Chiba 5th district

Chiba 5th District
千葉県第4区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureChiba
Proportional DistrictSouthern Kanto
Electorate413,484 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
Political parties of JapanLiberal Democratic Party
RepresentativeArfiya Eri

Chiba 5th District (千葉県第5区, Chiba-ken dai-go-ku) is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 1994 after the introduction of single-member constituencies in that year. Since its creation it has been redistricted twice: once in 2002 and again in 2022.

Arfiya Eri, a Liberal Democratic Party politician of Uyghur descent has represented the district since winning a by-election on 17 April 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "総務省|令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ Johnston, Eric (2023-04-24). "Kishida rules out snap poll after LDP wins big in Sunday by-elections". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-04-24.