Shizuoka 2nd district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The district is located in Shizuoka Prefecture, and covers the cities of Shimada, Yaizu, Fujieda and Makinohara as well as the district of Haibara. As of 2022, the district was home to 378,801 constituents.
Before 1996, the area had been part of the five-member Shizuoka 1st district. The first representative Shōgō Harada had represented the pre-reform 1st district since 1976. He was later succeeded by his son Yoshitsugu Harada. The district is currently represented by Tatsunori Ibayashi of the Liberal Democratic Party.
List of representatives Representative Party Dates Notes Shōzō Harada LDP 1996–2003 Yoshitsugu Harada LDP 2003–2009 Lost re-election Shōgo Tsugawa DPJ 2009–2012 Lost re-election Tatsunori Ibayashi LDP 2012–
Election results
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