# Chiba 2nd district

Chiba 2nd district (千葉県第2区, Chiba-ken dai-niku or simply 千葉2区, Chiba-niku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Part of Chiba city
** Hanamigawa-ku
* Yachiyo

### 1994 - 2022

* Part of Chiba city
** Hanamigawa-ku
* Narashino
* Yachiyo

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Kazuo Eguchi [ja] | LDP |
| 2000 | Hisayasu Nagata | Democratic |
| 2003 | Hisayasu Nagata | Democratic |
| 2005 | Akiko Yamanaka | LDP |
| 2009 | Yū Kuroda [ja] | Democratic |
| 2009 | Yū Kuroda [ja] | PLF |
| 2009 | Yū Kuroda [ja] | Tomorrow |
| 2012 | Takayuki Kobayashi | LDP |
| 2014 | Takayuki Kobayashi | LDP |
| 2017 | Takayuki Kobayashi | LDP |
| 2021 | Takayuki Kobayashi | LDP |
| 2024 | Takayuki Kobayashi | LDP |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takayuki Kobayashi (Incumbent) | 103,690 | 68.13 | 6.09 |
| | JCP | Chiyo Shiraishi | 48,500 | 31.87 | 22.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,190 | 36.26 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 317,606 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.94 | 3.71 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takayuki Kobayashi (Incumbent) | 153,017 | 62.04 | 13.23 |
| | CDP | Yū Kuroda [ja] | 69,583 | 28.21 | New |
| | JCP | Satoshi Terao | 24,052 | 9.75 | 2.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83,434 | 33.83 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 460,509 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.65 | 4.07 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takayuki Kobayashi (Incumbent) | 108,964 | 48.81 | 5.42 |
| | CDP | Hiroyasu Higuchi | 54,035 | 24.20 | New |
| | Kibō no Tō | Yumiko Takegahara | 28,878 | 12.94 | New |
| | JCP | Hirotsugu Ueno | 16,491 | 7.39 | 12.55 |
| | Ishin | Kenta Fujimaki [ja] | 14,885 | 6.66 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,929 | 24.61 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 449,998 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.58 | 1.81 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takayuki Kobayashi (Incumbent) | 118,592 | 54.23 | 13.89 |
| | Innovation | Kenta Fujimaki [ja] | 56,479 | 25.83 | New |
| | JCP | Minoru Komatsu | 43,622 | 19.94 | 12.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62,113 | 28.40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 432,033 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.39 | 7.44 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Takayuki Kobayashi | 100,551 | 40.34 | 7.17 |
| | Restoration | Toshihiro Nakata | 54,123 | 21.71 | New |
| | Democratic | Hiroyasu Higuchi | 46,883 | 18.81 | 38.28 |
| | Tomorrow | Yū Kuroda [ja] (Incumbent) | 30,122 | 12.08 | New |
| | JCP | Toshiyuki Irisawa | 17,604 | 7.06 | 1.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,428 | 18.63 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 428,687 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.83 | 4.82 |
| | LDP gain from Tomorrow | LDP gain from Tomorrow | LDP gain from Tomorrow | LDP gain from Tomorrow | LDP gain from Tomorrow |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yū Kuroda [ja] | 153,745 | 57.09 | 14.45 |
| | LDP | Akiko Yamanaka (Incumbent) | 89,311 | 33.17 | 13.74 |
| | JCP | Chuhei Ogura | 22,052 | 8.19 | 1.96 |
| | Happiness Realization | Tomoyasu Yashiro | 4,174 | 1.55 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64,434 | 23.92 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 425,033 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.65 | 0.19 |
| | 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 | Akiko Yamanaka | 124,261 | 46.91 | 6.31 |
| | Democratic | Hisayasu Nagata (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 112,943 | 42.64 | 5.73 |
| | JCP | Ken Sato | 16,497 | 6.23 | 1.88 |
| | Social Democratic | Shigeo Wakamatsu | 8,772 | 3.31 | 0.39 |
| | Independent | Wao Wakimoto | 2,401 | 0.91 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,318 | 4.27 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 417,798 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.46 | 7.23 |
| | 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 | Hisayasu Nagata (Incumbent) | 111,539 | 48.37 | 14.18 |
| | LDP | Kazuo Eguchi [ja] | 93,617 | 40.60 | 10.10 |
| | JCP | Makoto Nakajima | 18,703 | 8.11 | 5.31 |
| | Social Democratic | Shigeo Wakamatsu | 6,724 | 2.92 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,922 | 7.77 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 413,315 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.23 | 4.31 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hisayasu Nagata | 82,074 | 34.19 | New |
| | LDP | Kazuo Eguchi [ja] (Incumbent) | 73,197 | 30.50 | 6.60 |
| | Komeito | Shigeyuki Tomita | 47,322 | 19.72 | New |
| | JCP | Toshio Nakamura | 32,216 | 13.42 | 2.15 |
| | Liberal League | Tadatsugu Kudo | 5,216 | 2.17 | 1.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,877 | 3.69 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 397,893 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.54 | |
| | 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 | Kazuo Eguchi [ja] | 75,939 | 37.10 | New |
| | New Frontier | Wahei Nakamura | 60,401 | 29.51 | New |
| | Democratic | Takehiro Morishima | 34,172 | 16.69 | New |
| | JCP | Shigeo Amaki | 31,862 | 15.57 | New |
| | Liberal League | Tatsuyoshi Kawamoto | 2,320 | 1.13 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,538 | 7.59 | |
| 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) |