# Saga 2nd district

Saga 2nd district (佐賀県第2区, Saga-ken dai-niku or simply 佐賀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
### Since 2013

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

### 2002 - 2013

* Kashima
* Fujitsu District
* Part of Kanzaki District
* Part of Kishima District
* Ogi District
* Saga District

### 1994 - 2002

* Kashima
* Taku
* Fujitsu District
* Part of Kishima District
* Ogi District
* Saga District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Masahiro Imamura | LDP |
| 2000 | Masahiro Imamura | LDP |
| 2003 | Masahiro Imamura | LDP |
| 2005 | Masahiro Imamura | Independent |
| 2005 | Masahiro Imamura | LDP |
| 2009 | Hiroshi Ogushi | Democratic |
| 2012 | Masahiro Imamura | LDP |
| 2014 | Yasushi Furukawa | LDP |
| 2017 | Hiroshi Ogushi | Kibō no Tō |
| 2017 | Hiroshi Ogushi | Independent |
| 2021 | Hiroshi Ogushi | CDP |
| 2024 | Hiroshi Ogushi | CDP |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Hiroshi Ogushi (Incumbent) | 95,581 | 51.16 | 0.89 |
| | LDP | Yasushi Furukawa (Won PR seat) | 76,554 | 40.97 | 6.98 |
| | JCP | Yusuke Inoue | 7,596 | 4.07 | N/A |
| | Sanseitō | Yuya Shimohigoshi | 7,108 | 3.80 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,735 | 10.19 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 329,829 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.50 | 3.30 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Hiroshi Ogushi (Incumbent) | 106,608 | 52.05 | New |
| | LDP | Yasushi Furukawa (Won PR seat) | 98,224 | 47.95 | 1.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,384 | 4.10 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 340,617 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.80 | 0.38 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Kibō no Tō | Hiroshi Ogushi | 105,921 | 49.74 | New |
| | LDP | Yasushi Furukawa (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 99,103 | 46.54 | 9.03 |
| | JCP | Hitoshi Ōmori | 7,920 | 3.72 | 0.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,818 | 3.20 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 353,654 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.18 | |
| | Kibō no Tō gain from LDP | Kibō no Tō gain from LDP | Kibō no Tō gain from LDP | Kibō no Tō gain from LDP | Kibō no Tō gain from LDP |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yasushi Furukawa | 114,074 | 55.57 | 4.87 |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Ogushi (Won PR seat) | 82,383 | 40.13 | 5.15 |
| | JCP | Satomi Mikuriya | 8,812 | 4.30 | 0.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,691 | 15.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masahiro Imamura | 70,767 | 50.70 | 3.38 |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Ogushi (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 63,208 | 45.28 | 6.13 |
| | JCP | Yasutoshi Kamimura | 5,618 | 4.02 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,559 | 5.42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic | LDP gain from Democratic |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hiroshi Ogushi | 86,098 | 51.41 | 19.19 |
| | LDP | Masahiro Imamura (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 79,243 | 47.32 | 25.32 |
| | Happiness Realization | Tadaaki Makihara | 2,119 | 1.27 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,855 | 4.09 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | 60.44 |
| | JCP | Yasuo Ishimaru | 5,900 | 3.71 | 13.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,696 | 9.85 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masahiro Imamura (Incumbent) | 107,522 | 82.44 | 20.48 |
| | JCP | Minoru Morota | 22,898 | 17.56 | 12.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84,624 | 64.88 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masahiro Imamura (Incumbent) | 87,240 | 61.96 | 6.13 |
| | Democratic | Hiroyasu Higuchi | 27,929 | 19.84 | N/A |
| | Social Democratic | Hisahiro Shibata | 15,890 | 11.29 | New |
| | JCP | Kazuaki Yamada | 6,968 | 4.95 | 1.31 |
| | Liberal League | Yasuhiro Fukagawa | 2,764 | 1.96 | 0.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,311 | 42.12 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masahiro Imamura | 75,072 | 55.83 | New |
| | New Frontier | Toshihiko Yokoo | 49,337 | 36.69 | New |
| | JCP | Akihiro Hirakawa | 8,420 | 6.26 | New |
| | Liberal League | Hideyuki Nagata | 1,643 | 1.22 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,735 | 19.14 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |