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Wakayama 2nd district

Wakayama 2nd district (和歌山県第2区, Wakayama-ken dai-niku or simply 和歌山2区, Wakayama-niku ) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Wakayama Prefecture.

Wakayama 2nd district
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Wakayama Prefecture single-member districts
PrefectureWakayama
Proportional DistrictKinki
Electorate386,215[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyIndependent
RepresentativesHiroshige Sekō
MunicipalitiesCities of Arida, Gobō, Hashimoto, Kainan, Shingū, and Tanabe Districts of Arida, Hidaka, Higashimuro, Ito, Kaisō, and Nishimuro

Areas covered

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Since 2022

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2013 - 2022

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1994 - 2013

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List of representatives

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Election Representative Party Notes
1996[7] Mitsuzo Kishimoto [ja] LDP died on January 23, 2002.
2000[8]
2002
by-el[9] 		Masatoshi Ishida LDP
2003[10]
2005[11]
2009[12] Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] Democratic
Restoration
2012[13] Masatoshi Ishida LDP
2014[14]
2017[15]
2021[16]
2024[17] Hiroshige Sekō Independent

Election results

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2024

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2024[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hiroshige Sekō 101,739 44.02 New
LDP Nobuyasu Nikai 71,114 30.77
CDP Yuko Shinko 33,147 14.34
JCP Fumiro Kusumoto 19,062 8.25 N/A
Teiritsu Party Hideaki Takahashi 6,033 2.61 New
Majority 30,625 13.25
Registered electors 378,558
Turnout 62.71   4.77
Independent gain from LDP

2021

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2021[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Masatoshi Ishida
(Incumbent) 		79,365 57.74
CDP Mikio Fujii 35,654 25.94 New
Ishin Junko Tokoro 19,735 14.36
Anti-NHK Manami Tōnishi 2,700 1.96 New
Majority 43,711 31.80
Registered electors 242,858
Turnout 57.94   5.05
LDP hold

2017

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2017[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Masatoshi Ishida
(Incumbent) 		75,772 58.35
Kibō no Tō Takanori Sakata 21,395 16.48 New
JCP Masahiro Shimomura 16,520 12.72
Ishin Takanori Sakae 16,175 12.46 New
Majority 54,377 41.87
Registered electors 252,354
Turnout 52.89   1.49
LDP hold

2014

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2014[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Masatoshi Ishida
(Incumbent) 		71,167 56.31
Innovation Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] 39,799 31.49 New
JCP Kiyohiko Tomioka 15,415 12.20
Majority 31,368 24.82
Registered electors 252,386
Turnout 51.40   10.59
LDP hold

2012

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2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Masatoshi Ishida 72,957 52.65
Restoration Naoto Sakaguchi [ja]
(Incumbent)
(Won PR seat) 		36,110 26.06 New
Democratic Chikahiro Sakaguchi 17,567 12.68
JCP Masaya Yoshida 11,942 8.62 N/A
Majority 36,847 26.59
Registered electors 229,965
Turnout 61.99   10.13
LDP gain from Restoration

2009

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2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] 90,134 54.77
LDP Masatoshi Ishida
(Incumbent)
(Won PR seat) 		71,343 43.35
Happiness Realization Miyako Kubo 3,089 1.88 New
Majority 18,791 11.42
Registered electors 233,384
Turnout 72.12   0.87
Democratic gain from LDP

2005

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2005[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Masatoshi Ishida
(Incumbent) 		88,915 54.07
Democratic Takeshi Kishimoto [ja] 62,499 38.01
JCP Masahiro Shimomura 13,027 7.92
Majority 26,416 16.06
Registered electors 236,185
Turnout 71.25   5.29
LDP hold

2003

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2003[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP Masatoshi Ishida
(Incumbent) 		77,102 50.97
Democratic Takeshi Kishimoto [ja]
(Won PR seat) 		63,145 41.74
JCP Shinji Kokura 11,020 7.29
Majority 13,957 9.23
Registered electors 236,169
Turnout 65.96   3.47
LDP hold

References

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  1. ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第210回国会 制定法律の一覧 >公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律 法律第八十九号（令四・一一・二八）". House of Representatives of Japan. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wakayama" (PDF). Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第183回国会 制定法律の一覧 >衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律 法律第六十八号（平二五・六・二八）". House of Representatives of Japan. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Wakayama" (PDF). Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第131回国会 制定法律の一覧 >法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". House of Representatives of Japan. November 25, 1994. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "第41回衆議院議員総選挙 - 和歌山2区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "第42回衆議院議員総選挙 - 和歌山2区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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  13. ^ a b "開票結果 小選挙区 和歌山". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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  17. ^ a b "2024年衆議院議員総選挙 和歌山". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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