# Kanagawa 15th district

Kanagawa 15th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, and includes the cities of Chigasaki and Hiratsuka, and the town of Ōiso.
As of 2022, the district was home to 472,647 constituents.
The district is represented by Taro Kono of the Liberal Democratic Party; he has represented the district since the 1996 election.

## List of representatives

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

## Election Results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 128,881 | 55.6 | |
| | Social Democratic | Katsumi Sasaki [ja] | 39,980 | 17.2 | |
| | Independent | Satoshi Utsumi | 39,183 | 16.9 | New |
| | Sanseitō | Shuichi Fujita | 23,793 | 10.3 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 452,765 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.30 | 4.02 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 210,515 | 79.32 | |
| | Social Democratic | Katsumi Sasaki [ja] | 46,312 | 17.45 | |
| | Anti-NHK | Mariko Watanabe | 8,565 | 3.23 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 473,497 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.32 | 5.90 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 159,647 | 67.63 | |
| | Social Democratic | Katsumi Sasaki [ja] | 38,242 | 16.20 | |
| | Kibō no Tō | Ryosuke Nogi [ja] | 38,162 | 16.17 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 469,287 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.42 | 1.33 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 155,388 | 66.79 |
| | Independent | Toichiro Ikeda [ja] | 39,211 | 16.85 |
| | Communist | Tokumitsu Numagami | 38,068 | 16.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 456,896 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.75 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 192,604 | 79.98 |
| | Communist | Yuka Asaka | 48,198 | 20.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 163,470 | 53.25 | |
| | Democratic | Koichiro Katsumata [ja] (elected by Minami Kanto PR block) | 124,414 | 40.52 | |
| | Communist | Takuya Nishiwaki | 15,786 | 5.14 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Yusaku Hamada | 3,341 | 1.09 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 186,770 | 63.88 |
| | Democratic | Koichiro Katsumata [ja] | 83,490 | 28.55 |
| | Communist | Takuya Nishiwaki | 22,139 | 7.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 148,955 | 59.89 | |
| | Democratic | Fumihiko Sakai | 76,967 | 30.95 | |
| | Communist | Sadao Yoshii | 16,122 | 6.48 | |
| | Independent | Hidemitsu Katsura | 6,674 | 2.68 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono (Incumbent) | 120,001 | 47.44 | |
| | Democratic | Takeshi Suzuki | 56,943 | 22.51 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Etsuko Yamanaka | 39,636 | 15.67 | New |
| | Communist | Tadashi Mikami | 24,355 | 9.63 | |
| | Liberal League | Yoko Shimizu | 12,012 | 4.75 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taro Kono | 84,723 | 36.44 | New |
| | New Frontier | Koichiro Katsumata [ja] | 71,426 | 30.72 | New |
| | Democratic | Mitsuo Tomizuka [ja] | 47,506 | 20.43 | New |
| | Communist | Kazuo Yamamoto | 28,820 | 12.40 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |