County on the Amami islands. As of 2013, 279,541 eligible voters were registered in the district, giving it above-average vote weight.[1]
From 2000 to 2014, the district had been represented by the Tokuda family who runs the hospital group. A political funds scandal in 2013 over donations from Tokushūkai led to the resignations of Tokyo governor Naoki Inose and Takeshi Tokuda.
List of representatives[]
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | 1996–2000 | |||
Liberal League | 2000–2005 | Re-elected at the 2003 general election | ||
Takeshi Tokuda | Independent | 2005–2009 | Joined the LDP in 2006 | |
LDP | 2009–2014 | Resigned from his seat in February 2014 | ||
LDP | 2014–present | Won April 2014 by-election and re-elected at December 2014 general election |
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | (endorsed by Komeito) |
(Incumbent)91,670 | 74.2 | ||
Communist | Mitsuharu Iwaizako | 31,823 | 25.8 | ||
Turnout | 277,830 | 47.11 | -13.44 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | (endorsed by Komeito)[4] |
66,360 | 52.6 | ||
Independent | (Endorsed by Democratic, Restoration, Unity and People's Life parties)[4] |
46,021 | 36.5 | ||
Yoshiko Arikawa | 5,507 | 4.6 | |||
Communist | Terashi Mishima | 5,507 | 4.4 | ||
Happiness Realization | Isao Matsuzawa | 1,283 | 1.0 | ||
Independent | Toshiaki Seki | 1,152 | 0.9 | ||
Turnout | 279,787 | 60.55 | -13.63 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Takeshi Tokuda (Incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
109,744 | 66.7 | ||
Democratic | (endorsed by ) |
(PR block incumbent)45,707 | 27.8 | ||
Communist | Terashi Mishima | 9,177 | 5.6 | ||
Turnout | 281,457 | 74.18 | 0.37 | ||
Liberal Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | Takeshi Tokuda (Incumbent) | 114,102 | 55.7 | ||
Democratic | Was elected to Kyūshū PR block |
88,562 | 43.2 | ||
Happiness Realization | Mifuko Kamimura | 1,169 | 1.1 | ||
Turnout | 283,503 | 73.81 | 2.22 | ||
Liberal Democratic gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Takeshi Tokuda | 112,437 | 53.48 | ||
Liberal Democratic | 71,858 | 35.15 | |||
Independent | 44,853 | 21.94 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Liberal League | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal League | (Incumbent) | 97,423 | 49.1 | ||
Liberal Democratic | 90,952 | 45.9 | |||
Communist | Toshiaki Seki | 9,903 | 5.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal League hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal League | 102,233 | 50.3 | |||
Liberal Democratic | (Incumbent) | 91,162 | 44.9 | ||
Communist | Haruki Yamaguchi | 9,744 | 4.8 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal League gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democratic | 87,471 | 47.9 | |||
Liberal League | 84,448 | 46.3 | |||
Communist | Seiki Katsurada | 10,618 | 5.8 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democratic win (new seat) |
References[]
- ^ MIC: 平成25年9月2日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数
- ^ "総選挙2014>開票結果 小選挙区 鹿児島" [2014 General Election - Election Results: Kagoshima electorates]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "衆議院鹿児島県第2区選出議員 補欠選挙結果調" [House of Kepresentatives Kagoshima 2nd District By-election Results] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "鹿児島2区補選 「安倍人気」なお追い風、金子氏初当選" [Kagoshima 2nd District By-election: "Abe's popularity" tail wind, Kaneko elected]. Sankei Shimbun. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ 総選挙2012>開票結果 小選挙区 鹿児島. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ 総選挙2009>開票結果 小選挙区 鹿児島. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "総選挙2005>開票結果 小選挙区 鹿児島" [2005 General Election - Election Results: Kagoshima electorates]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Districts of the House of Representatives (Japan)