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.
Areas covered
Current district
Areas covered 2002–2022
Ichikawa Part of the central government office district Ichikawa 1 – Ichikawa 3, Ichikawaminami, Mama 1-3, Shinden, Hirata, Yawata, Minami-yawata, Sugano, Higashi-Kanno, Higashihama 1, Tajiri, Takaya, Takaya Shinmachi, Baraki, Futamta, Futamata Shinmachi, Kamimyouden Urayasu
Areas covered before 2002 From its establishment in 1994 until its first redistricting in 2002, the areas covered by the district were as follows:
Ichikawa (just the districts of Gyotoku and the Ichikawa Government district) Urayasu
List of representatives Election Representative Party Notes1996 Democratic Elected mayor of Ichikawa City in 20222000 Democratic2003 Democratic2005Kentaro Sonoura Liberal Democratic2009 Democratic Mayor of Ichikawa City in 2018 – 20222012 Kentaro Sonoura Liberal Democratic Resigned on 21 December 2022201420172021 Vacant (December 2022–April 2023)2023 by-el Arfiya Eri Liberal Democratic2024 Kentarō Yazaki CDP2026 Arfiya Eri Liberal Democratic
Election results ‡ - Also ran in the South Kanto PR block election
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