Results of the 2021 Japanese general election in Southern Kanto

The 2021 Japanese general election in Southern Kanto were held on October 31, 2021, to elect the 55 Japanese representatives, one from each of 33 Electoral districts and 22 proportional seats.

2021 Japanese general election in Southern Kanto

October 31, 2021
All 55 seats to the House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Liberal Democratic CDP Innovation Last election 34 seats - 1 seats Constituency 22 11 0 PR seats 9 5 3 Total 31 16 3 Seat change 3 New 2   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Komeito Communist DPP Last election 2 seats 2 seats - Constituency 0 0 0 PR seats 2 1 1 Total 2 1 1 Seat change 1 New   Seventh party   Party Reiwa Last election - Constituency 0 PR seats 1 Total 1 Seat change New

Chiba 1st district

2021 Chiba 1st district election

Nominee Kaname Tajima Hiroaki Kadoyama Party CDP Liberal Democratic Popular vote 128,556 99,895 Percentage 56.27% 43.73%

Japanese Representative before election Hiroaki Kadoyama Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Kaname Tajima CDP

In the last general election, Kadoyama Hiroaki of the Liberal Democratic Party won his seat after a close race over Kaname Tajima, an incumbent candidate from the Kibō no Tō. In this general election, the Japanese Communist Party did not field any candidates and the opposition candidates were unified into Tajima. After a one-on-one battle, Tajima beat Kadoyama to regain his seat（Kadoyama won the seat through proportional representation and maintained his position as a member of the House of Representatives.）.

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Hiroaki Kadoyama	LDP	2012	Incumbent defeated. (Won PR seat.)	Kaname Tajima	CDP

Chiba 2nd district

2021 Chiba 2nd district election

Nominee Takayuki Kobayashi Yū Kuroda Ken Terao Party Liberal Democratic CDP Communist Popular vote 153,017 69,583 24,052 Percentage 62.04% 28.21% 9.75%

Japanese Representative before election Takayuki Kobayashi Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Takayuki Kobayashi Liberal Democratic

Kobayashi Takayuki, the incumbent minister of State for science and technology policy in the Kishida cabinet, was re-elected after beating other candidates by a large margin.

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Takayuki Kobayashi	LDP	2012	Incumbent reelected.	Takayuki Kobayashi	LDP

Chiba 3rd district

2021 Chiba 3rd district election

Nominee Hirokazu Matsuno Kazumasa Okajima Party Liberal Democratic CDP Popular vote 106,500 65,627 Percentage 61.87% 38.13%

Japanese Representative before election Hirokazu Matsuno Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Hirokazu Matsuno Liberal Democratic

Current Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno was re-elected after defeating Kazumasa Okajima of the Constitutional Democratic Party (proportional representation block’s incumbent ). Unlike the last general election, Okajima failed to win a proportional representation seat.

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Hirokazu Matsuno	LDP	2000	Incumbent reelected.	Hirokazu Matsuno	LDP

Chiba 4th district

2021 Chiba 4th district election

Nominee Yoshihiko Noda Tetsuya Kimura Party CDP Liberal Democratic Popular vote 154,412 84,813 Percentage 64.55% 35.45%

Japanese Representative before election Yoshihiko Noda CDP Elected Japanese Representative Yoshihiko Noda CDP

Yoshihiko Noda, a former Prime Minister and incumbent of the Constitutional Democratic Party, defeated Tetsuya Kimura of the Liberal Democratic Party by a large margin and fought again.Unlike the last general election, Kimura failed to win a proportional representation seat.

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Yoshihiko Noda	CDP	1993	Incumbent reelected.	Yoshihiko Noda	CDP

Chiba 5th district

2021 Chiba 5th district election

Nominee Kentaro Sonoura Kentaro Yazaki Tamotsu Shiiki Party Liberal Democratic CDP Innovation Popular vote 111,985 69,887 32,241 Percentage 46.97% 29.31% 13.52%   Nominee Atsushi Tokita Party DPP Popular vote 24,307 Percentage 10.19%

Japanese Representative before election Kentaro Sonoura Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Kentaro Sonoura Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Kentaro Sonoura	LDP	2005	Incumbent reelected.	Kentaro Sonoura	LDP

Chiba 6th district

2021 Chiba 6th district election

Nominee Hiromichi Watanabe Kenta Fujimaki Fumiko Asano Party Liberal Democratic Innovation Communist Popular vote 80,764 48,829 32,444 Percentage 42.48% 25.68% 17.07%   Nominee Yukio Ubukata Party Independent Popular vote 28,083 Percentage 14.77%

Japanese Representative before election Hiromichi Watanabe Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Hiromichi Watanabe Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Hiromichi Watanabe	LDP	1996	Incumbent reelected.	Hiromichi Watanabe	LDP

Chiba 7th district

2021 Chiba 7th district election

Nominee Ken Saitō Chiharu Takeuchi Akira Uchiyama Party Liberal Democratic CDP Innovation Popular vote 127,548 71,048 28,594 Percentage 54.99% 30.63% 12.33%

Japanese Representative before election Ken Saitō Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Ken Saitō Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Ken Saitō	LDP	2009	Incumbent reelected.	Ken Saitō	LDP

Chiba 8th district

2021 Chiba 8th district election

Nominee Satoshi Honjo Yoshitaka Sakurada Party CDP Liberal Democratic Popular vote 135,125 81,556 Percentage 59.65% 36.00%

Japanese Representative before election Yoshitaka Sakurada Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Satoshi Honjo CDP

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Yoshitaka Sakurada	LDP	1996	Incumbent defeated. (Won PR seat.)	Satoshi Honjo	CDP

Chiba 9th district

2021 Chiba 9th district election

Nominee Soichiro Okuno Masatoshi Akimoto Party CDP Liberal Democratic Popular vote 107,322 102,741 Percentage 51.09% 48.91%

Japanese Representative before election Masatoshi Akimoto Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Soichiro Okuno CDP

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Masatoshi Akimoto	LDP	2012	Incumbent defeated. (Won PR seat.)	Soichiro Okuno	CDP

Chiba 10th district

2021 Chiba 10th district election

Nominee Motoo Hayashi Hajime Yatagawa Mari Azusa Party Liberal Democratic CDP Kunimori Conservative Party Popular vote 83,822 80,971 10,272 Percentage 47.29% 45.68% 5.80%

Japanese Representative before election Motoo Hayashi Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Motoo Hayashi Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Motoo Hayashi	LDP	1993	Incumbent reelected.	Motoo Hayashi	LDP

Chiba 11th district

2021 Chiba 11th district election

Nominee Eisuke Mori Fumiaki Shiina Ryo Tagaya Party Liberal Democratic Communist Reiwa Popular vote 110,538 30,557 30,432 Percentage 64.44% 17.81% 17.74%

Japanese Representative before election Eisuke Mori Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Eisuke Mori Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Eisuke Mori	LDP	1990	Incumbent reelected.	Eisuke Mori	LDP

Chiba 12th district

2021 Chiba 12th district election

Nominee Yasukazu Hamada Takeshi Hidaka Shigeru Kuzuhara Party Liberal Democratic CDP Communist Popular vote 123,210 56,747 12,530 Percentage 64.01% 29.48% 6.51%

Japanese Representative before election Yasukazu Hamada Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Yasukazu Hamada Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Yasukazu Hamada	LDP	1993	Incumbent reelected.	Yasukazu Hamada	LDP

Chiba 13th district

2021 Chiba 13th district election

Nominee Hisashi Matsumoto Shin Miyakawa Kiyoshi Shimizu Party Liberal Democratic CDP Innovation Popular vote 100,227 79,687 42,473 Percentage 45.07% 35.83% 19.10%

Japanese Representative before election Takaki Shirasuka Independent Elected Japanese Representative Hisashi Matsumoto Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Takaki Shirasuka	Independent	2012	Incumbent retired. LDP pick up.	Hisashi Matsumoto	LDP

Kanagawa 1st district

2021 Kanagawa 1st district election

Nominee Gō Shinohara Jun Matsumoto Yoshiharu Asakawa Party CDP Independent Innovation Popular vote 100,118 76,064 46,271 Percentage 45.01% 34.19% 20.80%

Japanese Representative before election Jun Matsumoto Independent Elected Japanese Representative Gō Shinohara CDP

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Jun Matsumoto	Independent	1996	Incumbent defeated.	Gō Shinohara	CDP

Kanagawa 2nd district

2021 Kanagawa 2nd district election

Nominee Yoshihide Suga Eiko Okamoto Party Liberal Democratic CDP Popular vote 146,166 92,880 Percentage 61.15% 38.85%

Japanese Representative before election Yoshihide Suga Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Yoshihide Suga Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Yoshihide Suga	LDP	1996	Incumbent reelected.	Yoshihide Suga	LDP

Kanagawa 3rd district

2021 Kanagawa 3rd district election

Nominee Kenji Nakanishi Taketo Kobayashi Tadamasa Kisaki Party Liberal Democratic CDP Communist Popular vote 119,199 68,457 23,310 Percentage 52.54% 30.17% 10.27%   Nominee Akiko Fujimura Party Independent Popular vote 15,908 Percentage 7.01%

Japanese Representative before election Vacant Elected Japanese Representative Kenji Nakanishi Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Vacant (last held by Hachiro Okonogi)	– (LDP)	ー	LDP hold.	Kenji Nakanishi	LDP

Kanagawa 4th district

2021 Kanagawa 4th district election

Nominee Yuki Waseda Keiichiro Asao Tomohiro Yamamoto Party CDP Independent Liberal Democratic Popular vote 66,841 63,687 47,511 Percentage 33.03% 31.47% 23.48%   Nominee Akihiko Takaya Party Innovation Popular vote 16,559 Percentage 8.18%

Japanese Representative before election Yuki Waseda CDP Elected Japanese Representative Yuki Waseda CDP

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Yuki Waseda	CDP	2017	Incumbent reelected.	Yuki Waseda	CDP

Kanagawa 5th district

2021 Kanagawa 5th district election

Nominee Manabu Sakai Makoto Yanazaki Party Liberal Democratic CDP Popular vote 136,288 118,619 Percentage 53.47% 46.53%

Japanese Representative before election Manabu Sakai Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Manabu Sakai Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Manabu Sakai	LDP	2005	Incumbent reelected.	Manabu Sakai	LDP

Kanagawa 6th district

2021 Kanagawa 6th district election

Nominee Naoki Furukawa Yoichiro Aoyagi Seiichi Kushida Party Liberal Democratic CDP Innovation Popular vote 92,405 87,880 28,214 Percentage 44.32% 42.15% 13.53%

Japanese Representative before election Yoichiro Aoyagi CDP Elected Japanese Representative Naoki Furukawa Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Yoichiro Aoyagi	CDP	2012	Incumbent defeated. (Won PR seat.)	Naoki Furukawa	LDP

Kanagawa 7th district

2021 Kanagawa 7th district election

Nominee Keisuke Suzuki Kazuma Nakatani Party Liberal Democratic CDP Popular vote 128,870 124,524 Percentage 50.86% 49.14%

Japanese Representative before election Keisuke Suzuki Liberal Democratic Elected Japanese Representative Keisuke Suzuki Liberal Democratic

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Keisuke Suzuki	LDP	2005	Incumbent reelected.	Keisuke Suzuki	LDP

Kanagawa 8th district

2021 Kanagawa 8th district election

Nominee Kenji Eda Hidehiro Mitani Party CDP Liberal Democratic Popular vote 130,925 117,963 Percentage 52.60% 47.40%

Japanese Representative before election Kenji Eda CDP Elected Japanese Representative Kenji Eda CDP

Incumbent				Elected Member
Member	Party	First elected	Status	Member	Party
Kenji Eda	CDP	2002 (by-el)	Incumbent reelected.	Kenji Eda	CDP