| Kagoshima 2nd District | |
|---|---|
| 鹿児島県第2区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
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| Prefecture | Kagoshima |
| Proportional District | Kyushu |
| Electorate | 334,582 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | Indep. |
| Representative | Satoshi Mitazono |
Kagoshima 2nd district (鹿児島[県第]2区, Kagoshima[-ken dai-]ni-ku) is a single-member electoral district of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The district covers two different parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. On the main island of Kyushu, it covers most of the Satsuma Peninsula; this includes the cities of Makurazaki, Ibusuki, Minamisatsuma, and Minamikyūshū, as well as the former municipalities Taniyama City and Kiire Town, which are now a part of the capital Kagoshima City. The district also includes Ōshima Subprefecture, which covers the Amami Islands more than 300 kilometres (186 miles) to the south, which includes the city of Amami. In 2021, the district had 337,660 eligible voters.[2]
From 2000 to 2014, the district was represented by the Tokuda family, which runs the Tokushūkai hospital group. A political funds scandal in 2013 over donations from Tokushūkai led to the resignations of Tokyo governor Naoki Inose and Representative Takeshi Tokuda. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) still managed to hold the district until 2021, when it was won by former Governor of Kagoshima Prefecture Satoshi Mitazono, who ran as an independent candidate.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)