Saga 2nd district

Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives

Numbered map of Saga Prefecture single-member districts

Prefecture| Saga
Proportional District| Kyushu
Electorate| 334,651[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1994
Seats| One
Party| CDP
Representative| Hiroshi Ogushi
Municipalities| Cities of Kashima, Ogi, Imari, Karatsu, Ureshino, Takeo, and Taku.
Districts of Fujitsu, Kishima, Higashimatsuura, and Nishimatsuura.

Saga 2nd district (佐賀県第2区, Saga-ken dai-niku or simply 和歌山2区, Saga-niku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Saga Prefecture.

## Areas covered

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### Since 2013

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* Kashima
* Ogi
* Imari
* Karatsu
* Ureshino
* Takeo
* Taku
* Fujitsu District
* Kishima District
* Higashimatsuura District
* Nishimatsuura District

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## List of representatives

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Election  | Representative  | Party  | Notes

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1996[4] | Masahiro Imamura |  | LDP |
2000[5]
2003[6]
2005[7] |  | Independent
| LDP
2009[8] | Hiroshi Ogushi |  | Democratic |
2012[9] | Masahiro Imamura |  | LDP |
2014[10] | Yasushi Furukawa |  | LDP |
2017[11] | Hiroshi Ogushi |  | Kibō no Tō |
| Independent
2021[12] |  | CDP
2024[13]

## Election results

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### 2024

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2024[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CDP | Hiroshi Ogushi
(Incumbent)  | 95,581  | 51.16  |
| LDP | Yasushi Furukawa
(Won PR seat) | 76,554  | 40.97  |
| JCP | Yusuke Inoue  | 7,596  | 4.07  | N/A
| Sanseitō | Yuya Shimohigoshi  | 7,108  | 3.80  | New
Majority  | 19,735  | 10.19  |
Registered electors | 329,829  |  |
Turnout |  | 57.50  |  3.30
| CDP hold

### 2021

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2021[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CDP | Hiroshi Ogushi
(Incumbent)  | 106,608  | 52.05  | New
| LDP | Yasushi Furukawa
(Won PR seat) | 98,224  | 47.95  |
Majority  | 8,384  | 4.10  |
Registered electors | 340,617  |  |
Turnout |  | 60.80  |  0.38
| CDP hold

### 2017

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2017[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Kibō no Tō | Hiroshi Ogushi | 105,921  | 49.74  |
| LDP | Yasushi Furukawa
(Incumbent)
(Won PR seat) | 99,103  | 46.54  |
| JCP | Hitoshi Ōmori  | 7,920  | 3.72  |
Majority  | 6,818  | 3.20  |
Registered electors | 353,654  |  |
Turnout |  | 61.18  |
| Kibō no Tō gain from LDP

### 2014

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2014[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Yasushi Furukawa | 114,074  | 55.57  |
| Democratic | Hiroshi Ogushi
(Won PR seat) | 82,383  | 40.13  |
| JCP | Satomi Mikuriya  | 8,812  | 4.29  |
Majority  | 31,691  | 15.44  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| LDP hold

### 2012

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2012[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| LDP | Masahiro Imamura | 70,767  | 50.70  |
| Democratic | Hiroshi Ogushi
(Incumbent)
(Won PR seat) | 63,208  | 45.28  |
| JCP | Yasutoshi Kamimura  | 5,618  | 4.02  | N/A
Majority  | 7,559  | 5.42  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| LDP gain from Democratic

### 2009

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2009[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Hiroshi Ogushi | 86,098  | 51.41  |
| LDP | Masahiro Imamura
(Incumbent)
(Won PR seat) | 79,243  | 47.32  |
| Happiness Realization | Tadaaki Makihara  | 2,119  | 1.27  | New
Majority  | 6,855  | 4.09  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Democratic gain from LDP

### 2005

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2005[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Masahiro Imamura
(Incumbent)  | 66,995  | 42.07  | New
| Democratic | Hiroshi Ogushi
(Won PR seat) | 51,299  | 32.22  | N/A
| LDP | Chiaki Dokai  | 35,039  | 22.00  |
| JCP | Yasuo Ishimaru  | 5,900  | 3.71  |
Majority  | 15,696  | 9.85  |
Registered electors |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Independent hold

## References

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1. ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)
2. ^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第183回国会 制定法律の一覧 >衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律 法律第六十八号（平二五・六・二八）". House of Representatives of Japan. June 28, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
3. ^ "Saga" (PDF). Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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