Chiba 5th district

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.

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

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

Areas covered

Areas covered from 2002-2022
  • Ichikawa
    • Part of the central government office district
      • Ichikawa 1 – Ichikawa 3, Ichikawaminami, Mama 1-3, Shinden, Hirata, Yawata, Minami-yawata, Sugano, Higashi-Kanno, Higashihama 1, Tajiri, Takaya, Takaya Shinmachi, Baraki, Futamta, Futamata Shinmachi, Kamimyouden
  • Urayasu

Areas covered before 2002

From its establishment in 1994 until its first redistricting in 2002, the areas covered by the district were as follows:

  • Ichikawa (Just the districts of Gyotoku and the Ichikawa Government district)
  • Urayasu

Elected Representatives
Representative Party Years Served Notes
Kou Tanaka DP 1996-2000
DPJ 2000-2003
Hirotami Murakoshi DPJ 2003-2005
Kentaro Sonoura LDP 2005-2009
Hirotami Murakoshi DPJ 2009-2012
Kentaro Sonoura LDP 2012-2022 Resigned due to allegations of electoral isconduct[3]
Vacant (December 2022-April 2023)
Arfiya Eri LDP 2023-present

Election Results

‡ - Also ran in the Minami Kanto PR district election

2023[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Arfiya Eri 50,578 30.58 Decrease16.39
CDP Kentaro Yazaki 45,635.399 27.59 Decrease1.72
DPP Junko Okano 24,842 15.02 Increase4.83
Innovation Tomoyasu Kishino 22,952 13.88 Increase0.36
Communist Kazuko Saitō 12,360 7.47 Decrease6.78
Independent Kentaro Hoshi 6,561.599 3.97 New
Seijika Joshi Mitsue Oda 2,463 1.49 New
Registered electors 451,273
Turnout 38.25 Decrease15.82
Liberal Democratic hold
2021[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kentaro Sonoura‡ 111,985.611 46.97 Decrease4.05
CDP Kentaro Yazaki‡ 69,887.387 29.31 New
Innovation Tamotsu Shīki‡ 32,241 13.52 New
DPP Atsushi Tokita‡ 24,307 10.19 New
Registered electors 450,365
Turnout 54.07 Increase4.96
Liberal Democratic hold
2017[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kentro Sonoura‡ 107,299 51.02 Decrease2.78
CDP Atsushi Yamada‡ 62,894 29.91 New
Kibō no Tō Junko Okano‡ 40,115 19.07 New
Registered electors 438,691
Turnout 49.11 Decrease0.09
Liberal Democratic hold
2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kentaro Sonoura‡ 105,941 53.80 Increase18.49
Democratic Hirotami Murakoshi‡ 57,500 29.20 Increase7.09
Communist Fumiko Asano‡ 28,055 14.25 Increase8.82
Independent Politician Kazuo Ishida 5,411 2.75 New
Registered electors 415,510
Turnout 49.20 Decrease8.66
Liberal Democratic hold

References
  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.
  3. "LDP lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura to resign over political funds scandal". The Japan Times. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. "千葉5区 - 第49回衆議院議員補欠選挙" [Chiba 5th District - by-election of 49th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  5. "千葉5区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙" [Chiba 5th District - 49th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  6. "千葉5区 - 第48回衆議院議員選挙" [Chiba 5th District - 48th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  7. "千葉5区 - 第47回衆議院議員選挙" [Chiba 5th District - 47th House of Representatives general election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).

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