# Chiba 6th district

Chiba 6th district (千葉県第6区, Chiba-ken dai-rokku or simply 千葉6区, Chiba-rokku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Matsudo

### 2002 - 2022

* Part of Ichikawa
* Part of Matsudo

### 1994 - 2002

* Part of Ichikawa
* Part of Matsudo
* Kamagaya

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Hiromichi Watanabe | LDP |
| 2000 | Yukio Ubukata [ja] | Democratic |
| 2003 | Yukio Ubukata [ja] | Democratic |
| 2005 | Hiromichi Watanabe | LDP |
| 2009 | Yukio Ubukata [ja] | Democratic |
| 2012 | Hiromichi Watanabe | LDP |
| 2014 | Hiromichi Watanabe | LDP |
| 2017 | Hiromichi Watanabe | LDP |
| 2021 | Hiromichi Watanabe | LDP |
| 2024 | Junko Ando [ja] | CDP |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Junko Ando [ja] | 71,555 | 34.43 | New |
| | LDP | Hiromichi Watanabe (Incumbent) | 70,215 | 33.78 | 8.70 |
| | Ishin | Kenta Fujimaki [ja] (Won PR seat) | 30,472 | 14.66 | 11.02 |
| | Sanseitō | Shintaro Harada | 16,752 | 8.06 | New |
| | JCP | Shin Urano | 14,136 | 6.80 | 10.27 |
| | Social Democratic | Yoshiyasu Harada | 4,705 | 2.27 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,340 | 0.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 414,163 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.67 | 1.32 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Hiromichi Watanabe (Incumbent) | 80,764 | 42.48 | 1.02 |
| | Ishin | Kenta Fujimaki [ja] (Won PR seat) | 48,829 | 25.68 | 19.90 |
| | JCP | Fumiko Asano | 32,444 | 17.07 | N/A |
| | Independent | Yukio Ubukata [ja] | 28,083 | 14.77 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,935 | 16.80 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 369,609 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.99 | 3.38 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Hiromichi Watanabe (Incumbent) | 76,323 | 43.50 | 2.37 |
| | CDP | Yukio Ubukata [ja] (Won PR seat) | 65,281 | 37.21 | New |
| | Kibō no Tō | Nobuhiko Endō | 23,701 | 13.51 | New |
| | Ishin | Kentaro Hoshi | 10,145 | 5.78 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,042 | 6.29 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 363,440 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.61 | 0.02 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Hiromichi Watanabe (Incumbent) | 77,066 | 45.87 | 10.49 |
| | Democratic | Yukio Ubukata [ja] | 50,323 | 29.95 | 6.43 |
| | JCP | Yoshimi Miwa | 25,242 | 15.02 | 8.16 |
| | Future Generations | Nobuhiko Endō | 15,395 | 9.16 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,743 | 15.92 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 351,419 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.63 | 8.75 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Hiromichi Watanabe | 69,689 | 35.38 | 2.35 |
| | Democratic | Yukio Ubukata [ja] (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 46,331 | 23.52 | 25.87 |
| | Restoration | Nobuhiko Endō | 29,956 | 15.21 | New |
| | Your | Satoshi Ganno | 24,350 | 12.36 | 5.49 |
| | JCP | Yoshimi Miwa | 13,511 | 6.86 | 1.19 |
| | Tomorrow | Junko Shiraishi | 13,139 | 6.67 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,358 | 11.86 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 350,197 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.38 | 6.19 |
| | 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 | Yukio Ubukata [ja] | 108,270 | 49.39 | 10.48 |
| | LDP | Hiromichi Watanabe (Incumbent) | 72,401 | 33.03 | 19.90 |
| | Your | Yuki Kohira | 15,063 | 6.87 | New |
| | JCP | Haruyuki Yamazaki | 12,427 | 5.67 | 2.49 |
| | Independent | Kazumi Matsumoto [ja] | 9,204 | 4.20 | New |
| | Happiness Realization | Kayoko Mishima | 1,857 | 0.84 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,869 | 16.36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 348,266 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.57 | 0.41 |
| | 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 | Hiromichi Watanabe | 112,397 | 52.93 | 8.86 |
| | Democratic | Yukio Ubukata [ja] (Incumbent) | 82,636 | 38.91 | 7.84 |
| | JCP | Taeko Takahashi | 17,323 | 8.16 | 1.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,761 | 14.02 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 338,338 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.16 | 8.68 |
| | 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 | Yukio Ubukata [ja] (Incumbent) | 83,985 | 46.75 | 5.71 |
| | LDP | Hiromichi Watanabe (Won PR seat) | 79,161 | 44.07 | 5.59 |
| | JCP | Taeko Takahashi | 16,485 | 9.18 | 3.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,824 | 2.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 335,416 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.48 | 1.71 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yukio Ubukata [ja] | 78,359 | 41.04 | New |
| | LDP | Sadao Ioku [ja] | 73,462 | 38.48 | 0.74 |
| | JCP | Hiroo Yuda | 23,913 | 12.52 | 7.86 |
| | Liberal League | Yoshiyuki Shimamura | 15,197 | 7.96 | 3.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,897 | 2.56 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 348,139 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.19 | |
| | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP | Democratic gain from LDP |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Hiromichi Watanabe | 60,801 | 39.22 | New |
| | Democratic | Yukio Ubukata [ja] (Won PR seat) | 55,272 | 35.66 | New |
| | JCP | Makoto Nakajima | 31,588 | 20.38 | New |
| | Liberal League | Sumiko Abe | 7,352 | 4.74 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,529 | 3.56 | |
| 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) |