Gunma 2nd district
| Gunma 2nd District | |
|---|---|
| 群馬県第2区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of Gunma Prefecture single-member districts | |
| Prefecture | Gunma |
| Proportional Block | Northern Kanto |
| Electorate | 331,700 (as of 1 September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Toshiro Ino |
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,[2] in Gunma Prefecture, and includes the cities of Isesaki and Kiryu, among others.
Areas covered
[edit | edit source]Current district
[edit | edit source]As of 24 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[3]
As part of the 2022 redistricting, every city in Gunma Prefecture except for Takasaki was consolidated into individual districts.
Areas 2013–2022
[edit | edit source]From the first redistricting in 2013 until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[4][5]
- Kiryū (Excluding the former villages of Niisato and Kurohone)
- Isesaki
- Ōta
- Midori (Kasakake and Omama)
- Sawa District
Areas from before 2013
[edit | edit source]From the creation of the district in 1994, until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[6]
Elected representatives
[edit | edit source]| 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.[note 1] | |
| Toshiro Ino | LDP | 2012- | Incumbent | |
- ^ He has switched parties several times while he was a member of the proportional block. He was a part of the founding of the Japan Restoration Party,[7] then joined the Japan Innovation Party in 2014, and Kibo no To by the time of the 2017 general election
Election results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toshiro Ino (endorsed by Komeito) | 78,416 | 53.24 |  0.79
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| 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
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| LDP hold | |||||
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