# Ōita 2nd district

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

## Areas covered
### Since 2013

* Part of Ōita city
* Bungo-Ōno
* Hita
* Saiki
* Taketa
* Tsukumi
* Yufu
* Usuki
* Kusu District

### 2002 - 2013

* Hita
* Saiki
* Taketa
* Tsukumi
* Usuki
* Kitaamabe District
* Minamiamabe District
* Naoiri District
* Kusu District
* Ōita District
* Ōno District
* Hita District

### 1994 - 2002

* Part of Ōita city
* Saiki
* Taketa
* Tsukumi
* Usuki
* Kitaamabe District
* Minamiamabe District
* Naoiri District
* Ōno District

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Seishirō Etō | LDP |
| 2000 | Seishirō Etō | LDP |
| 2003 | Seishirō Etō | LDP |
| 2005 | Seishirō Etō | LDP |
| 2009 | Yasumasa Shigeno | SDP |
| 2012 | Seishirō Etō | LDP |
| 2014 | Seishirō Etō | LDP |
| 2017 | Seishirō Etō | LDP |
| 2021 | Seishirō Etō | LDP |
| 2024 | Ken Hirose [ja] | Independent |
| 2024 | Ken Hirose [ja] | LDP |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ken Hirose [ja] | 62,699 | 42.51 | New |
| | CDP | Hajime Yoshikawa (Won PR seat) | 57,234 | 38.81 | 10.98 |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō (Incumbent) | 27,553 | 18.68 | 31.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,465 | 3.70 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 253,781 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.16 | 1.29 |
| | 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 | Seishirō Etō (Incumbent) | 79,433 | 50.21 | 3.06 |
| | CDP | Hajime Yoshikawa (Won PR seat) | 78,779 | 49.79 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 0.42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 267,779 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.45 | 0.24 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō (Incumbent) | 89,944 | 53.27 | 0.62 |
| | Social Democratic | Hajime Yoshikawa (Won PR seat) | 70,858 | 41.97 | 5.53 |
| | Happiness Realization | Atsuko Ueda | 8,033 | 4.76 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,086 | 11.30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 285,252 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.69 | 2.65 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō (Incumbent) | 86,363 | 52.65 | 1.27 |
| | Social Democratic | Hajime Yoshikawa (Won PR seat) | 59,775 | 36.44 | 11.05 |
| | JCP | Kai Yamashita | 17,907 | 10.92 | 4.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,588 | 16.21 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 290,833 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.04 | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō | 94,666 | 51.38 | 3.51 |
| | Social Democratic | Hajime Yoshikawa (Won PR seat) | 46,786 | 25.39 | 24.70 |
| | Restoration | Norihiko Takeuchi | 31,779 | 17.25 | New |
| | JCP | Kai Yamashita | 11,008 | 5.97 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,880 | 25.99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP gain from Social Democratic | LDP gain from Social Democratic | LDP gain from Social Democratic | LDP gain from Social Democratic | LDP gain from Social Democratic |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Democratic | Yasumasa Shigeno | 112,090 | 50.09 | 8.20 |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 107,124 | 47.87 | 3.64 |
| | Happiness Realization | Etsuko Nagaoka | 4,574 | 2.04 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,966 | 2.22 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Social Democratic gain from LDP | Social Democratic gain from LDP | Social Democratic gain from LDP | Social Democratic gain from LDP | Social Democratic gain from LDP |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō (Incumbent) | 116,837 | 51.51 | 4.68 |
| | Social Democratic | Yasumasa Shigeno (Won PR seat) | 95,017 | 41.89 | 2.90 |
| | JCP | Kai Yamashita | 14,957 | 6.60 | 1.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,820 | 9.62 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō (Incumbent) | 123,434 | 56.19 | 1.55 |
| | Social Democratic | Yasumasa Shigeno | 85,666 | 38.99 | 2.20 |
| | JCP | Masaru Ono | 10,590 | 4.82 | 1.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,768 | 17.20 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō (Incumbent) | 92,242 | 54.64 | 19.54 |
| | Social Democratic | Yasumasa Shigeno (Won PR seat) | 69,532 | 41.19 | New |
| | JCP | Kenji Bussaka | 5,034 | 2.98 | 7.47 |
| | Liberal League | Akemi Ishikawa | 2,003 | 1.19 | 14.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,710 | 13.45 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Seishirō Etō | 100,809 | 74.18 | New |
| | Liberal League | Terumi Kamikawa | 20,889 | 15.37 | New |
| | JCP | Masami Doi | 14,197 | 10.45 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79,920 | 58.81 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) | LDP win (new seat) |