Gunma 2nd district
Legislative district of Japan
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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.
| 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 |
Areas covered
Current district
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
From the first redistricting in 2013 until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[4][5]
Areas from before 2013
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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toshiro Ino | 84,167 | 52.7 |  0.54 | |
| DPP | Kazutaka Hara | 22,227 | 13.9 | ||
| Independent | Takashi Ishizeki | 19,435 | 12.2 | 20.56 | |
| Sanseitō | Sonoko Kumaido | 16,041 | 10.1 | new | |
| JCP | Tamotsu Takahashi | 10,254 | 6.4 | 7.6 | |
| CPJ | Junko Itō | 7,471 | 4.7 | New | |
| Registered electors | 322,196 | ||||
| Turnout | 159,595 | 51.18 |  3.99 | ||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Toshiro Ino (endorsed by Komeito) | 78,416 | 53.24 | 0.79 | |
| 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 | ||
| LDP hold | |||||