List of districts of the House of Representatives of Japan
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Each Block (multi-member) district spans one or more Prefectures, and each Prefecture spans one or more single-member district, so the districts are organized by Block district and then by Prefecture. In general, the Block districts correspond loosely to the major Regions of Japan, with some of the larger regions subdivided.
Up to the 1993 general election all members of the House of Representatives were elected in multi-member constituencies by single non-transferable vote. In 1994, parliament passed an electoral reform bill that introduced the current system of parallel voting in single-member constituencies and proportional voting blocks.[1] The original draft bill in 1993 by the anti-LDP coalition of Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa included proportional party list voting on a national scale, an equal number of proportional and district seats (250 each) and the possibility of split voting. But the bill was stalled in the House of Councillors.[2] After the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had returned to power later that year, it was changed to include proportional voting in regional blocks only, the number of proportional seats was reduced, but the possibility to cast two separate votes was kept in the bill. The electoral reform law was finally passed in 1994. It was first applied in the 1996 general election.
Contents
Hokkaidō
The Block constituency for Hokkaidō (比例北海道ブロック) elects 8 members proportionally. It comprises Hokkaidō Prefecture, which is divided into 12 single-member districts.
Hokkaidō Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- Consists of the wards of Higashi-ku and Kita-ku in Sapporo.
- District 3
- Consists of the wards of Shiroishi-ku, Toyohira-ku, and Kiyota-ku in Sapporo.
- District 4
- Consists of the ward of Teine-ku in Sapporo, along with Shiribeshi Subprefecture, including Otaru city.
- District 5
- Consists of the ward of Atsubetsu-ku in Sapporo, along with the parts of Ishikari Subprefecture outside Sapporo.
- District 6[changed 1]
- Consists of Kamikawa Subprefecture, including Asahikawa city.
- District 7[changed 1]
- Consists of Kushiro Subprefecture and Nemuro Subprefecture.
- District 8
- Consists of Hiyama Subprefecture and Oshima Subprefecture, including Hakodate city.
- District 9
- Consists of Hidaka Subprefecture and Iburi Subprefecture.
- District 10[changed 1]
- Consists of Sorachi Subprefecture and Rumoi Subprefecture.
- District 11
- Consists of Tokachi Subprefecture.
- District 12[changed 1]
- Consists of Abashiri Subprefecture and Sōya Subprefecture.
- (District 13)[changed 2]
- Renamed as the seven district in the 2002 reaportionment.
Tohoku
The Block constituency for Tohoku (比例東北ブロック) elects 14 members proportionally.
Akita Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1]
- Consists of the city of Akita.
- District 2[changed 1]
- District 3
Aomori Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the cities of Aomori (except for the former Namioka) and Goshogawara, as well as the Higashitsugaru and Kitatsugaru districts.
- District 2[changed 3]
- District 3[changed 3]
- District 4
- Consists of the cities of Hirosaki, Kuroishi, and Tsugaru, as well as the Minamitsugaru, Nakatsugaru, and Nishitsugaru districts. It also includes the former Namioka, which was annexed by Aomori city.
Fukushima Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- Consists of the cities of Kōriyama and Nihonmatsu, as well as the Adachi district.
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Shirakawa, Sukagawa and Tamura, as well as the Higashishirakawa, Ishikawa, Iwase, Nishishirakawa, and Tamura districts.
- District 4
- Consists of the cities of Aizuwakamatsu and Kitakata, as well as the Kawanuma, Minamiaizu, Ōnuma, and Yama districts.
- District 5
Iwate Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2[changed 3]
- District 3[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Ichinoseki, Kamaishi, Ōfunato, Rikuzentakata, and Tōno, as well as the Higashiiawai, Kamihei, Kesen, and Nishiiwai districts.
- District 4
Miyagi Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the wards of Aoba-ku and Taihaku-ku in the city of Sendai.
- District 2
- Consists of the wards of Izumi-ku, Miyagino-ku and Wakabayashi-ku in the city of Sendai.
- District 3
- District 4[changed 3]
- District 5[changed 3]
- Consists of the city of Ishinomaki, as well as the Oshika, and Tōda districts.
- District 6[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Kesennuma, Kurihara, and Tome, as well as the Motoyoshi, and Tamatsukuri districts.
Yamagata Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1]
- Consists of the cities of Kaminoyama, Tendō, and Yamagata, as well as the Higashimurayama district.
- District 2[changed 1]
- Consists of the cities of Higashine, Murayama, Nagai, Nan'yō, Obanazawa, Sagae, and Yonezawa, as well as the Higashiokitama, Kitamurayama, Nishimurayama, and Nishiokitama districts.
- District 3[changed 1]
- Consists of the cities of Sakata, Shinjō, and Tsuruoka, as well as the Akumi, Higashitagawa, Mogami, and Nishitagawa districts.
- (District 4)
- Defunct[changed 2]
Kitakanto
The Block constituency for Kitakanto (北関東) elects 20 members proportionally. It includes the northern part of the Kantō region.
Gunma Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Ōta (except as above) and Tatebayashi, as well as the Oura district.
- District 4
- District 5
Ibaraki Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- Consists of the cities of Kashima and Itako, as well as the districts of Higashiibaraki (except Shirosato), Kashima, Namegata, and Nishiibaraki (except Iwase).
- District 3
- District 4[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Hitachinaka, Hitachiōmiya, Hitachiōta, and Naka, as well as the Kuji and Naka districts.
- District 5[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Hitachi, Kitaibaraki, and Takahagi.
- District 6
- District 7
Saitama Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1]
- Consists of the wards of Iwatsuki-ku, Midori-ku, Minuma-ku, and Urawa-ku in Saitama city.
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4[changed 1]
- District 5[changed 1]
- District 6
- Consists of the cities of Ageo, Kitamoto, Kōnosu, and Okegawa, as well as the Kitaadachi district.
- District 7
- Consists of the cities of Fujimi, Kamifukuoka, and Kawagoe.
- District 8
- Consists of Tokorozawa city and the towns of Miyoshi and Ōi in the Iruma district.
- District 9
- District 10
- Consists of the cities of Higashimatsuyama, Sakado, and Tsurugashima, as well as the Hiki district.
- District 11
- District 12
- District 13[changed 1]
- Consists of the cities of Hasuda, Kasukabe, and Kuki, as well as the Minamisaitama district.
- District 14
- Consists of the cities of Misato, Satte, Yashio, and Yoshikawa, as well as the Kitakatsushika district.
- District 15[changed 4]
Tochigi Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the city of Utsunomiya and the towns of Kaminokawa and Minamikawachi in the Kawachi district.
- District 2
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Nasushiobara, Ōtawara, and Yaita, as well as the Nasu district.
- District 4
- Consists of the cities of Mooka and Oyama, as well as the Haga and Shimotsuga districts.
- District 5
Minamikanto
The Block constituency for southern Kanto (比例南関東ブロック, hirei minami-Kantō burokku) elects 22 members proportionally. It includes the southern part of the Kantō region.
Chiba Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- Consists of the Hanamigawa-ku ward in Chiba city and the cities of Narashino and Yachiyo.
- District 3[changed 1]
- District 4[changed 3]
- Consists of the city of Funabashi.
- District 5[changed 1]
- District 6[changed 1]
- District 7
- Consists of the remainder of Matsudo from District 6, and the cities of Nagareyama and Noda.
- District 8[changed 1]
- District 9[changed 1]
- Consists of the Wakaba-ku ward in Chiba city and the cities of Sakura, Yachimata, and Yotsukaidō.
- District 10
- District 11
- District 12
- District 13[changed 4][changed 3]
Kanagawa Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the wards of Naka-ku, Isogo-ku, and Kanazawa-ku in Yokohama city.
- District 2
- District 3
- Consists of the wards of Kanagawa-ku and Tsurumi-ku in Yokohama city.
- District 4
- District 5
- Consists of the wards of Izumi-ku, Seya-ku, and Totsuka-ku in Yokohama city.
- District 6
- Consists of the wards of Asahi-ku and Hodogaya-ku in Yokohama city.
- District 7[changed 1]
- Consists of the wards of Kōhoku-ku and Tsuzuki-ku in Yokohama city.
- District 8[changed 1]
- District 9[changed 1]
- District 10[changed 3]
- Consists of the wards of Kawasaki-ku, Nakahara-ku, and Saiwai-ku in Kawasaki city.
- District 11
- District 12
- District 13
- District 14[changed 1]
- Consists of the parts of Sagamihara city administered from the central office and the branch offices of Hashimoto, Kamimizo, Onokita, Onominami, Ononaka, Ozawa, Tana, and Tobu.
- District 15
- District 16[changed 1]
- Consists of Atsugi and Isehara cities, the Aikō and Tsukui districts, and the parts of Sagamihara not included in District 14.
- District 17
- Consists of Hadano, Minamiashigara, and Odawara cities, as well as the Ashigarakami and Ashigarashimo districts.
- District 18[changed 4][changed 3]
- Consists of the wards of Takatsu-ku and Miyamae-ku in Kawasaki city.
Yamanashi Prefecture
- District 1[changed 3]
- District 2[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Fujiyoshida, Ōtsuki, Tsuru, and Uenohara, as well as the Higashiyatsushiro, Kitatsuru, Minamitsuru, and Nishiyatsushiro districts and the parts of Fuefuki not in district 1.
- District 3[changed 5]
- Consists of the cities of Hokuto, Kai, Minami-arupusu, and Nirasaki, as well as the Kitakoma, Minamikoma, and Nakakoma districts.
Tokyo
The Block constituency for Tokyo (比例東京ブロック) elects 17 members proportionally.
Tokyo Metropolis
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- Consists of the ward of Shinagawa, parts of the ward of Ōta as well as the Izu Islands.
- District 4
- Consists of the parts of the ward of Ōta not included in District 3.
- District 5[changed 3]
- District 6[changed 3]
- Consists of the parts of the ward of Setagaya not included in District 5.
- District 7
- District 8
- Consists of the ward of Suginami.
- District 9
- Consists of the parts of the ward of Nerima not included in District 10.
- District 10
- Consists of the ward of Toshima as well as parts of the ward of Nerima.
- District 11
- Consists of the ward of Itabashi.
- District 12
- District 13
- Consists of the parts of the ward of Adachi not included in District 12.
- District 14
- District 15
- Consists of the ward of Kōtō.
- District 16[changed 3]
- Consists of the parts of the ward of Edogawa not included in District 17.
- District 17[changed 3]
- Consists of the ward of Katsushika as well as parts of the ward of Edogawa.
- District 18[changed 1]
- District 19
- Consists of the cities of Kodaira, Kokubunji, Kunitachi and Nishitōkyō.
- District 20
- Consists of the cities of Higashimurayama, Higashiyamato, Kiyose, Higashikurume and Musashimurayama.
- District 21
- District 22[changed 1]
- District 23
- District 24
- Consists of the city of Hachiōji.
- District 25
- Consists of the cities of Ōme, Fussa, Hamura, Akiruno as well as the Nishitama District.
Hokurikushinetsu
The Block constituency for Hokurikushinetsu (北陸信越) elects 11 members proportionally. It corresponds to the Hokuriku region and the Shin'etsu region.
Fukui Prefecture
- District 1[changed 3]
- District 2[changed 3]
- District 3[changed 5]
Ishikawa Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the city of Kanazawa.
- District 2
- District 3
Niigata Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1]
- Consists of Niigata city, except for the recently annexed areas detailed under districts 2, 3, and 4.
- District 2[changed 1]
- Consists of the cities of Kashiwazaki, Sado, and Tsubame as well as the Kariwa, Nishikanbara, and Santō districts. Additionally includes the parts of Niigata city that were formerly the town of Nishikawa and the villages of Ajikata, Iwamuro, Katahigashi, Nakanokuchi and Tsukigata in Nishikanbara District.
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Agano, Gosen, Murakami, and Shibata as well as the Higashikanbara, Iwafune, Kitakanbara, and Nakakanbara districts. Additionally includes the part of Niigata city that formerly comprised the city of Toyosaka.
- District 4
- District 5
- Consists of the cities of Minamiuonuma, Nagaoka, Ojiya, and Uonuma as well as the Kitauonuma and Minamiuonuma districts.
- District 6
- Consists of the cities of Itoigawa, Jōetsu, Myoko, and Tōkamachi as well as the Nakauonuma district.
Nagano Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the cities of Iiyama, Nagano (except for the recently annexed areas in District 2), Nakano, and Suzaka, as well as the Kamitakai, Shimominochi, and Shimotakai districts.
- District 2
- Consists of the cities of Matsumoto and Ōmachi, as well as the Higashichikuma, Kamiminochi, Kitaazumi, and Minamiazumi districts. Also includes several areas annexed into Nagano city, specifically the Sarashina district as well as the former towns of Kinasa, Togakushi, and Toyono previously in the Kamiminochi district.
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Chikuma, Komoro, Saku, Tōmi and Ueda, as well as the Chiisagata, Hanishina, Kitasaku, and Minamisaku districts.
- District 4
- District 5
Toyama Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the city of Toyama, except for the annexed areas included in district 2.
- District 2
- Consists of the cities of Kurobe, Namerikawa, and Uozu, as well as the Nakaniikawa and Shimoniikawa districts. Also contains the parts of Toyama city that formerly comprised the Kaminiikawa and Nei districts.
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Himi, Nanto, Oyabe, Shinminato, Takaoka, and Tonami, as well as the Imizu and Nishitonami districts.
Tokai
The Block constituency for Tokai (東海) elects 21 members proportionally.
Aichi Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4[changed 1]
- District 5[changed 1]
- Consists of the wards of Nakamura and Nakagawa in the city of Nagoya, the cities of Kiyosu and Kitanagoya, as well as the district of Nishikasugai.
- District 6[changed 1]
- District 7
- District 8
- District 9
- District 10[changed 1]
- Consists of the part of Ichinomiya not included in District 9, the cities of Kōnan and Iwakura, as well as the district of Niwa.
- District 11
- District 12
- District 13
- District 14
- District 15
Gifu Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4
- District 5
- Consists of the cities of Tajimi, Nakatsugawa, Mizunami, Ena and Toki.
Mie Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4
- District 5
Shizuoka Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4[changed 1]
- Consists of the ward of Shimizu in the city of Shizuoka, the city of Fujinomiya, as well as the districts of Fuji and Ihara.
- District 5[changed 1]
- District 6[changed 1]
- District 7[changed 1]
- Consists of the wards of Naka (region of the former towns of Nishioka and Hanagawa), Nishi, Minami (region of the former towns of Zōra, Takazuka, Higashiwakabayashi and Wakabayashi), Kita, Hamakita and Tenryū (parts not included in District 3) in the city of Hamamatsu, as well as the city of Kosai and the district of Hamana.
- District 8
- (District 9)[changed 2]
- Defunct
Kinki
The Block constituency for Kinki (近畿) elects 29 members proportionally.
Hyōgo Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the wards of Chūō-ku, Higashinada-ku, and Nada-ku in Kobe.
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4
- District 5
- District 6
- Consists of the cities of Itami, Kawanishi and Takarazuka.
- District 7
- Consists of the cities of Ashiya and Nishinomiya.
- District 8
- Consists of the city of Amagasaki.
- District 9
- Consists of the cities of Akashi, Awaji, Minamiawaji, and Sumoto, as well as the Tsuna district.
- District 10
- District 11
- Consists of the city of Himeji.
- District 12
Kyoto Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the wards of Kamigyō-ku, Kita-ku, Nakagyō-ku, Minami-ku, and Shimogyō-ku in Kyoto.
- District 2
- Consists of the wards of Higashiyama-ku, Sakyō-ku, and Yamashina-ku in Kyoto.
- District 3
- Consists of the ward of Fushimi-ku in Kyoto, the cities of Mukō and Nagaokakyō, and the Otokuni district.
- District 4
- Consists of the wards of Nishikyō-ku and Ukyō-ku in Kyoto, the city of Kameoka, and the Funai and Kitakuwada districts.
- District 5
- District 6
Nara Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Gose, Kashiba, Katsuragi, and Yamatotakada, as well as the Kitakatsuragi and Shiki districts.
- District 4
Osaka Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- Consists of the wards of Abeno-ku, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, and Hirano-ku in Osaka city.
- District 3
- Consists of the wards of Nishinari-ku, Suminoe-ku, Sumiyosho-ku, and Taisho-ku in Osaka city.
- District 4
- Consists of the wards of Fukushima-ku, Higashinari-ku, Joto-ku, Kita-ku, and Miyakojima-ku in Osaka city.
- District 5
- Consists of the wards of Higashiyodogawa-ku, Konohana-ku, Nishiyodogawa-ku, and Yodogawa-ku in Osaka city.
- District 6
- Consists of the wards of Asahi-ku and Tsurumi-ku in Osaka city, as well as the cities of Kadoma and Moriguchi.
- District 7
- District 8
- Consists of the city of Toyonaka.
- District 9
- District 10
- District 11
- District 12
- Consists of the cities of Daitō, Neyagawa, and Shijōnawate.
- District 13
- Consists of the city of Higashiōsaka.
- District 14
- District 15
- Consists of the cities of Kawachinagano, Matsubara, Ōsakasayama, and Tondabayashi, as well as the Minamikawachi district. Also contains the Mihara sector of Sakai city.
- District 16
- Consists of the Higashi, Kita, and Sakai sectors of Sakai city.
- District 17
- Consists of the areas of Sakai city not in districts 15 or 16.
- District 18
- District 19
Shiga Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2[changed 1]
- District 3[changed 1]
- District 4[changed 4]
- Consists of the cities of Higashiōmi (except the parts listed in district 2), Kōka, Konan and Ōmihachiman as well as the Gamō and Kanzaki districts.
Wakayama Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of Wakayama city.
- District 2[changed 3]
- District 3[changed 3]
Chugoku
The Block constituency for Chugoku (中国) elects 11 members proportionally.
Hiroshima Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the Higashi-ku, Minami-ku, and Naka-ku wards in Hiroshima city.
- District 2
- District 3
- Consists of the Asakita-ku and Asaminami-ku wards in Hiroshima city, the city of Akitakata, and the Yamagata district.
- District 4
- Consists of the Aki-ku ward in Hiroshima city and the Aki district. Also, it includes parts of the cities of Kure (the former towns of Kamagari, Kurahashi, Ondo, and Shimokamagari), Higashihiroshima (all except for the former Akitsu town), Mihara (the former Daiwa town), and Etajima (the original Etajima town).
- District 5
- District 6
- District 7
Okayama Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4
- District 5
Shimane Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1]
- District 2[changed 1]
- (District 3)[changed 2]
- Defunct
Tottori Prefecture
- District 1[changed 3]
- District 2[changed 3]
Yamaguchi Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4
- Consists of the cities of Nagato and Shimonoseki.
Shikoku
The Block constituency for Shikoku (比例四国ブロック) elects 6 members proportionally.
Ehime Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2[changed 3]
- District 3[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Niihama, Saijō, and Shikokuchūō.
- District 4
Kagawa Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of Takamatsu city, the Shozu district, and Naoshima town in the Kagawa district.
- District 2
- District 3
Kōchi Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1][changed 3]
- Consists of parts of the city of Kōchi.
- District 2[changed 1][changed 3]
- District 3[changed 1][changed 5]
- Consists of the cities of Tosa, Susaki, Shimanto, Sukumo and Tosashimizu, the towns of Ino (part not included in District 2) and Niyodogawa, as well as the districts of Takaoka and Hata.
Tokushima Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1][changed 3]
- District 2[changed 1][changed 3]
- District 3[changed 1][changed 5]
Kyūshū
The Block constituency for Kyūshū (九州) elects 21 members proportionally. It includes Okinawa Prefecture as well.
Fukuoka Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the wards of Hakata-ku and Higashi-ku in Fukuoka.
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4
- District 5
- District 6
- District 7
- District 8
- District 9
- Consists of the wards of Tobata-ku, Wakamatsu-ku, Yahatahigashi-ku, and Yahatanishi-ku in Kitakyushu.
- District 10
- Consists of the wards of Kokurakita-ku, Kokuraminami-ku, and Moji-ku in Kitakyushu.
- District 11
Kagoshima Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the portions of Kagoshima city administered from the central office and the Higashisakurajima, Ishiki, and Yoshino branch offices, as well as the portions comprising the former Sakurajima and Yoshida towns. Additionally includes the Kagoshima district.
- District 2
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Hioki, Kaseda, Kushikino, Makurazaki, and Satsumasendai, as well as the Hioki, Kawanabe, and Satsuma districts.
- District 4
- District 5
Kumamoto Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of part of the city of Kumamoto (block by block definition not yet translated).
- District 2
- District 3
- District 4[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Hondo, Kami-Amakusa, Uki, Ushibuka, and Uto, as well as the Amakusa, Kamimashiki (less the former Soyo), and Shimomashiki districts.
- District 5[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Hitoyoshi, Minamata, and Yatsushiro, as well as the Ashikita, Kuma, and Yatsushiro districts.
Miyazaki Prefecture
- District 1
- Consists of the city of Miyazaki, as well as the Higashimorokata and Miyazaki districts.
- District 2
- Consists of the cities of Hyuga, Nobeoka, and Saito, as well as the Higashiusuki, Koyu, and Nishiusuki districts.
- District 3
- Consists of the cities of Ebino, Kobayashi, Kushima, Miyakonojo, and Nichinan, as well as the Kitamorokata, Minaminaka, and Nishimorokata districts.
Nagasaki Prefecture
- District 1
- District 2
- Consists of the cities of Isahaya, Saikai, and Shimabara, as well as the Nishisonogi and Minamitakaki districts, and the former Sotome town.
- District 3[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Gotō, Iki, Omura, and Tsushima, as well as the Higashisonogi and Minamimatsura districts.
- District 4[changed 3]
- Consists of the cities of Hirado, Matsuura, and Sasebo, as well as the Kitamatsuura district.
Ōita Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1]
- Consists of the city of Ōita.
- District 2[changed 1]
- District 3[changed 1]
- Consists of the cities of Beppu, Bungotakada, Kitsuki, Nakatsu, and Usa, as well as the Hayami, Higashikunisaki, and Nishikunisaki districts.
- (District 4)[changed 2]
- Defunct
Okinawa Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1]
- Consists of the city of Naha, as well as the villages of Tokashiki, Zamami, Aguni, Tonaki, Minamidaitō, Kitadaitō and the town of Kumejima (all from the Shimajiri District).
- District 2[changed 1]
- Consists of the cities of Ginowan and Urasoe, as well as the Nakagami District.
- District 3[changed 1]
- District 4[changed 4]
- Consists of the cities of Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Itoman, Tomigusuku and Nanjō, as well as the towns of Yonabaru, Haebaru, Yaese (from the Shimajiri District), and the districts of Miyako and Yaeyama.
Saga Prefecture
- District 1[changed 1][changed 3]
- District 2[changed 1][changed 3]
- District 3[changed 1][changed 5]
- Consists of the cities of Imari, Karatsu, Takeo, and Taku, as well as the Higashimatsuura and Nishimatsuura districts and the town of Yamauchi.
Redistricting and reapportionment
Amendments to the electoral law in 2002[4] and 2013[5] changed the boundaries of single-member districts and reapportioned seats between prefectures (+5/-5 in 2002; +0/-5 in 2013, resulting in a net change of -5 in district seats in the House of Representatives to 295 and overall seats to 475). The borders of the regional proportional blocks have never changed, but the apportionment of seats to the regional proportional blocks changed in 2000 after the number of proportional seats had been reduced from 200 to 180 (reducing the total number of seats in the lower house from 500 to 480),[6] and in the 2002 reapportionment.
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 Redistricted in 2002 (first effective in the 2003 House of Representatives election)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Eliminated in the 2002 reapportionment (first effective in the 2003 House of Representatives election)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 Redistricted in 2013 (first effective in the 47th House of Representatives election)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Created in the 2002 reapportionment (first effective in the 2003 House of Representatives election)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Eliminated in the 2013 reapportionment (cuts seats in five prefectures without adding any; first effective in the 47th House of Representatives election)
See also
Notes
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- ↑ CRS: Issue Brief IB93100 in the Government Document Digital Collection of the University of North Texas
- ↑ Central Branch Office: Ichikawa (Blocks 1 to 3), Ichikawaminami (Blocks 1 to 5), Oosu (Blocks 1 to 4), Oowada (Blocks 1 to 5), Onigoe (Blocks 1 and 2), Onidaka (Blocks 1 to 4), Kamimyouden, Kitakata (Blocks 1 to 3), Kouya, Kouya (Blocks 1 to 3), Kouyashinmachi, Arata (Blocks 1 to 5), Sugano (Blocks 1 to 6), Takaishigami, Tajiri, Tajiri (Blocks 1 to 5), Toukagi (Blocks 1 to 3), Nakayama (Blocks 1 to 4), Baraki, Baraki (Blocks 1 to 4), Higashioowada (Blocks 1 and 2), Higashisugano (Blocks 1 to 3), Higashihama (Block 1), Hirata (Blocks 1 to 4), Futamata, Futamata (Blocks 1 and 2), Futamatashinmachi, Kitakatamachi (Block 4), Mama (Blocks 1 to 3), Minamihachiman (Blocks 1 to 5), Motokitakata (Blocks 1 to 3), Hachiman (Blocks 1 to 6), Wakamiya (Blocks 1 to 3); Gyoutoku Branch Office.
- ↑ MIC: 衆議院小選挙区の区割りの改定等について
- ↑ MIC: 衆議院小選挙区の区割りの改定等について
- ↑ MIC: 衆議院比例代表選出議員の定数削減について
External links
- MIC, e-Gov legal database: 公職選挙法 (kōshoku senkyo hō), Law No. 100 of April 25, 1950 (the three appended tables list the area/number of seats for all electoral districts to both Houses of the National Diet); MOJ, Japanese Law Translation Database: Public Offices Election Act ([by definition unofficial] translation to English, if available)