# Kanagawa 5th district

Kanagawa 5th district (神奈川県第5区, Kanagawa-ken dai-goku or simply 神奈川5区, Kanagawa-goku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Yokohama
** Izumi-ku
** Totsuka-ku

### 1994 - 2022

* Yokohama
** Izumi-ku
** Seya-ku
** Totsuka-ku

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Keishu Tanaka | New Frontier |
| 1996 | Keishu Tanaka | New Fraternity |
| 2000 | Keishu Tanaka | Democratic |
| 2003 | Keishu Tanaka | Democratic |
| 2005 | Manabu Sakai | LDP |
| 2009 | Keishu Tanaka | Democratic |
| 2012 | Manabu Sakai | LDP |
| 2014 | Manabu Sakai | LDP |
| 2017 | Manabu Sakai | LDP |
| 2021 | Manabu Sakai | LDP |
| 2024 | Manabu Sakai | LDP |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Manabu Sakai (Incumbent) | 80,495 | 40.75 | 12.72 |
| | CDP | Makoto Yamazaki (Won PR seat) | 67,399 | 34.12 | 12.41 |
| | Ishin | Kunie Kusaka | 33,863 | 17.14 | New |
| | JCP | Michiko Takamiya | 15,794 | 7.99 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,096 | 6.63 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 362,692 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.23 | 0.18 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Manabu Sakai (Incumbent) | 136,288 | 53.47 | 1.86 |
| | CDP | Makoto Yamazaki (Won PR seat) | 118,619 | 46.53 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,669 | 6.94 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 467,198 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.05 | 4.08 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Manabu Sakai (Incumbent) | 120,068 | 51.61 | 3.85 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Kenji Yoshioka | 67,085 | 28.84 | New |
| | JCP | Seigo Yokoyama | 45,497 | 19.56 | 6.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,983 | 22.77 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 462,505 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.97 | 2.31 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Manabu Sakai (Incumbent) | 112,963 | 47.76 | 7.00 |
| | Innovation | Masashi Mito (Won PR seat) | 56,647 | 23.95 | New |
| | JCP | Seigo Yokoyama | 32,075 | 13.56 | 6.18 |
| | Independent | Yayoi Gotoda | 27,188 | 11.49 | New |
| | Future Generations | Toshihisa Kono | 7,656 | 3.24 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56,316 | 23.81 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 450,157 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.28 | 6.61 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Manabu Sakai | 107,796 | 40.76 | 2.81 |
| | Restoration | Daichi Yuzawa | 46,632 | 17.63 | New |
| | Your | Toichiro Ikeda | 43,786 | 16.56 | New |
| | Democratic | Keishu Tanaka (Incumbent) | 30,494 | 11.53 | 39.41 |
| | JCP | Seigo Yokoyama | 19,512 | 7.38 | 2.28 |
| | Tomorrow | Toshihisa Kono | 16,268 | 6.14 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,164 | 23.13 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.89 | 9.24 |
| | 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 | Keishu Tanaka | 156,328 | 50.94 | 12.26 |
| | LDP | Manabu Sakai (Incumbent) | 116,468 | 37.95 | 13.13 |
| | JCP | Hiroshi Iwasaki | 29,657 | 9.66 | 0.58 |
| | Happiness Realization | Takashi Kadomori | 4,448 | 1.45 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,860 | 12.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.13 | |
| | 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 | Manabu Sakai | 151,617 | 51.08 | 13.91 |
| | Democratic | Keishu Tanaka (Incumbent) | 114,816 | 38.68 | 11.65 |
| | JCP | Takeshi Ōmori [ja] | 30,407 | 10.24 | 2.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,801 | 12.40 | |
| 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 |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Keishu Tanaka (Incumbent) | 123,905 | 50.33 | 1.60 |
| | LDP | Manabu Sakai | 91,513 | 37.17 | 8.63 |
| | JCP | Takeshi Ōmori [ja] | 30,770 | 12.50 | 7.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,392 | 13.16 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Keishu Tanaka (Incumbent) | 128,010 | 51.93 | New |
| | LDP | Issei Suzuki | 70,343 | 28.54 | 2.63 |
| | JCP | Takeshi Ōmori [ja] (Won PR seat) | 48,146 | 19.53 | 3.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,667 | 23.39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Keishu Tanaka | 81,289 | 35.86 | New |
| | LDP | Issei Suzuki | 58,732 | 25.91 | New |
| | Democratic | Osamu Asari | 49,369 | 21.78 | New |
| | JCP | Takeshi Ōmori [ja] (Won PR seat) | 37,263 | 16.45 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,557 | 9.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) |