Chiba 13th district

{{Short description|Electoral constituency in Chiba Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox constituency

|name = Chiba 13th district

|type = Parliamentary

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|parl_name = Japanese House of Representatives

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|caption = Numbered map of the Chiba Prefecture single seats

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|district_label = Prefecture

|district = Chiba

|region_label = Proportional District

|region = Southern Kanto

|population =

|electorate = 418,377Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/meibo/meibo_h27.html] {{in lang|ja}}

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|year = 2002

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|members_label = Representatives

|members = {{Ill|Hisashi Matsumoto|ja|松本尚}}

|seats = One

|party_label = Party

|party = LDP

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|blank1_name = Municipalities

|blank1_info = Cities of Abiko, Inzai, Kamagaya, Shiroi, and Tomisato

District of Iba

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Chiba 13th district (千葉県第13区, Chiba-ken dai-ju-sanku or simply 千葉13区, Chiba-ju-sanku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Chiba Prefecture.

Areas covered

=Since 2022=

{{Cite web|url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/21020221128089.htm|title=衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第210回国会　制定法律の一覧 >公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律法律第八十九号（令四・一一・二八）|accessdate=January 11, 2025|publisher=House of Representatives of Japan|date=November 28, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000853813.pdf|title=Chiba|access-date=January 11, 2025|publisher=Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications}}

=2017 - 2022=

Part of Funabashi
Inzai
Kamagaya
Part of Kashiwa
Former Shōnan area
Shiroi
Tomisato
Iba District

{{Cite web|url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/19320170616058.htm|title=衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第193回国会　制定法律の一覧 >衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法及び公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律法律第五十八号（平二九・六・一六）|accessdate=January 11, 2025|publisher=House of Representatives of Japan|date=June 16, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000240050.pdf|title=Chiba|access-date=January 11, 2025|publisher=Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications}}

=2013 - 2017=

Part of Funabashi
Inzai
Kamagaya
Part of Kashiwa
Former Shōnan area
Shiroi
Tomisato
Iba District

{{Cite web|url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/18320130628068.htm|title=衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第183回国会　制定法律の一覧 >衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律法律第六十八号（平二五・六・二八）|accessdate=January 11, 2025|publisher=House of Representatives of Japan|date=June 28, 2013}}

=2002 - 2013=

{{Cite web|url= https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/15420020731095.htm|title=衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第154回国会　制定法律の一覧 >公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律法律第九十五号（平一四・七・三一）|accessdate=January 11, 2025|publisher=House of Representatives of Japan|date=July 31, 2002}}

List of representatives

2003 {{cite web\|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/43/senkyoku/730\|title =第43回衆議院議員総選挙 - 千葉13区\|website=Senkyo.com\|access-date=January 11, 2025\|language=ja}} \|rowspan=2\|Yukio Jitsukawa \|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color\|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}\| \|rowspan=2\|LDP \|rowspan=2\|
class=wikitable
valign=bottom !Election !Representative !colspan=2\|Party !Notes
2005 {{cite web\|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo2005/kaihyo/A12013.html\|title = 第44回衆議院議員総選挙 - 千葉13区\|website=The Asahi Shinbun\|access-date=January 11, 2025\|language=ja}}
2009 {{cite web\|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo2009/kaihyo/A12013.html\|title =第45回衆議院議員総選挙 - 千葉13区\|website=The Asahi Shinbun\|access-date=January 11, 2025\|language=ja}} \|{{Ill\|Yasuhiko Wakai\|ja\|若井康彦}} \|bgcolor={{party color\|Democratic Party of Japan}}\| \|Democratic \|
2012 {{cite web\|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo46/kaihyo/A12.html#Area013\|title=開票結果小選挙区千葉\|website=The Asahi Shimbun\|access-date=January 11, 2025\|language=ja}} \|rowspan=4\|{{Ill\|Takaki Shirasuka\|ja\|白須賀貴樹}} \|rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color\|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}\| \|rowspan=3\|LDP \|rowspan=2\|
2014 {{cite web\|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/archives/shugiin/2014/index.html#skh_1213\|title =2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB\|website=NHK\|access-date=January 11, 2025\|language=ja}}
rowspan=2\|2017 {{cite web\|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2017/#!skh_1213\|title= 2017衆院選:衆議院議員総選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB\|website=NHK\|access-date=January 11, 2025\|language=ja}} \|Shirasuka left the LDP because of the scandal.
bgcolor={{party color\|Independent}}\| \|Independent \|
2021 {{cite web\|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/12/\|title=2021年衆議院議員総選挙千葉\|website=NHK\|access-date=January 11, 2025\|language=ja}} \|rowspan=2\|{{Ill\|Hisashi Matsumoto\|ja\|松本尚}} \|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color\|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}\| \|rowspan=2\|LDP \|rowspan=2\|
2024 {{cite web\|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/12/\|title=2024年衆議院議員総選挙千葉\|website=NHK\|access-date=January 11, 2025\|language=ja}}

Election Results

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2024 • 2021 • 2017 • 2014 • 2012 • 2009 • 2005 • 2003

= 2024 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = {{Ill|Hisashi Matsumoto|ja|松本尚}}
(Incumbent)

|votes = 96,024

|percentage = 43.77

|change = {{decrease}} 1.30

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Shin Miyakawa|ja|宮川伸}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 92,501

|percentage = 42.16

|change = {{increase}} 6.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Sanseitō

|candidate = Megumi Nakaya

|votes = 19,582

|percentage = 8.93

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Sueto Kashiwazaki

|votes = 11,287

|percentage = 5.14

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 3,523

|percentage = 1.61

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 54.02

|change = {{decrease}} 0.47

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2021 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = {{Ill|Hisashi Matsumoto|ja|松本尚}}

|votes = 100,227

|percentage = 45.07

|change = {{decrease}} 0.77

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Shin Miyakawa|ja|宮川伸}}

|votes = 79,687

|percentage = 35.83

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japan Innovation Party

|candidate = {{Ill|Kiyoshi Shimizu|ja|清水聖士}}

|votes = 42,473

|percentage = 19.10

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 20,540

|percentage = 9.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 54.49

|change = {{increase}} 3.70

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|loser= Independent politician

}}

= 2017 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = {{Ill|Takaki Shirasuka|ja|白須賀貴樹}}
(Incumbent)

|votes = 93,081

|percentage = 45.84

|change = {{decrease}} 5.06

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Shin Miyakawa|ja|宮川伸}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 57,431

|percentage = 28.28

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Kibō no Tō

|candidate = {{Ill|Tomohiko Mizuno|ja|水野智彦}}

|votes = 31,887

|percentage = 15.70

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Kazuko Saito

|votes = 20,679

|percentage = 10.18

|change = {{decrease}} 4.70

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 35,650

|percentage = 17.56

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 50.79

|change = {{decrease}} 0.11

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2014 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = {{Ill|Takaki Shirasuka|ja|白須賀貴樹}}
(Incumbent)

|votes = 96,294

|percentage = 50.90

|change = {{increase}} 9.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Yasuhiko Wakai|ja|若井康彦}}

|votes = 64,725

|percentage = 34.22

|change = {{increase}} 6.56

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Katsutoshi Nakagawa

|votes = 28,147

|percentage = 14.88

|change = {{increase}} 7.36

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 31,569

|percentage = 16.68

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 50.90

|change = {{decrease}} 7.24

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

= 2012 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = {{Ill|Takaki Shirasuka|ja|白須賀貴樹}}

|votes = 75,152

|percentage = 41.02

|change = {{increase}} 2.11

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Yasuhiko Wakai|ja|若井康彦}}
(Incumbent)
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 50,666

|percentage = 27.66

|change = {{decrease}} 29.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japan Restoration Party

|candidate = {{Ill|Tamotsu Shiiki|ja|椎木保}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 40,471

|percentage = 22.09

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Tomoyuki Satake

|votes = 13,769

|percentage = 7.52

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Happiness Realization Party

|candidate = Yuzo Furukawa

|votes = 3,134

|percentage = 1.71

|change = {{decrease}} 0.36

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 24,486

|percentage = 13.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 58.14

|change = {{decrease}} 7.92

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|loser= Democratic Party of Japan

}}

= 2009 =

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Yasuhiko Wakai|ja|若井康彦}}

|votes = 118,062

|percentage = 57.02

|change = {{increase}} 18.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Yukio Jitsukawa
(Incumbent)

|votes = 80,573

|percentage = 38.91

|change = {{decrease}} 15.50

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Happiness Realization Party

|candidate = Hiroaki Ishii

|votes = 4,293

|percentage = 2.07

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Kenzo Tachibana

|votes = 4,127

|percentage = 2.00

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 37,489

|percentage = 18.11

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 66.06

|change = {{increase}} 0.35

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner= Democratic Party of Japan

|loser= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

=== 2005 ===

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Yukio Jitsukawa
(Incumbent)

|votes = 106,994

|percentage = 54.41

|change = {{increase}} 6.11

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Yasuhiko Wakai|ja|若井康彦}}

|votes = 75,909

|percentage = 38.60

|change = {{decrease}} 6.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Choei Ino

|votes = 13,756

|percentage = 6.99

|change = {{increase}} 0.22

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 31,085

|percentage = 15.81

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 65.71

|change = {{increase}} 7.64

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

=== 2003 ===

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Yukio Jitsukawa

|votes = 81,625

|percentage = 48.30

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Yasuhiko Wakai|ja|若井康彦}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 75,927

|percentage = 44.93

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Choei Ino

|votes = 11,435

|percentage = 6.77

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 5,698

|percentage = 3.37

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 58.07

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win no change

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

References

Category:House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Chiba Prefecture