Chiba 5th district

Chiba 5th District (千葉県第5区, Chiba-ken dai-go-ku) 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.

Chiba 5th District
千葉県第4区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureChiba
Proportional DistrictSouthern Kanto
Electorate413,484 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
Political parties of JapanLiberal Democratic Party
RepresentativeArfiya Eri

Arfiya Eri, a Liberal Democratic Party politician of Uyghur descent has represented the district since winning a by-election on 17 April 2023.[2]

Areas covered

Areas covered from 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

Elected Representatives
Representative Party Years Served Notes
Kou Tanaka DP 1996-2000
DPJ 2000-2003
Hirotami Murakoshi DPJ 2003-2005
Kentaro Sonoura LDP 2005-2009
Hirotami Murakoshi DPJ 2009-2012
Kentaro Sonoura LDP 2012-2022 Resigned due to allegations of electoral isconduct[3]
Vacant (December 2022-April 2023)
Arfiya Eri LDP 2023-present

References
  1. "総務省｜令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. Johnston, Eric (2023-04-24). "Kishida rules out snap poll after LDP wins big in Sunday by-elections". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. "LDP lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura to resign over political funds scandal". The Japan Times. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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