Kagoshima 2nd district
Kagoshima 2nd district (鹿児島[県第]2区 Kagoshima[-ken dai-]ni-ku?) is a single-member electoral district of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. Located in Southern Kagoshima Prefecture it covers parts of the capital Kagoshima City (former municipalities Taniyama City and Kiire Town), Ibusuki City and former Ei Town (now part of Minami-Kyūshū) in the main island part of Kagoshima, and Amami City and Ōshima County on the Amami islands. As of 2013, 279,541 eligible voters were registered in the district, giving it above average vote weight.[1]
From 2000 to 2014, the district had been represented by the Tokuda family who runs the Tokushūkai hospital group. A political funds scandal in 2013 over donations from Tokushūkai led to the resignations of Tokyo governor Naoki Inose and Takeshi Tokuda.
List of Representatives
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shūkō Sonoda | LDP | 1996–2000 | ||
| Torao Tokuda | LL | 2000–2005 | ||
| Takeshi Tokuda | Independent | 2005–2009 | Joined LDP in 2006 | |
| LDP | 2009–2014 | Resigned from the LDP House of Representatives caucus in November 2013, from his seat in February 2014 | ||
| vacant | 2014 | Special election scheduled for April 27, 2014 | ||
Recent results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP (NK) | Takeshi Tokuda | 109,744 | 66.7 | ||
| DPJ (PNP) | Akashi Uchikoshi | 45,707 | 27.8 | ||
| JCP | Terashi Mishima | 9,177 | 5.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Takeshi Tokuda | 114,102 | 55.7 | ||
| DPJ | Akashi Uchikoshi (won PR seat) | 88,562 | 43.2 | ||
| HRP | Mifuko Kamimura | 1,169 | 1.1 | ||
References
- ↑ MIC: 平成25年9月2日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数
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