Yamaguchi 2nd district

Yamaguchi 2nd district (山口県第2区 Yamaguchi-ken dai-ni-ku) is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Eastern Yamaguchi and consists of the cities of Kudamatsu, Iwakuni, Hikari, Yanai, and parts of Shūnan.

Yamaguchi 2nd District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Yamaguchi Prefecture
single-member districts
PrefectureYamaguchi
Proportional DistrictChūgoku
Electorate294,753 (2017)[1]
Major settlementsKudamatsu, Iwakuni, Hikari, Yanai, and parts of Shūnan
Current constituency
PartyLDP
RepresentativeNobuo Kishi

While Yamaguchi is generally a stronghold for the Liberal Democratic Party, the 2nd district has historically been regarded as a swing seat with closer margins of victory.

Election results

2017[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDP - Kōmeitō Nobuo Kishi 113,012 73.8
JCP Kazushi Matsuda 40,051 26.2
Turnout 153,063 53.88

References

  1. "衆議院小選挙区 - 確定投票状況" [House of Representatives election district - Fixed Vote Status]. Yamaguchi Prefecture Election Commission (in Japanese). 2017.
  2. Asahai Shimbun: election results in Yamaguchi's single-member districts

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