Tochigi 2nd district

Tochigi 2nd District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Tochigi Prefecture single-member districts
PrefectureTochigi
Proportional DistrictKita-Kantō
Electorate262,690 (2021)
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyCDP
RepresentativeAkio Fukuda
Created fromTochigi's 1st and 2nd "medium-sized" district
MunicipalitiesKanuma, Nikkō, Sakura, Utsunomiya (Kamikawachi and Kawachi towns) and Shioya District

Tochigi 2nd district (栃木県[第]2区, Tochigi-ken-[dai-]nikku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the national Diet of Japan. It is located in northeastern Tochigi and consists of the cities of Kanuma, Nikkō and Sakura, part of Utsunomiya city and the two towns in Shioya District. As of 2016, 272,047 eligible voters were registered in the district.[1]

The district is currently represented by former Governor of Tochigi Akio Fukuda. Previous representatives in the district include former Agriculture Minister Kōya Nishikawa and Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama.