Miyazaki 2nd district

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

Miyazaki 2nd district
Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Miyazaki Prefecture single-member districts
Prefecture	Miyazaki
Proportional District	Kyushu
Electorate	266,489[1]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Seats	One
Party	Liberal Democratic
Representatives	Taku Etō
Municipalities	Hyuga, Nobeoka, Saito, Higashiusuki District, Koyu District and Nishiusuki District

Areas covered

Since 1994

• Hyuga
• Nobeoka
• Saito
• Higashiusuki District
• Koyu District
• Nishiusuki District

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List of representatives

Election	Representative	Party		Notes
1996 [3]	Takami Eto		Liberal Democratic
2000[4]
2003[5]	Taku Etō		Independent
			Liberal Democratic
2005[6]			Independent
			Liberal Democratic
2009[7]
2012[8]
2014[9]
2017[10]
2021[11]
2024[12]

Election results

2024^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito)	Taku Etō (incumbent)	74,367	52.34
	DPP	Shinji Nagatomo [ja] (won PR seat)	61,603	43.36
	JCP	Shirae Yoshitomo	6,113	4.30	New
Majority			12,764	8.98
Registered electors			261,788
Turnout			142,083	55.12	1.16
	LDP hold

2021^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito)	Taku Etō (incumbent)	94,156	62.20
	DPP (endorsed by SDP)	Shinji Nagatomo [ja] (won PR seat)	57,210	37.80	New
Majority			36,946	24.40
Registered electors			273,071
Turnout				56.28	4.59
	LDP hold

2017^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito)	Taku Etō (incumbent)	98,170	69.74
	Communist	Manji Kuroki	29,831	21.19
	Happiness Realization	Ichiro Kōno	12,757	9.06	N/A
Majority			68,339	48.55
Registered electors			284,933
Turnout				51.69	0.34
	LDP hold

2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito)	Taku Etō (incumbent)	111,850	78.39
	Communist	Takayuki Yoshida	30,841	21.61
Majority			81,009	56.78
Registered electors			286,325
Turnout				52.03
	LDP hold

2012^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Taku Etō (incumbent)	113,432	68.31
	Democratic	Seiichiro Dōkyū [ja] (PR seat incumbent)	41,070	24.73
	Communist	Takayuki Yoshida	11,545	6.95	N/A
Majority			72,362	43.58
Turnout
	LDP hold

2009^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Taku Etō (incumbent)	120,567	56.89
	Democratic	Seiichiro Dōkyū [ja] (won PR seat)	81,997	38.69
	Independent	Morito Ohara	7,609	3.59	New
	Happiness Realization	Yoshikazu Shimasaki	1,770	0.84	New
Majority			38,570	18.20
Turnout
	LDP hold

2005^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Taku Etō (incumbent)	101,809	47.23
	Liberal Democratic	Mitsuhiro Uesugi [ja]	61,979	28.75	N/A
	Democratic	Kenji Kuroki	51,764	24.01
Majority			39,830	18.48
Turnout
	Independent hold

2003^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Taku Etō	88,540	43.63	New
	Independent	Kenji Kuroki	79,119	38.98	New
	Democratic	Yūko Doi	29,585	14.58
	Communist	Sadao Uchiyama	5,708	2.81
Majority			9,421	4.65
Turnout
	Independent gain from LDP

2000^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Takami Eto (incumbent)	131,725	66.55
	Democratic	Emiko Nagahama	47,833	24.17	New
	Communist	Mitsuru Shiotsuki	12,829	6.48
	Liberal League	Yutaka Kowata	5,533	2.80
Majority			83,892	42.38
Turnout
	LDP hold

1996^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democratic	Takami Eto	106,858	55.48	New
	New Frontier	Toshimichi Tanigawa	73,553	38.19	New
	Communist	Akio Noda	10,813	5.61	New
	Liberal League	Takuji Aozato	1,370	0.71	New
Majority			33,305	17.29
Turnout
	LDP win (new seat)