# Chiba 8th district

Chiba 8th district (千葉県第8区, Chiba-ken dai-hakku or simply 千葉8区, Chiba-hakku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture.

## Areas covered
### Since 2022

* Kashiwa

### 2013 - 2022

* Part of Kashiwa
* Abiko

### 2002 - 2013

* Kashiwa
* Abiko

### 1994 - 2002

* Kashiwa
* Abiko
* Part of Higashi-Katsushika District
** Shōnan area

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Yoshitaka Sakurada | LDP |
| 2000 | Hiroyuki Nagahama | Democratic |
| 2003 | Kimiaki Matsuzaki [ja] | Democratic |
| 2005 | Yoshitaka Sakurada | LDP |
| 2009 | Kimiaki Matsuzaki [ja] | Democratic |
| 2012 | Yoshitaka Sakurada | LDP |
| 2014 | Yoshitaka Sakurada | LDP |
| 2017 | Yoshitaka Sakurada | LDP |
| 2021 | Satoshi Honjo [ja] | CDP |
| 2024 | Satoshi Honjo [ja] | CDP |

## Election Results
### 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Satoshi Honjo [ja] (Incumbent) | 78,678 | 42.93 | 16.72 |
| | LDP | Izumi Matsumoto | 59,070 | 32.23 | 3.77 |
| | Ishin | Sadamichi Ishizuka | 20,338 | 11.10 | New |
| | Sanseitō | Hiroyuki Miyamoto | 13,872 | 7.57 | New |
| | JCP | Satoshi Takahashi | 11,296 | 6.17 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,608 | 10.70 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 360,412 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.36 | 3.80 |
| | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold | CDP hold |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Satoshi Honjo [ja] | 135,125 | 59.65 | New |
| | LDP | Yoshitaka Sakurada (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 81,556 | 36.00 | 12.76 |
| | Independent | Shinichiro Miyaoka | 9,845 | 4.35 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,569 | 23.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 423,866 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.16 | 4.48 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshitaka Sakurada (Incumbent) | 100,115 | 48.76 | 0.44 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Kazumi Ota | 71,468 | 34.81 | New |
| | JCP | Teiryo Onozato | 33,752 | 16.43 | 0.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,647 | 13.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 411,572 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.68 | 1.17 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshitaka Sakurada (Incumbent) | 98,569 | 49.20 | 8.20 |
| | Innovation | Kazumi Ota (Won PR seat) | 69,667 | 34.77 | New |
| | JCP | Teiryo Onozato | 32,118 | 16.03 | 9.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,902 | 14.43 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 396,160 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.85 | 7.41 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LDP | Yoshitaka Sakurada | 93,882 | 41.00 | 3.60 |
| | Democratic | Kimiaki Matsuzaki [ja] (Incumbent) | 56,831 | 24.82 | 28.74 |
| | Your | Koji Yamamoto | 44,532 | 19.45 | New |
| | Tomorrow | Yumiko Himei | 18,846 | 8.23 | New |
| | JCP | Hidenori Takeishi | 14,914 | 6.50 | 0.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,051 | 16.18 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 393,127 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.26 | 7.42 |
| | 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 | Kimiaki Matsuzaki [ja] | 138,923 | 53.56 | 13.57 |
| | LDP | Yoshitaka Sakurada (Incumbent) | 97,007 | 37.40 | 14.47 |
| | JCP | Hideo Kato | 19,378 | 7.47 | 0.78 |
| | Happiness Realization | Yasuko Mori | 4,052 | 1.57 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,916 | 16.16 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 391,010 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.68 | 0.73 |
| | 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 | Yoshitaka Sakurada | 128,659 | 51.87 | 7.50 |
| | Democratic | Kimiaki Matsuzaki [ja] (Incumbent) | 99,204 | 39.99 | 6.77 |
| | JCP | Satoshi Takahashi | 16,588 | 6.69 | 2.18 |
| | Independent | Yoichi Imai | 3,614 | 1.45 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,455 | 11.88 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 377,404 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.95 | 7.16 |
| | 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 | Kimiaki Matsuzaki [ja] | 100,794 | 46.76 | 7.14 |
| | LDP | Yoshitaka Sakurada (Won PR seat) | 95,627 | 44.37 | 6.12 |
| | JCP | Hideo Kato | 19,117 | 8.87 | 1.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,167 | 2.39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 373,015 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.79 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Hiroyuki Nagahama | 91,220 | 39.62 | New |
| | LDP | Yoshitaka Sakurada (Incumbent) (Won PR seat) | 88,065 | 38.25 | 4.25 |
| | JCP | Yasunori Takada | 23,235 | 10.09 | 4.52 |
| | Social Democratic | Toshio Sasaki | 21,429 | 9.31 | New |
| | Liberal League | Hidekazu Hayashi | 6,294 | 2.73 | 1.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,155 | 1.37 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 396,931 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.76 | |
| | 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 | Yoshitaka Sakurada | 69,539 | 34.00 | New |
| | New Frontier | Hiroyuki Nagahama | 62,740 | 30.67 | New |
| | Democratic | Yukihiko Hayakawa | 40,103 | 19.61 | New |
| | JCP | Hideo Kato | 29,884 | 14.61 | New |
| | Liberal League | Hideyuki Matsumoto | 2,284 | 1.11 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,799 | 3.33 | |
| 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) |