Miyagi 2nd District | |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Constituency Link: | Miyagi 2nd district |
Parl Name: | Japanese House of Representatives |
District Label: | Prefecture |
District: | Miyagi |
Region Label: | Proportional District |
Region: | Tohoku |
Electorate: | 455,409[1] |
Members Label: | Representative |
Members: | Sayuri Kamata |
Seats: | One |
Year: | 1994 |
Party Label: | Party |
Party: | CDP |
is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located on the island of Honshu, in Miyagi Prefecture, and includes parts of the city of Sendai, the prefectural capital (the city is shared with District 2).[2]
As of 2020, the district was home to 454,848 constituents.[3]
The district is represented by Ken'ya Akiba of the Liberal Democratic Party.[4]
Masashi Nakano | LDP | 1996-2000 | |||
Sayuri Kamata | DPJ | 2000-2005 | Stepped down due to violations of the public election law | ||
Kenya Akiba | LDP | 2005-2009 | |||
Yasunori Saito | DPJ | 2009-2012 | |||
Kenya Akiba | LDP | 2012-2021 | |||
Sayuri Kamata | CDP | 2021- | Incumbent |
Since it was formed in 1994 as a single member constituency, it has been made up of the following areas: