Chiba 5th district
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Chiba 5th District | |
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千葉県第4区 | |
Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
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Prefecture | Chiba |
Proportional District | Southern Kanto |
Electorate | 413,484 (as of September 2022)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1994 |
Seats | One |
Political parties of Japan | Liberal Democratic Party |
Representative | Arfiya Eri |
Chiba 5th District (千葉県第5区, Chiba-ken dai-go-ku) is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 1994 after the introduction of single-member constituencies in that year. Since its creation it has been redistricted twice: once in 2002 and again in 2022.
Arfiya Eri, a Liberal Democratic Party politician of Uyghur descent has represented the district since winning a by-election on 17 April 2023.[2]
Areas covered
[edit]Current district
[edit]Areas covered 2002–2022
[edit]- Ichikawa
- Part of the central government office district
- Ichikawa 1 – Ichikawa 3, Ichikawaminami, Mama 1-3, Shinden, Hirata, Yawata, Minami-yawata, Sugano, Higashi-Kanno, Higashihama 1, Tajiri, Takaya, Takaya Shinmachi, Baraki, Futamta, Futamata Shinmachi, Kamimyouden
- Part of the central government office district
- Urayasu
Areas covered before 2002
[edit]From its establishment in 1994 until its first redistricting in 2002, the areas covered by the district were as follows:
List of representatives
[edit]Election | Representative | Party | Notes | |
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1996 | Kou Tanaka | Democratic | ||
2000 | Democratic | |||
2003 | Hirotami Murakoshi | Democratic | ||
2005 | Kentaro Sonoura | Liberal Democratic | ||
2009 | Hirotami Murakoshi | Democratic | ||
2012 | Kentaro Sonoura | Liberal Democratic | ||
2014 | ||||
2017 | ||||
2021 | ||||
Vacant (December 2022–April 2023) | ||||
2023 by-el | Arfiya Eri | Liberal Democratic |
Election results
[edit]‡ - Also ran in the Minami Kanto PR district election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Arfiya Eri | 50,578 | 30.58 | ![]() | |
Constitutional Democratic | Kentaro Yazaki | 45,635.399 | 27.59 | ![]() | |
Democratic Party for the People | Junko Okano | 24,842 | 15.02 | ![]() | |
Ishin | Tomoyasu Kishino | 22,952 | 13.88 | ![]() | |
Communist | Kazuko Saitō | 12,360 | 7.47 | ![]() | |
Independent | Kentaro Hoshi | 6,561.599 | 3.97 | New | |
Seijika Joshi | Mitsue Oda | 2,463 | 1.49 | New | |
Registered electors | 451,273 | ||||
Turnout | 38.25 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Kentaro Sonoura‡ | 111,985.611 | 46.97 | ![]() | |
Constitutional Democratic | Kentaro Yazaki‡ | 69,887.387 | 29.31 | New | |
Ishin | Tamotsu Shīki‡ | 32,241 | 13.52 | New | |
Democratic Party for the People | Atsushi Tokita‡ | 24,307 | 10.19 | New | |
Registered electors | 450,365 | ||||
Turnout | 54.07 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Kentro Sonoura‡ | 107,299 | 51.02 | ![]() | |
Constitutional Democratic | Atsushi Yamada‡ | 62,894 | 29.91 | New | |
Kibō no Tō | Junko Okano‡ | 40,115 | 19.07 | New | |
Registered electors | 438,691 | ||||
Turnout | 49.11 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democratic | Kentaro Sonoura‡ | 105,941 | 53.80 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Hirotami Murakoshi‡ | 57,500 | 29.20 | ![]() | |
Communist | Fumiko Asano‡ | 28,055 | 14.25 | ![]() | |
Independent Politician | Kazuo Ishida | 5,411 | 2.75 | New | |
Registered electors | 415,510 | ||||
Turnout | 49.20 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "総務省|令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ^ Johnston, Eric (2023-04-24). "Kishida rules out snap poll after LDP wins big in Sunday by-elections". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "千葉5区 - 第49回衆議院議員補欠選挙" [Chiba 5th District - by-election of 49th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "千葉5区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙" [Chiba 5th District - 49th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "千葉5区 - 第48回衆議院議員選挙" [Chiba 5th District - 48th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "千葉5区 - 第47回衆議院議員選挙" [Chiba 5th District - 47th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).