Gifu 2nd district (岐阜県第2区, Gifu-ken dai-niku or simply 岐阜2区, Gifu-niku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Gifu Prefecture.

Gifu 2nd District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Gifu Prefecture single-member districts
PrefectureGifu
Proportional DistrictTōkai
Electorate298,922[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyLiberal Democratic
RepresentativeYasufumi Tanahashi
MunicipalitiesŌgaki, Kaizu, Anpachi District, Fuwa District, Ibi District and Yōrō District

List of representatives edit

Election Representative Party Notes
1996 Yasufumi Tanahashi Liberal Democratic
2000
2003
2005
2009
2012
2014
2017
2021

Election Results edit

2021[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic
(endorsed by Komeito)
Yasufumi Tanahashi
(Incumbent)
108,755 65.79
DPP Yuriko Ohtani 40,179 24.31 New
Communist Keiji Mio 16,374 9.91
Registered electors 300,608
Turnout 56.09   3.65
Liberal Democratic hold
2017[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic
(endorsed by Komeito)
Yasufumi Tanahashi
(Incumbent)
117,278 75.40
Communist Fusayoshi Morizakura 38,270 24.60
Registered electors 309,088
Turnout 52.44   3.40
Liberal Democratic hold
2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic
(endorsed by Komeito)
Yasufumi Tanahashi
(Incumbent)
108,234 75.52
Communist Fusayoshi Morizakura 35,092 24.48
Registered electors 306,240
Turnout 49.04   11.32
Liberal Democratic hold
2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic
(endorsed by Komeito)
Yasufumi Tanahashi
(Incumbent)
114,983 63.44
Tomorrow Ben Hashimoto [ja]
(PR seat Incumbent)
31,622 17.45 New
Democratic Makoto Hori 22,790 12.57
Communist Mitsuhiro Takagi 11,855 6.54
Registered electors 309,921
Turnout 60.36   10.84
Liberal Democratic hold
2009[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Yasufumi Tanahashi
(Incumbent)
118,198 54.19
Democratic Ben Hashimoto [ja]
(Won PR seat)
95,750 43.90
Happiness Realization Akira Hamanishi 4,150 1.90 New
Registered electors 311,445
Turnout 71.20
Liberal Democratic hold
2005[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Yasufumi Tanahashi
(Incumbent)
130,953 61.77
Democratic Rina Ōishi 66,823 31.52
Communist Mitsuhiro Takagi 14,224 6.71
Turnout
Liberal Democratic hold
2003[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Yasufumi Tanahashi
(Incumbent)
118,748 61.62
Democratic Rina Ōishi 60,118 31.20
Communist Mitsuhiro Takagi 13,846 7.18
Turnout
Liberal Democratic hold
2000[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Yasufumi Tanahashi
(Incumbent)
120,053 57.26
Democratic Shojiro Kojima 75,983 36.24 New
Communist Fusayoshi Morizakura 13,635 6.50
Turnout 73.98
Liberal Democratic hold
1996[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Yasufumi Tanahashi 94,796 51.73 New
New Frontier Shojiro Kojima 69,808 38.10 New
Communist Yuji Nishimoto 18,640 10.17 New
Turnout
Liberal Democratic win (new seat)

References edit

  1. ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "2021年衆議院総選挙 岐阜2区". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. ^ "2017衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ^ "2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  5. ^ "開票結果 小選挙区 岐阜". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  6. ^ "第45回衆議院議員選挙 - 岐阜2区" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  7. ^ "第44回衆議院議員選挙 - 岐阜2区" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  8. ^ "第43回衆議院議員選挙 - 岐阜2区" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  9. ^ "第42回衆議院議員選挙 - 岐阜2区" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
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