| Kagoshima 2nd District | |
|---|---|
| 鹿児島県第2区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for theJapanese House of Representatives | |
| Prefecture | Kagoshima |
| Proportional District | Kyushu |
| Electorate | 334,582 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | Indep. |
| Representative | Satoshi Mitazono |
Kagoshima 2nd district (鹿児島[県第]2区,Kagoshima[-ken dai-]ni-ku) is a single-member electoral district of theHouse of Representatives, the lower house of theNational Diet ofJapan. The district covers two different parts ofKagoshima Prefecture. On the main island ofKyushu, it covers most of theSatsuma Peninsula; this includes the cities ofMakurazaki,Ibusuki,Minamisatsuma, andMinamikyūshū, as well as the former municipalitiesTaniyama City andKiire Town, which are now a part of the capitalKagoshima City. The district also includesŌshima Subprefecture, which covers theAmami Islands more than 300 kilometres (186 miles) to the south, which includes the city ofAmami. In 2021, the district had 337,660 eligible voters.[2]
From 2000 to 2014, the district was represented by the Tokuda family, which runs theTokushūkai hospital group. A political funds scandal in 2013 over donations from Tokushūkai led to the resignations of Tokyo governorNaoki Inose and RepresentativeTakeshi Tokuda. TheLiberal Democratic Party (LDP) still managed to hold the district until 2021, when it was won by former Governor of Kagoshima PrefectureSatoshi Mitazono, who ran as an independent candidate.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shūkō Sonoda [ja] | LDP | 1996–2000 | ||
| Torao Tokuda | Liberal League | 2000–2005 | Re-elected at the 2003 general election | |
| Takeshi Tokuda | Independent | 2005–2009 | Joined the LDP in 2006 | |
| LDP | 2009–2014 | Resigned from his seat in February 2014 | ||
| Masuo Kaneko [ja] | LDP | 2014–2021 | Won April 2014 by-election and re-elected in 2014 general election | |
| Satoshi Mitazono | Independent | 2021– | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Satoshi Mitazono | 80,397 | 45.91 | ||
| LDP | Hirotake Yasuoka | 58,847 | 27.32 | ||
| Ishin | Kentaro Tsuji | 19,649 | 11.22 | ||
| JCP | Makoto Matsuzaki | 12,255 | 7.00 | ||
| Sanseitō | Yukari Yatake | 7,982 | 4.56 | ||
| Turnout | 175,130 | 54.56 | |||
| Independenthold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Satoshi Mitazono | 92,614 | 47.7 | |||
| LDP | Masuo Kaneko | 80,469 | 41.4 | |||
| JCP | Makoto Matsuzaki | 21,084 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 58.58 | |||||
| Independentgain fromLDP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Masuo Kaneko | 97,743 | 51.2 | ||
| Kibō no Tō | Kayo Saitō | 43,331 | 22.7 | ||
| Independent | Kenji Hayashi | 33,317 | 17.5 | ||
| JCP | Mitsuharu Iwaizako | 16,280 | 8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 56.10 | ||||
| LDPhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Masuo Kaneko [ja](endorsed byKomeito) | 91,670 | 74.2 | ||
| JCP | Mitsuharu Iwaizako | 31,823 | 25.8 | ||
| Turnout | 277,830 | 47.11 | |||
| LDPhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Masuo Kaneko [ja] (endorsed byKomeito)[8] | 66,360 | 52.6 | ||
| Independent | Akashi Uchikoshi [ja] (Endorsed byDemocratic,Restoration,Unity andPeople's Life parties)[8] | 46,021 | 36.5 | ||
| Shintō Hitori Hitori | Yoshiko Arikawa | 5,507 | 4.6 | ||
| JCP | Terashi Mishima | 5,507 | 4.4 | ||
| Happiness Realization | Isao Matsuzawa | 1,283 | 1.0 | ||
| Independent | Toshiaki Seki | 1,152 | 0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 279,787 | 60.55 | |||
| LDPhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Takeshi Tokuda(Incumbent) (endorsed byKomeito) | 109,744 | 66.7 | ||
| Democratic | Akashi Uchikoshi [ja](PR block incumbent) (endorsed byPeople's New Party) | 45,707 | 27.8 | ||
| JCP | Terashi Mishima | 9,177 | 5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 281,457 | 74.18 | |||
| LDPhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Takeshi Tokuda(Incumbent) | 114,102 | 55.7 | |||
| Democratic | Akashi Uchikoshi [ja] Was elected toKyūshū PR block | 88,562 | 43.2 | |||
| Happiness Realization | Mifuko Kamimura | 1,169 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 283,503 | 73.81 | ||||
| LDPgain fromIndependent | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Takeshi Tokuda | 112,437 | 53.48 | |||
| LDP | Shuko Sonoda [ja] | 71,858 | 35.15 | |||
| Independent | Akashi Uchikoshi [ja] | 44,853 | 21.94 | |||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Independentgain fromLiberal League | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal League | Torao Tokuda(Incumbent) | 97,423 | 49.1 | ||
| LDP | Shuko Sonoda [ja] | 90,952 | 45.9 | ||
| JCP | Toshiaki Seki | 9,903 | 5.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Leaguehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal League | Torao Tokuda | 102,233 | 50.3 | |||
| LDP | Shuko Sonoda [ja](Incumbent) | 91,162 | 44.9 | |||
| JCP | Haruki Yamaguchi | 9,744 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Liberal Leaguegain fromLDP | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Shuko Sonoda [ja] | 87,471 | 47.9 | ||
| Liberal League | Torao Tokuda | 84,448 | 46.3 | ||
| JCP | Seiki Katsurada | 10,618 | 5.8 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| LDPwin (new seat) | |||||