Gunma 2nd district
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Gunma 2nd District(群馬県第2区, Gunma-ken dai-ni-ku) is a single-member constituency of the Japanese House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. It is located on the island of Honshu, in Gunma Prefecture, and includes the cities of Isesaki and Kiryu, among others.
Areas covered
Current district
As of 24 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:
As part of the 2022 redistricting, every city in Gunma Prefecture except for Takasaki was consolidated into individual districts.
Areas 2013–2022
From the first redistricting in 2013 until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:
- Kiryū (Excluding the former villages of Niisato and Kurohone)
- Isesaki
- Ōta Yabuzuka, Yamanokami, Yoriai, Ohara, Rokusengoku, Okubo
- Midori (Kasakake and Omama)
- Sawa District
Areas from before 2013
From the creation of the district in 1994, until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:
Elected representatives
| Representative | Party | Years served | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Sasagawa | NFP | 1996-1997 | Rejoined the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| LDP | 1997-2009 | Failed to win re-election in the 2009 general election | ||
| Takashi Ishizeki | DPJ | 2009-2012 | Failed to win re-election in the 2012 general election. Was instead elected to the Northern Kanto proportional district, which he served in until the 2017 general election. | |
| Toshiro Ino | LDP | 2012- | Incumbent |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toshiro Ino | 84,167 | 52.7 | 0.54 | |
| DPP | Kazutaka Hara | 22,227 | 13.9 | ||
| Independent | Takashi Ishizeki | 19,435 | 12.2 | 20.56 | |
| Sanseitō | Sonoko Kumaido | 16,041 | 10.1 | new | |
| JCP | Tamotsu Takahashi | 10,254 | 6.4 | 7.6 | |
| CPJ | Junko Itō | 7,471 | 4.7 | New | |
| Registered electors | 322,196 | ||||
| Turnout | 159,595 | 51.18 | 3.99 | ||
| LDP hold |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toshiro Ino (endorsed by Komeito) | 78,416 | 53.24 | 0.79 | |
| Independent | Takashi Ishizeki | 48,251 | 32.76 | 17.42 | |
| JCP | Tamotsu Takahashi | 20,626 | 14.00 | new | |
| Registered electors | 325,560 | ||||
| Turnout | 147,293 | 47.19 | 3.47 | ||
| LDP hold |