Niigata 2nd district

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Niigata 2nd District
新潟県第2区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureNiigata
Proportional BlockHokuriku Shinetsu PR
Electorate402,082 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativesKenichi Hosoda

Niigata 2nd District (新潟県第2区, Niigata-ken dai-ni-ku) is a electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. The district was established in 1994 as part of the general move from multi-member districts to single-member districts in the House of Representatives.

In the 2024 Japanese general election, incumbent candidate, former Economy Vice Minister Kenichi Hosoda was not endorsed by the LDP because of involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal and ran as an independent candidate.[2]

Areas covered

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Current district

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As of 2 February 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[3]

As part of the 2022 redistricting, the wards of Niigata city would no longer be internally divided.

Areas 2013–2022

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From the first redistricting in 2013, until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[4][5]

As part of the 2013 redistricting, the district gained parts of Minami, Nishi and Nishikan wards from the 1st district and gained parts of the city of Nagaoka from the 5th district.

Areas from before 2013

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From the creation of the district in 1994 until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[7]

There was a small change in 2002 when the former town of Kurosaki in Nishinkanbara District was transferred to the 1st district, though the legal name of the town and county did not change.[8]

History

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Elected representatives

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Representative Party Years served Notes
Shin Sakurai LDP 1996–2000 Failed to win re-election in the 2000 general election
Motohiko Kondo Indep. 2000–2003 Joined the Liberal Democratic Party before the next election
LDP 2003–2009 Was re-elected in the 2005 general election, but failed to win re-election in the 2009 Japanese election
Eiichiro Washio DPJ 2009–2012 Failed to win re-election.
Kenichi Hosoda LDP 2012–2017
Eiichiro Washio Indep. 2017–2021
Kenichi Hosoda LDP 2021-2024 Failed to win re-election.

Election results

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‡ - Also ran in the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR election

‡‡ - Also ran and won in the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR election

Elections in the 2020s

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2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kenichi Hosoda (endorsed by LDP Niigata chapter)
Constitutional Democratic Makiko Kikuta
Ishin Motoyuki Inoue
Registered electors
Turnout
2021[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kenichi Hosoda‡ (incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR)
(endorsed by Komeito) 		105,426 59.9 Increase16.8
DPFP Sakae Takakura‡ 37,157 21.1 New
Communist Taira Ayako‡
(endorsed by the SDP) 		33,399 19.0 Increase13.7
Registered electors 288,107
Majority 68,269 38.8 Increase30.3
Turnout 180,528 62.7 Decrease1.1
Liberal Democratic gain from Independent Swing

Elections in the 2010s

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2017[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eiichiro Washio (incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR) 97,808 51.6 New
Liberal Democratic Kenichi Hosoda‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) 		81,705 43.1 Increase0.1
Communist Takehiko Igarashi 10,055 5.3 Decrease1.7
Registered electors 302,713
Majority 16,103 8.5 Increase8.4
Turnout 193,191 63.8 Increase8.5
Independent gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
2014[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kenichi Hosoda‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) 		70,589 43.0 Decrease2.5
Democratic Eiichiro Washio‡ 70,487 42.9 Increase4.2
Social Democratic Hideaki Watanabe‡ 11,801 7.2 Decrease2.9
Communist Kazuo Goino 11,434 7.0 Increase1.4
Registered electors 304,858
Majority 102 0.1 Decrease6.7
Turnout 168,495 55.3 Decrease4.9
Liberal Democratic hold Swing
2012[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kenichi Hosoda‡
(endorsed by Komeito) 		81,537 45.5 Increase8.5
Democratic Eiichiro Washio‡‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by the PNP) 		69,389 38.7 Decrease13.6
Social Democratic Hideaki Watanabe‡ 18,169 10.1 Increase0.4
Communist Toshihiro Miyaji 10,042 5.6 New
Registered electors 309,710
Majority 12,148 6.8 New
Turnout 186,569 60.2 Decrease15.6
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing

Elections in the 2000s

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2009[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eiichiro Washio‡ (incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR) 122,686 52.3 Increase8.0
Liberal Democratic Motohiko Kondo‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) 		86,960 37.0 Decrease12.7
Social Democratic Noboru Yoneyama‡ 22,866 9.7 New
Happiness Realization Satoshi Sugawara 2,257 1.0 New
Registered electors 315,884
Majority 35,726 15.3 New
Turnout 239,377 75.8 Increase2.3
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing
2005[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Motohiko Kondo‡ (incumbent) 113,916 49.7 Increase5.8
Democratic Eiichiro Washio‡‡ 101,637 44.3 Increase21.6
Communist Yoshio Hosoi 13,727 6.0 Increase0.4
Registered electors 320,718
Majority 12,279 5.4 Decrease12.7
Turnout 235,856 73.5 Increase4.0
Liberal Democratic hold Swing
2003[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Motohiko Kondo‡ (incumbent) 95,391 43.9 Decrease5.2
Independent Masayuki Fujishima
(incumbent - Kyushu PR) 		56,002 25.8 New
Democratic Tomio Sakagami‡ 49,382 22.7 New
Communist Yoko Yoneyama 12,225 5.6 Decrease4.0
Independent Ko Nishikawa 4,132 1.9 New
Registered electors 321,636
Majority 39,389 18.1 Increase8.7
Turnout 223,537 69.5 Decrease6.4
Liberal Democratic gain from Independent Swing
2000[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Motohiko Kondo 123,811 49.1 Increase10.6
Liberal Democratic Arata Sakurai‡ (incumbent) 100,220 39.7 Decrease1.1
Communist Fumihiko Murayama 24,172 9.6 Decrease3.6
Independent Isamu Kawahara 4,009 1.6 New
Registered electors Unknown
Majority 23,591 9.4 New
Turnout Unknown 75.9 Increase4.7
Independent gain from Liberal Democratic Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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1996[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Arata Sakurai‡ 94,203 40.8 New
Independent Motohiko Kondo 89,044 38.5 New
Democratic Ichizo Kobayashi 17,335 7.5 New
Communist Hiroshi Nozaki 13,883 6.0 New
New Socialist Toshio Inamura‡ 12,503 5.4 New
Independent Ko Nishikawa 4,093 1.8 New
Registered electors 339,397
Majority 5,159 2.3 New
Turnout 241,481 71.2 New
Liberal Democratic win (new seat)

References

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  2. ^ "Only 10 Candidates Involved in Japan's LDP Funds Scandal Lead in Election". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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  9. ^ 新潟3区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 49th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  10. ^ 新潟3区 - 第48回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 48th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
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  13. ^ 新潟3区 - 第45回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 45th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  14. ^ 新潟3区 - 第44回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 44th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  15. ^ 新潟3区 - 第43回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 43rd House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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  17. ^ 新潟3区 - 第41回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 3rd District - 41st House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-06.


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