Kanagawa 2nd district
Kanagawa 2nd district (神奈川県第2区, Kanagawa-ken dai-niku or 神奈川2区, Kanagawa niku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the national Diet of Japan. It is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture and consists of Yokohama city's Nishi (West), Minami (South) and Kōnan wards. As of December 1, 2020, 435,659 eligible voters were registered in the district.[1]
| Kanagawa 2nd district | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Representatives | |
A map of the House of Representatives constituencies in Yokohama | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa |
| Proportional District | Southern Kanto |
| Electorate | 435,659 (2020)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Representative | Yoshihide Suga |
| Created from | Kanagawa 1st district (1947–1993) Kanagawa 4th district (1975–1993) |
| Municipalities | Nishi-ku, Minami-ku and Kōnan-ku in Yokohama |
Before the electoral reform of the 1990s, the area had been split between the former four-member 1st district and the former five-member 4th district.
The 2nd district's only representative since the electoral reform has been Liberal Democrat Yoshihide Suga (without factional affiliation), the former Prime Minister of Japan, and a former member of the Yokohama city council who entered the Diet as a newcomer in 1996. He was able to beat Akihiro Ueda (New Frontier Party, ex-Kōmeitō), one of the incumbents for the pre-reform 4th district. In subsequent elections he defended the seat against Democrats Akira Ōide and Kazuya Miura. Suga was Internal Affairs Minister in the First Abe cabinet and Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Second Abe Cabinet.
List of the member representing the district
| Member | Party | Dates | Electoral history | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihide Suga | Liberal Democratic | October 20, 1996 – present | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2017. Re-elected in 2021. | Chief Cabinet Secretary (2012-2020) Prime Minister of Japan (2020-2021) |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 146,166 | 61.1 | |
| CDP | Eiko Okamoto | 92,880 | 38.9 | |
| Total votes | 239,046 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP hold | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 123,218 | 57.1 | |
| CDP | Noe Takahashi | 47,191 | 21.9 | |
| Kibō no Tō | Kumi Hashimoto | 28,635 | 13.3 | |
| Communist | Kiyofumi Ohnuki | 16,699 | 7.7 | |
| Total votes | 215,743 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 147,084 | 67.7 | |
| Communist | Chiemi Miwa | 47,119 | 21.7 | |
| People's Life | Kōzō Okamoto | 23,011 | 10.6 | |
| Total votes | 217,214 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 138,040 | 57.9 | |
| Democratic | Kazuya Mimura | 71,302 | 29.9 | |
| Communist | Toshiaki Kodama | 28,947 | 12.1 | |
| Total votes | 238,289 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP hold | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 132,270 | 46.5 | |
| Democratic | Kazuya Mimura (elected by PR) | 131,722 | 46.3 | |
| Communist | Osamu Takayama | 20,366 | 7.1 | |
| Total votes | 284,358 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP hold | ||||
2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 160,111 | 58.4 | |
| Democratic | Akira Ohide | 91,723 | 33.5 | |
| Communist | Miyako Itaya | 22,284 | 8.1 | |
| Total votes | 274,118 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP hold | ||||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 115,495 | 49.8 | |
| Democratic | Akira Ohide (re-elected by PR) | 93,406 | 40.3 | |
| Communist | Miwako Yukawa | 22,997 | 9.9 | |
| Total votes | 231,898 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP hold | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 95,960 | 42.3 | |
| Democratic | Akira Ohide (elected by PR) | 93,434 | 41.2 | |
| Communist | Miwako Yukawa | 37,485 | 16.5 | |
| Total votes | 226,879 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP hold | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoshihide Suga | 70,459 | 32.2 | |
| New Frontier | Akihiro Ueda | 65,905 | 30.2 | |
| Democratic | Akira Ohide | 44,184 | 20.2 | |
| Communist | Chiemi Miwa | 30,550 | 14.0 | |
| New Socialist | Yasuhiko Matsunaga | 5,855 | 2.7 | |
| Liberal League | Tomoki Kanoya | 1,555 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 218,508 | 100.0 | ||
| LDP win (new seat) | ||||
References
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Coordinates: 35°42′05″N 139°44′04″E / 35.701359°N 139.734421°E