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Legislative district of Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yamaguchi 2nd district (山口県第2区 Yamaguchi-ken dai-ni-ku) is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Eastern Yamaguchi and consists of the cities of Kudamatsu, Iwakuni, Hikari, Yanai, and parts of Shūnan.
Yamaguchi 2nd District | |
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Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
Prefecture | Yamaguchi |
Proportional District | Chūgoku |
Electorate | 294,753 (2017)[1] |
Major settlements | Kudamatsu, Iwakuni, Hikari, Yanai, and parts of Shūnan |
Current constituency | |
Party | LDP |
Representative | Nobuchiyo Kishi |
While Yamaguchi is generally a stronghold for the Liberal Democratic Party, the 2nd district has historically been regarded as a swing seat with closer margins of victory.
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
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Shinji Satō | LDP | 1996 – 2000 | ||
Hideo Hiraoka | DPJ | 2000 – 2005 | ||
Yoshihiko Fukuda | LDP | 2005 – 2008 | ||
Hideo Hiraoka | DPJ | 2008 – 2012 | ||
Nobuo Kishi | LDP | 2012 – 2023 | Resigned | |
Vacant (February 2023 – April 2023) | ||||
Nobuchiyo Kishi | LDP | 2023 – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Nobuchiyo Kishi | 61,369 | 52.5 | 24.4 | |
Independent | Hideo Hiraoka | 55,601 | 47.5 | ||
Turnout | 42.41 | 9.20 | |||
Liberal Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Nobuo Kishi | 109,914 | 76.9 | 3.1 | |
Communist | Kazushi Matsuda | 32,936 | 23.1 | 3.1 | |
Turnout | 51.61 | 2.27 | |||
Liberal Democratic hold |
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