was a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It was located in western Nagasaki and consisted of the cities of Sasebo, Hirado, Matsuura and Saikai, as well as Kitamatsuura District. As of 2021, 250,004 eligible voters were registered in the district.
List of representatives +RepresentativesPartyDatesNotesGenjirō KanekoLDP1996–1998Resigned mid-term to run as Governor of Nagasaki.Daisuke MiyajimaLDP 1998–2000Lost re-election.Seigo KitamuraIndependent2000–2003Re-elected in 2003.LDP2003–2009Re-elected in 2005, 2009 in the Kyushu PR block.Daisuke MiyajimaDPJ2009–2012Lost re-election.Seigo KitamuraLDP2012–2023Re-elected in 2014, 2017, 2021. Died in office. Vacant (May – October 2023)Yōzō KanekoLDP2023–2024Constituency abolished - moved to the 3rd district
Area covered The district was redrawn twice between its creation in 1994 and its abolition, once in 2013 and once again in 2017. The district was abolished during redistricting in 2022, and the areas it covered as of 2022 were transferred to the 3rd district.
Areas 2017–2022 After the 2017 revisions, the areas covered by the district are as follows:
Sasebo (excluding the Haiki, Mikawachi and Miya Branch Departments) Hirado, Nagasaki Matsuura, Nagasaki Saikai, Nagasaki Kitamatsuura District Saza, Nagasaki
Due to the redrawing of the district borders, Ojika, Nagasaki was moved to the 3rd district, while Saikai was gained from the 2nd district.
Areas 2013–2017 From the redistricting in 2013 until the redistricting in 2017, the areas covered by the district are as follows: Sasebo (excluding the Haiki, Mikawachi and Miya Branch Departments) Hirado, Nagasaki Matsuura, Nagasaki Kitamatsuura District
Areas from before 2013 From its formation in 1994, until its first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:
Sasebo Hirado Matsuura Kitamatsuura District
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