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
Prefecture	Wakayama
Proportional District	Kinki
Electorate	386,215[1]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Seats	One
Party	Independent
Representatives	Hiroshige Sekō
Municipalities	Cities of Arida, Gobō, Hashimoto, Kainan, Shingū, and Tanabe Districts of Arida, Hidaka, Higashimuro, Ito, Kaisō, and Nishimuro

Areas covered

Since 2022

• Arida
• Gobō
• Hashimoto
• Kainan
• Shingū
• Tanabe
• Arida District
• Hidaka District
• Higashimuro District
• Ito District
• Kaisō District
• Nishimuro District

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2013 - 2022

• Arida
• Hashimoto
• Kainan
• Kinokawa
• Iwade
• Ito District
• Kaisō District

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1994 - 2013

• Hashimoto
• Kainan
• Ito District
• Kaisō District
• Naga District

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List of representatives

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

2024 • 2021 • 2017 • 2014 • 2012 • 2009 • 2005 • 2003 • 2002 by-el • 2000 • 1996

2024

2024^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hiroshige Sekō	101,739	44.02	New
	LDP	Nobuyasu Nikai	71,114	30.77	26.97
	CDP	Yuko Shinko	33,147	14.34	11.60
	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

2021^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent)	79,365	57.74	0.61
	CDP	Mikio Fujii	35,654	25.94	New
	Ishin	Junko Tokoro	19,735	14.36	1.90
	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

2017^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent)	75,772	58.35	2.04
	Kibō no Tō	Takanori Sakata	21,395	16.48	New
	JCP	Masahiro Shimomura	16,520	12.72	0.52
	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

2014^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent)	71,167	56.31	3.66
	Innovation	Naoto Sakaguchi [ja]	39,799	31.49	New
	JCP	Kiyohiko Tomioka	15,415	12.20	3.58
Majority			31,368	24.82
Registered electors			252,386
Turnout				51.40	10.59
	LDP hold

2012

2012^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Masatoshi Ishida	72,957	52.65	9.30
	Restoration	Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] (Incumbent) (Won PR seat)	36,110	26.06	New
	Democratic	Chikahiro Sakaguchi	17,567	12.68	42.09
	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

2009^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Naoto Sakaguchi [ja]	90,134	54.77	16.76
	LDP	Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent) (Won PR seat)	71,343	43.35	10.72
	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

2005^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent)	88,915	54.07	3.10
	Democratic	Takeshi Kishimoto [ja]	62,499	38.01	3.73
	JCP	Masahiro Shimomura	13,027	7.92	0.63
Majority			26,416	16.06
Registered electors			236,185
Turnout				71.25	5.29
	LDP hold

2003

2003^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent)	77,102	50.97	7.51
	Democratic	Takeshi Kishimoto [ja] (Won PR seat)	63,145	41.74	14.99
	JCP	Shinji Kokura	11,020	7.29	6.18
Majority			13,957	9.23
Registered electors			236,169
Turnout				65.96	2.20
	LDP hold

2002 by-election

2002 Wakayama 2nd district by-election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Masatoshi Ishida	71,631	49.36	9.12
	Independent	Takeshi Kishimoto [ja]	60,398	41.62	New
	JCP	Noriko Okumura	13,094	9.02	4.45
Majority			11,233	7.74
Registered electors			235,618
Turnout				62.49	1.27
	LDP hold

2000

2000^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Mitsuzo Kishimoto [ja] (Incumbent)	83,419	58.48	6.01
	Democratic	Fuminori Kimura	38,156	26.75	New
	JCP	Koyuki Yoshida	19,209	13.47	0.32
	Liberal League	Yuki Komatsu	1,870	1.30	New
Majority			45,263	31.73
Registered electors			234,713
Turnout				63.76	0.97
	LDP hold

1996

1996^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Mitsuzo Kishimoto [ja]	74,734	52.47	New
	New Frontier	Yōsuke Tsuruho	48,048	33.74	New
	JCP	Koyuki Yoshida	19,637	13.79	New
Majority			26,686	18.73
Registered electors			228,895
Turnout				64.73
	LDP win (new seat)

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