is a single-member electoral district of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The district covers two different parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. On the main island of Kyushu, it covers most of the Satsuma Peninsula; this includes the cities of Makurazaki, Ibusuki, Minamisatsuma, and Minamikyūshū, as well as the former municipalities Taniyama City and Kiire Town, which are now a part of the capital Kagoshima City. The district also includes Ōshima Subprefecture, which covers the Amami Islands more than to the south, which includes the city of Amami. In 2021, the district had 337,660 eligible voters.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC):
From 2000 to 2014, the district was represented by the Tokuda family, which runs the Tokushūkai hospital group. A political funds scandal in 2013 over donations from Tokushūkai led to the resignations of Tokyo governor Naoki Inose and Representative Takeshi Tokuda. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) still managed to hold the district until 2021, when it was won by former Governor of Kagoshima Prefecture Satoshi Mitazono, who ran as an independent candidate.
List of representatives Representative Party Dates Notes LDP 1996–2000 Torao Tokuda Liberal League 2000–2005 Re-elected at the 2003 general election Takeshi Tokuda Independent 2005–2009 Joined the LDP in 2006 LDP 2009–2014 Resigned from his seat in February 2014 LDP 2014–2021 Won April 2014 by-election and re-elected in 2014 general electionSatoshi Mitazono Independent 2021–2026 LDP 2026– Joined the LDP in 2025
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