# Miyazaki 2nd district

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

## Areas covered
### Since 1994

* Hyuga
* Nobeoka
* Saito
* Higashiusuki District
* Koyu District
* Nishiusuki District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Takami Eto | Liberal Democratic |
| 2000 | Takami Eto | Liberal Democratic |
| 2003 | Taku Etō | Independent |
| 2003 | Taku Etō | Liberal Democratic |
| 2005 | Taku Etō | Independent |
| 2005 | Taku Etō | Liberal Democratic |
| 2009 | Taku Etō | Liberal Democratic |
| 2012 | Taku Etō | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Taku Etō | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Taku Etō | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Taku Etō | Liberal Democratic |
| 2024 | Taku Etō | Liberal Democratic |

## Election results

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Taku Etō (incumbent) | 94,156 | 62.20 | |
| | DPP (endorsed by SDP) | Shinji Nagatomo [ja] (won PR seat) | 57,210 | 37.80 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,946 | 24.40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 273,071 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.28 | 4.59 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Taku Etō (incumbent) | 98,170 | 69.74 | |
| | Communist | Manji Kuroki | 29,831 | 21.19 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Ichiro Kōno | 12,757 | 9.06 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68,339 | 48.55 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 284,933 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.69 | 0.34 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Taku Etō (incumbent) | 111,850 | 78.39 |
| | Communist | Takayuki Yoshida | 30,841 | 21.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81,009 | 56.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 286,325 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.03 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taku Etō (incumbent) | 113,432 | 68.31 | |
| | Democratic | Seiichiro Dōkyū [ja] (PR seat incumbent) | 41,070 | 24.73 | |
| | Communist | Takayuki Yoshida | 11,545 | 6.95 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72,362 | 43.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Taku Etō (incumbent) | 120,567 | 56.89 | |
| | Democratic | Seiichiro Dōkyū [ja] (won PR seat) | 81,997 | 38.69 | |
| | Independent | Morito Ohara | 7,609 | 3.59 | New |
| | Happiness Realization | Yoshikazu Shimasaki | 1,770 | 0.84 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,570 | 18.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Taku Etō (incumbent) | 101,809 | 47.23 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Mitsuhiro Uesugi [ja] | 61,979 | 28.75 | N/A |
| | Democratic | Kenji Kuroki | 51,764 | 24.01 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,830 | 18.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Taku Etō | 88,540 | 43.63 | New |
| | Independent | Kenji Kuroki | 79,119 | 38.98 | New |
| | Democratic | Yūko Doi | 29,585 | 14.58 | |
| | Communist | Sadao Uchiyama | 5,708 | 2.81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,421 | 4.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP | Independent gain from LDP |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takami Eto (incumbent) | 131,725 | 66.55 | |
| | Democratic | Emiko Nagahama | 47,833 | 24.17 | New |
| | Communist | Mitsuru Shiotsuki | 12,829 | 6.48 | |
| | Liberal League | Yutaka Kowata | 5,533 | 2.80 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83,892 | 42.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Takami Eto | 106,858 | 55.48 | New |
| | New Frontier | Toshimichi Tanigawa | 73,553 | 38.19 | New |
| | Communist | Akio Noda | 10,813 | 5.61 | New |
| | Liberal League | Takuji Aozato | 1,370 | 0.71 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,305 | 17.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |