# Gifu 2nd district

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.

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2000 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2009 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2012 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |
| 2024 | Yasufumi Tanahashi | Liberal Democratic |

## Election Results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yasufumi Tanahashi | 91,183 | 61.9 | 3.9 |
| | JCP | Keiji Mio | 33,634 | 22.8 | 12.9 |
| | Independent | Ayumi Itō | 22,456 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.07 | 3.02 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2021 :
| Party | 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 | Registered electors | Registered electors | 300,608 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.09 | 3.65 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yasufumi Tanahashi (Incumbent) | 117,278 | 75.40 | |
| | Communist | Fusayoshi Morizakura | 38,270 | 24.60 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 309,088 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.44 | 3.40 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Yasufumi Tanahashi (Incumbent) | 108,234 | 75.52 | |
| | Communist | Fusayoshi Morizakura | 35,092 | 24.48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 306,240 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.04 | 11.32 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | 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 | Registered electors | Registered electors | 309,921 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.36 | 10.84 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2009 :
| Party | 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 | Registered electors | Registered electors | 311,445 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.20 | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2005 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2003 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2000 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.98 | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
1996 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |