# Shizuoka 6th district

Shizuoka 6th district (静岡県第6区, Shizuoka-ken dai-rokku or simply 静岡6区, Shizuoka-rokku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Shizuoka Prefecture.

## List of Representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Dates |
| 1996 | Shu Watanabe | DPJ | 1996 – 1998 |
| 1996 | Shu Watanabe | DPJ | 1998 – 2016 |
| 2000 | Shu Watanabe | DPJ | 1998 – 2016 |
| 2003 | Shu Watanabe | DPJ | 1998 – 2016 |
| 2005 | Shu Watanabe | DPJ | 1998 – 2016 |
| 2009 | Shu Watanabe | DPJ | 1998 – 2016 |
| 2012 | Shu Watanabe | DPJ | 1998 – 2016 |
| 2014 | Shu Watanabe | DPJ | 1998 – 2016 |
| 2014 | Shu Watanabe | DP | 2016 – 2017 |
| 2014 | Shu Watanabe | Kibō | 2017 – 2018 |
| 2017 | Shu Watanabe | Kibō | 2017 – 2018 |
| 2017 | Shu Watanabe | DPP | 2018 – 2020 |
| 2017 | Shu Watanabe | CDP | 2020 – 2021 |
| 2021 | Takaaki Katsumata | LDP | 2021 – 2024 |
| 2024 | Shu Watanabe | CDP | 2024 – |

## Election Results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Shu Watanabe | 104,022 | 46,3 | 2.2 |
| | LDP | Takaaki Katsumata (elected in Tōkai PR block) | 100,088 | 44.4 | 1.7 |
| | Reiwa | Kōsuke Tomitani | 21,003 | 9.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 422,874 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.45 | 0.68 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takaaki Katsumata (Incumbent-Tōkai-PR) | 104,178 | 46.09 | 0.34 |
| | CDP | Shu Watanabe (Incumbent) (elected by Tōkai-PR) | 99,758 | 44.14 | New |
| | Ishin | Kōki Yamashita | 22,086 | 9.77 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 425,131 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.77 | 1.12 |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Kibō | Shu Watanabe (Incumbent) | 108,788 | 46.02 | New |
| | LDP | Takaaki Katsumata (Incumbent-Tōkai-PR) (reelected by Tōkai-PR) | 108,157 | 45.75 | 2.07 |
| | JCP | Yutaka Uchida | 19,455 | 8.23 | 0.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 438,156 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.89 | 0.01 |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Shu Watanabe (Incumbent) | 114,161 | 48.55 | 2.96 |
| | LDP | Takaaki Katsumata (Incumbent-Tōkai-PR) (reelected by Tōkai-PR) | 102,714 | 43.68 | 2.85 |
| | JCP | Tatsuhiko Sato | 18,276 | 7.77 | 2.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 437,772 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.88 | 4.29 |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Shu Watanabe (Incumbent) | 116,084 | 45.59 | 20.94 |
| | LDP | Takaaki Katsumata (elected by Tōkai-PR) | 103,967 | 40.83 | 9.32 |
| | TP | Yūta Hiyoshi［ja〕 | 20,169 | 7.92 | New |
| | JCP | Masahiko Iguchi | 14,423 | 5.66 | 0.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 443,795 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.17 | 8.26 |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Shu Watanabe (Incumbent) | 197,688 | 66.53 | 13.96 |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Kurata (Incumbent-Tōkai PR) | 93,644 | 31.51 | 9.68 |
| | HRP | Keizō Kato | 5,831 | 1.96 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 450,065 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.43 | 1.26 |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Shu Watanabe (Incumbent) | 154,542 | 52.57 | 2.65 |
| | LDP | Masatoshi Kurata (Incumbent-Tōkai-PR) (reelected by Tōkai-PR) | 121,089 | 41.19 | 4.15 |
| | JCP | Kazuhiko Suzuki | 18,346 | 6.24 | 0.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 453,424 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.17 | 4.49 |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Shu Watanabe (Incumbent) | 136,066 | 49.92 | 3.43 |
| | LDP | Hiroyasu Kurihara [ja] (Incumbent-Tōkai-PR) | 100,955 | 37.04 | 2.53 |
| | Indep. | Junichi Hirata | 20,675 | 7.59 | New |
| | JCP | Kazuhiko Suzuki | 14,867 | 5.45 | 2.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 453,690 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.68 | 3.21 |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Shu Watanabe | 115,223 | 53.35 | New |
| | LDP | Mitsuo Sakurada | 85,458 | 39.57 | 10.74 |
| | JCP | Masahiko Iguchi | 13,428 | 7.59 | 0.55 |
| | LL | Yoshihisa Ōhira | 1,864 | 0.86 | 1.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 339,947 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.89 | 5.08 |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DPJ | Shu Watanabe | 60,609 | 31.56 | New |
| | Indep. | Mitsuo Sakurada | 55,840 | 29.07 | New |
| | LDP | Hiroyasu Kurihara | 55,374 | 28.83 | New |
| | JCP | Takayuki Nakata | 15,626 | 8.14 | New |
| | LL | Kazumi Kondo | 4,615 | 2.40 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 331,509 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.81 | |