Chiba 5th district explained

Chiba 5th District
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:Japanese House of Representatives
District Label:Prefecture
District:Chiba
Region Label:Proportional District
Region:Southern Kanto
Electorate:413,484 (as of September 2022)[1]
Year:1994
Seats:One
Party Label:Political parties of Japan
Party:Liberal Democratic Party
Member Label:Representative
Member:Arfiya Eri

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 descent has represented the district since winning a by-election on 17 April 2023.[2]

Areas covered

Areas covered 2002–2022

Areas covered before 2002

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

List of representatives

Election RepresentativePartyNotes
1996bgcolor= Democratic
2000bgcolor= Democratic
2003bgcolor= Democratic
2005Kentaro Sonourabgcolor= Liberal Democratic
2009bgcolor= Democratic
2012Kentaro SonouraLiberal Democratic
2014
2017
2021
Vacant (December 2022–April 2023)
2023 by-elArfiya Eribgcolor= Liberal Democratic

Election results

‡ - Also ran in the Minami Kanto PR district election

References

  1. Web site: 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. 2023-01-04. ja. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Johnston . Eric . 2023-04-24 . Kishida rules out snap poll after LDP wins big in Sunday by-elections . 2023-04-24 . The Japan Times . en-US.