Chiba 5th district
| Chiba 5th District | |
|---|---|
| 千葉県第4区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 | |
| 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
Current district
Areas covered 2002–2022
- 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
From its establishment in 1994 until its first redistricting in 2002, the areas covered by the district were as follows:
List of representatives
| Election | Representative | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
‡ - Also ran in the Minami Kanto PR district election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Arfiya Eri | ||||
| CDP | Kentarō Yazaki | ||||
| DPP | Junko Okano | ||||
| Ishin | Tomoyasu Kishino | ||||
| JCP | Masato Sakurai | ||||
| Sanseitō | Jun'ichi Myaji | New | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Arfiya Eri | 50,578 | 30.58 |  16.39
| |
| CDP | Kentarō Yazaki | 45,635.399 | 27.59 | 1.72
| |
| DPP | Junko Okano | 24,842 | 15.02 |  4.83
| |
| Ishin | Tomoyasu Kishino | 22,952 | 13.88 | 0.36
| |
| JCP | Kazuko Saitō | 12,360 | 7.47 | 6.78
| |
| 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 | 15.82
| |||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Kentaro Sonoura‡ | 111,985.611 | 46.97 | 4.05
| |
| CDP | Kentaro Yazaki‡ | 69,887.387 | 29.31 | New | |
| Ishin | Tamotsu Shīki‡ | 32,241 | 13.52 | New | |
| DPP | Atsushi Tokita‡ | 24,307 | 10.19 | New | |
| Registered electors | 450,365 | ||||
| Turnout | 54.07 | 4.96
| |||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Kentaro Sonoura‡ | 107,299 | 51.02 | 2.78
| |
| CDP | Atsushi Yamada‡ | 62,894 | 29.91 | New | |
| Kibō no Tō | Junko Okano‡ | 40,115 | 19.07 | New | |
| Registered electors | 438,691 | ||||
| Turnout | 49.11 | 0.09
| |||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Kentaro Sonoura‡ | 105,941 | 53.80 | 18.49
| |
| Democratic | Hirotami Murakoshi‡ | 57,500 | 29.20 | 7.09
| |
| JCP | Fumiko Asano‡ | 28,055 | 14.25 | 8.82
| |
| Independent Politician | Kazuo Ishida | 5,411 | 2.75 | New | |
| Registered electors | 415,510 | ||||
| Turnout | 49.20 | 8.66
| |||
| LDP hold | |||||
References
- ^ "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).