Chiba 5th district
{{Short description|Electoral district in Japan}}
{{refimprove|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox constituency|name=Chiba 5th District|nativename={{nobold|千葉県第4区}}|type=Parliamentary|parl_name=Japanese House of Representatives|image=衆議院小選挙区 千葉県.svg|district_label=Prefecture|district=Chiba|region_label=Proportional District|region=Southern Kanto|electorate=413,484 (as of September 2022){{cite web|url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/meibo/meibo_R04.html|access-date=2023-01-04|title=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|language=ja|trans-title=Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022}}|year=1994|seats=One|party_label= Party|party=CDP|member_label=Representative|member=Kentarō Yazaki}}
{{Nihongo|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 won a by-election on 17 April 2023.{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Eric |date=2023-04-24 |title=Kishida rules out snap poll after LDP wins big in Sunday by-elections |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/24/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-parliamentary-elections-ldp/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}
Areas covered
= Current district =
= Areas covered 2002–2022 =
= Areas covered before 2002 =
List of representatives
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! Election ! Representative ! colspan="2" | Party ! Notes |
| 1996
| rowspan="2"|{{ill|Kou Tanaka|ja|田中甲}} | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1996)}} | || Democratic | rowspan="2"| Elected mayor of Ichikawa City in 2022 |
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| 2000
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}} | ||Democratic |
| 2003
|{{ill|Hirotami Murakoshi|ja|村越祐民}} | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}} | ||Democratic | |
| 2005
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | || Liberal Democratic | |
| 2009
|{{ill|Hirotami Murakoshi|ja|村越祐民}} | bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}} | ||Democratic | Mayor of Ichikawa City in 2018 – 2022 |
| 2012
| rowspan="4"| Kentaro Sonoura | rowspan="4" bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | || rowspan="4"| Liberal Democratic | rowspan="4"| Resigned on 21 December 2022 |
| 2014 |
| 2017 |
| 2021 |
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center| Vacant (December 2022–April 2023) |
| 2023 by-el
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | || Liberal Democratic | |
| 2024
| bgcolor={{party color|Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}} | || CDP | |
Election results
‡ - Also ran in the South Kanto PR block election
{{Election box begin | title=2024{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/12/#senk52113|title=2024年衆議院議員総選挙 千葉5区|website=NHK|access-date=January 8, 2025|language=ja}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|candidate = Kentarō Yazaki{{superscript|‡}}
|votes = 66,031
|percentage = 30.60
|change = {{increase}}3.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|candidate = Arfiya Eri{{superscript|‡}} (elected in PR block)
|votes = 59,636
|percentage = 27.63
|change = {{decrease}}2.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party For the People
|candidate = Junko Okano{{superscript|‡}} (elected in PR block)
|votes = 51,033
|percentage = 23.65
|change = {{increase}}8.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japan Innovation Party
|candidate = Tomoyasu Kishino{{superscript|‡}}
|votes = 17,615
|percentage = 8.16
|change = {{decrease}}5.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Japanese Communist Party
|candidate = Masato Sakurai
|votes = 11,015
|percentage = 5.10
|change = {{decrease}}2.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Sanseitō
|candidate = Jun'ichi Myaji
|votes = 10,490
|percentage = 4.86
|change =New
}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=414,963}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=
|percentage = 53.21
|change= {{increase}}14.96
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner= Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
|loser= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2023{{cite web|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/24509/senkyoku/46121|access-date=2023-06-22|title=千葉5区 - 第49回衆議院議員補欠選挙|trans-title=Chiba 5th District - by-election of 49th House of Representatives general election|language=ja|website=go2senkyo.com}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|candidate=Arfiya Eri|votes=50,578|percentage=30.58|change={{decrease}}16.39}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|candidate=Kentarō Yazaki|votes=45,635.399|percentage=27.59|change={{decrease}}1.72}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party For the People|candidate=Junko Okano|votes=24,842|percentage=15.02|change={{increase}}4.83}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Japan Innovation Party|candidate=Tomoyasu Kishino|votes=22,952|percentage=13.88|change={{increase}}0.36}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Japanese Communist Party|candidate=Kazuko Saitō|votes=12,360|percentage=7.47|change={{decrease}}6.78}}{{Election box candidate |party=Independent|candidate=Kentaro Hoshi|votes=6,561.599|percentage=3.97|change=New}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Seijika Joshi 48 Party|candidate=Mitsue Oda|votes=2,463|percentage=1.49|change=New}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=451,273}}{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=38.25|change={{decrease}}15.82}}{{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner=Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2021{{cite web|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/19607/senkyoku/38882|title=千葉5区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙|trans-title=Chiba 5th District - 49th House of Representatives general election|language=ja|website=go2senkyo.com}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|candidate=Kentaro Sonoura{{superscript|‡}}|votes=111,985.611|percentage=46.97|change={{decrease}}4.05}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|candidate=Kentaro Yazaki{{superscript|‡}}|votes=69,887.387|percentage=29.31|change=New}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Nippon Ishin no Kai|candidate=Tamotsu Shīki{{superscript|‡}}|votes=32,241|percentage=13.52|change=New}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party For the People|candidate=Atsushi Tokita{{superscript|‡}}|votes=24,307|percentage=10.19|change=New}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=450,365}}{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=54.07|change={{increase}}4.96}}{{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner=Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2017{{cite web|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/15530/senkyoku/25094|title=千葉5区 - 第48回衆議院議員選挙|trans-title=Chiba 5th District - 48th House of Representatives general election|language=ja|website=go2senkyo.com}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|candidate=Kentaro Sonoura{{superscript|‡}}|votes=107,299|percentage=51.02|change={{decrease}}2.78}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|candidate=Atsushi Yamada{{superscript|‡}}|votes= 62,894|percentage=29.91|change=New}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kibō no Tō|candidate=Junko Okano{{superscript|‡}}|votes=40,115|percentage=19.07|change=New}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=438,691}}{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=49.11|change={{decrease}}0.09}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=2014{{cite web|url= https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/49/senkyoku/1949 |title=千葉5区 - 第47回衆議院議員選挙|trans-title=Chiba 5th District - 47th House of Representatives general election|language=ja|website=go2senkyo.com}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|candidate=Kentaro Sonoura{{superscript|‡}}|votes=105,941|percentage=53.80|change={{increase}}18.49}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party of Japan|candidate=Hirotami Murakoshi{{superscript|‡}}|votes=57,500|percentage=29.20|change={{increase}}7.09}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Japanese Communist Party|candidate=Fumiko Asano{{superscript|‡}}|votes=28,055|percentage=14.25|change={{increase}}8.82}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent Politician|candidate=Kazuo Ishida|votes=5,411|percentage=2.75|change=New}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=415,510}}{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=49.20|change={{decrease}}8.66}}{{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner=Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Chiba Prefecture