Okayama 2nd district was a multi-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Imperial Diet of Japan. Between 1928 and 1942 it elected five representatives by single non-transferable vote (SNTV).
It covered the western parts of Okayama, namely the Kodama, Tsukubo, Asakuchi, Oda, Shitsuki, Kibi, Jōbō, Kawakami and Atetsu counties. The predominantly rural district was usually won by a majority of Seiyūkai candidates, among them Inukai Tsuyoshi who succeeded Tanaka Giichi as party president in 1929. His son Takeru was among two candidates who were elected without Taisei Yokusankai support in the wartime election of 1942.
Following the 1946 redistricting, the area became part of the limited voting Okayama At-large district.
Elected representatives
| Election year |
Highest vote (top tōsen) |
2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928[1] | Ogawa Gōtarō (Minseitō) |
Nishimura Tanjirō (Minseitō) |
Hoshijima Nirō (Seiyūkai) |
Kotani Setsuo (Seiyūkai) |
Inukai Tsuyoshi (Seiyūkai) |
| 1930[2] | Inukai Tsuyoshi (Seiyūkai) |
Takakusa Miyozō (Seiyūkai) |
Hoshijima Nirō (Seiyūkai) | ||
| 1932[3] | Kotani Setsuo (Seiyūkai) |
Inukai Tsuyoshi † (Seiyūkai) |
Ogawa Gōtarō (Minseitō) |
Hoshijima Nirō (Seiyūkai) |
Shiraga Kuniji (Seiyūkai) |
| 1936[4] | Nishimura Tanjirō (Minseitō) |
Inukai Takeru (Seiyūkai) |
Kotani Setsuo (Seiyūkai) | ||
| 1937[5] | Ogawa Gōtarō (Minseitō) |
Nishimura Tanjirō (Minseitō) |
Inukai Takeru (Seiyūkai) |
Hoshijima Nirō (Seiyūkai) | |
| 1942[6] | Ogawa Gōtarō (Yokusan Seijitaisei Kyōgikai) |
Hoshijima Nirō (Ex-Seiyūkai independent) |
Inukai Takeru (Ex-Seiyūkai independent) |
Kotani Setsuo (Yokusan Seijitaisei Kyōgikai) |
Tsuchiya Gen'ichi (Yokusan Seijitaisei Kyōgikai) |
Party affiliations as of election day; †: died in office.
References
- ↑ "衆議院>第16回衆議院議員選挙>岡山県>岡山2区". go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). K.K. VoiceJapan. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ↑ "衆議院>第17回衆議院議員選挙>岡山県>岡山2区". go2senkyo.com/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). K.K. VoiceJapan. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ↑ "衆議院>第18回衆議院議員選挙>岡山県>岡山2区". go2senkyo.com/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). K.K. VoiceJapan. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ↑ "衆議院>第19回衆議院議員選挙>岡山県>岡山2区". go2senkyo.com/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). K.K. VoiceJapan. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ↑ "衆議院>第20回衆議院議員選挙>岡山県>岡山2区". go2senkyo.com/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). K.K. VoiceJapan. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ↑ "衆議院>第21回衆議院議員選挙>岡山県>岡山2区". go2senkyo.com/ ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). K.K. VoiceJapan. Retrieved 2011-05-10.