# Kagawa 2nd district

Kagawa 2nd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, located in Kagawa prefecture. As of September 2022, it had 256,773 eligible voters.

## Area

The district includes the following municipalities:
* Sakaide
* Sanuki
* Higashikagawa
* Miki Town
* Ayagawa Town
* Utazu Town
* The former towns of Aji, Kokubunji, Kagawa, Kōnan, Shionoe and Mure who merged with Takamatsu in 2005 or 2006
* The former towns of Ayauta and Hanzan who merged with Marugame in 2005

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Notes |
| 1996 | Yoshio Kimura | Liberal Democratic | |
| 2000 | Yoshio Kimura | Liberal Democratic | |
| 2003 | Yoshio Kimura | Liberal Democratic | |
| 2005 | Yoshio Kimura | Liberal Democratic | |
| 2009 | Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic | Incumbent |
| 2012 | Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic | Incumbent |
| 2014 | Yuichiro Tamaki | Democratic | Incumbent |
| 2017 | Yuichiro Tamaki | Kibō | Incumbent |
| 2021 | Yuichiro Tamaki | DPP | Incumbent |
| 2024 | Yuichiro Tamaki | DPP | Incumbent |

## Election Results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPP | Yuichiro Tamaki | 89,899 | 66.4 | 2.9 |
| | LDP | Takakazu Seto [ja] (won seat in PR block) | 39,006 | 28.8 | 7.7 |
| | JCP | Mayu Ishida | 6,466 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.95 | 3.58 |
| | DPP hold | DPP hold | DPP hold | DPP hold |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPFP | Yuichiro Tamaki (Incumbent) | 94,530 | 63.50 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takakazu Seto | 54,334 | 36.50 | 3.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 258,730 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.53 | 2.21 |
| | DPP hold | DPP hold | DPP hold | DPP hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Kibō | Yuichiro Tamaki (Incumbent) | 82,345 | 55.49 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takakazu Seto (Incumbent-Shikoku PR block) | 59,949 | 40.40 | 0.20 |
| | Communist | Tadashi Kawamura | 6,098 | 4.11 | 0.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 267,905 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.32 | |
| | Kibō no Tō hold | Kibō no Tō hold | Kibō no Tō hold | Kibō no Tō hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yuichiro Tamaki (Incumbent) | 78,797 | 55.82 | 5.78 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takakazu Seto (Incumbent-Shikoku PR block) (reelected by Shikoku PR block) | 57,318 | 40.60 | 4.93 |
| | Communist | Mamoru Saeki | 5,050 | 3.58 | 0.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yuichiro Tamaki (Incumbent) | 79,153 | 50.04 | 7.13 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takakazu Seto (elected by Shikoku PR block) | 72,030 | 45.53 | 4.18 |
| | Communist | Mamoru Saeki | 7,010 | 4.43 | 0.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yuichiro Tamaki | 109,863 | 57.17 | 18.26 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yoshio Kimura (Incumbent) | 79,463 | 41.35 | 14.54 |
| | Happiness Realization | Misako Doi | 2,848 | 1.48 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yoshio Kimura (Incumbent) | 100,794 | 55.89 | 0.47 |
| | Democratic | Yuichiro Tamaki | 70,177 | 38.91 | 0.83 |
| | Communist | Tadashi Kawamura | 9,382 | 5.20 | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yoshio Kimura (Incumbent) | 85,370 | 56.36 | 2.78 |
| | Democratic | Mitsuhiro Manabe [ja] | 57,676 | 38.08 | 4.28 |
| | Communist | Tadashi Kawamura | 8,430 | 5.57 | 1.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yoshio Kimura (Incumbent) | 84,030 | 53.58 | 25.13 |
| | Democratic | Mitsuhiro Manabe [ja] | 53,015 | 33.80 | New |
| | Communist | Hisashi Matsuura | 11,532 | 7.35 | 13.94 |
| | Independent | Takeshi Inozuka | 8,265 | 5.27 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Yoshio Kimura | 98,531 | 78.71 | New |
| | Communist | Hisashi Matsuura | 26,658 | 21.29 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |