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Aomori 2nd district
| Aomori 2nd District | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
 Numbered map of Aomori Prefecture single-member districts | |
| Prefecture | Aomori |
| Proportional District | Tōhoku |
| Electorate | 250,364 (2015)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | LDP |
| Representative | Junichi Kanda |
| Created from | Aomori's 1st "medium-sized" district |
Aomori 2nd district (青森県第2区, Aomori-ken dai-niku or simply 青森2区, Aomori-niku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan. It is located in Eastern Aomori and is made up of the cities of, Towada, Misawa, and Hachinohe, the district of Sannohe and a portion of Kamikita District.
As of 2015, this district was home to 250,364 constituents, roughly half the number of Japan's largest district, Tokyo 1st district.[2]
Aomori is a so-called "Liberal Democratic kingdom," meaning that it frequently returns members of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. Akinori Eto represented the district continuously from 2003 to 2017, one of few Liberal Democratic representatives not voted out of office during the Democratic Party of Japan's rapid rise to power during the 2009 general election. Eto served as Minister of Defense in 2014, during Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's 2nd cabinet rotation.
After redistricting in 2017, the 2nd district covers all of what was previously the 3rd district. Some areas in the northern part where transferred to the Aomori 1st district, including the city of Mutsu.[3]
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [2] (in Japanese)
- ^ "青森県の衆議院小選挙区の区割りについて(平成29年以降)" [About the division of Aomori Prefecture's House of Representatives single-member constituency (2017-)] (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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