# Wakayama 2nd district

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

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Arida
* Gobō
* Hashimoto
* Kainan
* Shingū
* Tanabe
* Arida District
* Hidaka District
* Higashimuro District
* Ito District
* Kaisō District
* Nishimuro District

### 2013 - 2022

* Arida
* Hashimoto
* Kainan
* Kinokawa
* Iwade
* Ito District
* Kaisō District

### 1994 - 2013

* Hashimoto
* Kainan
* Ito District
* Kaisō District
* Naga District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Notes |
| 1996 | Mitsuzo Kishimoto [ja] | LDP | died on January 23, 2002. |
| 2000 | Mitsuzo Kishimoto [ja] | LDP | died on January 23, 2002. |
| 2002 by-el | Masatoshi Ishida | LDP | |
| 2003 | Masatoshi Ishida | LDP | |
| 2005 | Masatoshi Ishida | LDP | |
| 2009 | Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] | Democratic | |
| 2009 | Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] | Restoration | |
| 2012 | Masatoshi Ishida | LDP | |
| 2014 | Masatoshi Ishida | LDP | |
| 2017 | Masatoshi Ishida | LDP | |
| 2021 | Masatoshi Ishida | LDP | |
| 2024 | Hiroshige Sekō | Independent | |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hiroshige Sekō | 101,739 | 44.02 | New |
| | LDP | Nobuyasu Nikai | 71,114 | 30.77 | 26.97 |
| | CDP | Yuko Shinko | 33,147 | 14.34 | 11.60 |
| | JCP | Fumiro Kusumoto | 19,062 | 8.25 | N/A |
| | Teiritsu Party | Hideaki Takahashi | 6,033 | 2.61 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,625 | 13.25 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 378,558 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.71 | 4.77 |
| | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent) | 79,365 | 57.74 | 0.61 |
| | CDP | Mikio Fujii | 35,654 | 25.94 | New |
| | Ishin | Junko Tokoro | 19,735 | 14.36 | 1.90 |
| | Anti-NHK | Manami Tōnishi | 2,700 | 1.96 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,711 | 31.80 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 242,858 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.94 | 5.05 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent) | 75,772 | 58.35 | 2.04 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Takanori Sakata | 21,395 | 16.48 | New |
| | JCP | Masahiro Shimomura | 16,520 | 12.72 | 0.52 |
| | Ishin | Takanori Sakae | 16,175 | 12.46 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,377 | 41.87 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 252,354 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.89 | 1.49 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent) | 71,167 | 56.31 | 3.66 |
| | Innovation | Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] | 39,799 | 31.49 | New |
| | JCP | Kiyohiko Tomioka | 15,415 | 12.20 | 3.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,368 | 24.82 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 252,386 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.40 | 10.59 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Ishida | 72,957 | 52.65 | 9.30 |
| | Restoration | Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 36,110 | 26.06 | New |
| | Democratic | Chikahiro Sakaguchi | 17,567 | 12.68 | 42.09 |
| | JCP | Masaya Yoshida | 11,942 | 8.62 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,847 | 26.59 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 229,965 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.99 | 10.13 |
| | LDP gain from Restoration | LDP gain from Restoration | LDP gain from Restoration | LDP gain from Restoration | LDP gain from Restoration |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Naoto Sakaguchi [ja] | 90,134 | 54.77 | 16.76 |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 71,343 | 43.35 | 10.72 |
| | Happiness Realization | Miyako Kubo | 3,089 | 1.88 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,791 | 11.42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 233,384 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.12 | 0.87 |
| | 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 | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent) | 88,915 | 54.07 | 3.10 |
| | Democratic | Takeshi Kishimoto [ja] | 62,499 | 38.01 | 3.73 |
| | JCP | Masahiro Shimomura | 13,027 | 7.92 | 0.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,416 | 16.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 236,185 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.25 | 5.29 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Ishida (Incumbent) | 77,102 | 50.97 | 7.51 |
| | Democratic | Takeshi Kishimoto [ja] (Won PR seat) | 63,145 | 41.74 | 14.99 |
| | JCP | Shinji Kokura | 11,020 | 7.29 | 6.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,957 | 9.23 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 236,169 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.96 | 2.20 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2002 by-election

2002 Wakayama 2nd district by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Ishida | 71,631 | 49.36 | 9.12 |
| | Independent | Takeshi Kishimoto [ja] | 60,398 | 41.62 | New |
| | JCP | Noriko Okumura | 13,094 | 9.02 | 4.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,233 | 7.74 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 235,618 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.49 | 1.27 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Mitsuzo Kishimoto [ja] (Incumbent) | 83,419 | 58.48 | 6.01 |
| | Democratic | Fuminori Kimura | 38,156 | 26.75 | New |
| | JCP | Koyuki Yoshida | 19,209 | 13.47 | 0.32 |
| | Liberal League | Yuki Komatsu | 1,870 | 1.30 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,263 | 31.73 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 234,713 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.76 | 0.97 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Mitsuzo Kishimoto [ja] | 74,734 | 52.47 | New |
| | New Frontier | Yōsuke Tsuruho | 48,048 | 33.74 | New |
| | JCP | Koyuki Yoshida | 19,637 | 13.79 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,686 | 18.73 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 228,895 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.73 | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |