Northern Kanto proportional representation block

Proportional representation block of Northern Kanto, Japan
Northern Kanto Proportional Representation Block
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Northern Kanto block highlighted
PrefecturesGunma, Tochigi, Saitama, Ibaraki
Electorate11,834,554[1]
Current constituency
Number of members19
RepresentativesLDP-7, CDP-5, Komeito-3, Ishin-2, JCP-1,DPFP-1[2]

The Northern Kanto proportional representation block (北関東比例ブロック, Kantō hokubu hirei burokku) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.[3][4] It consists of the northern part of the Kanto region, and consists of the prefectures of Gunma, Tochigi, Saitama and Ibaraki.[5] Proportional voting blocks were first introduced in the 1996 General Election.[6] The block elects 19 members to the House of Representatives.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Number of registered electoral rolls and overseas electoral rolls for each constituency, etc". soumu.go.jp. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the 2021 Japanese General Election". nhk.or.jp. NHK. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Changes to Voting Age? 20 or 18?". www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. ^ Berman, Daniel (2010-07-21). "In Recent Japanese Elections An Unequal Electoral System Explains the Government's Defeat". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  5. ^ "Northern Kantō | region, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  6. ^ Christensen, Raymond V. (1994). "Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring". Asian Survey. 34 (7): 589–605. doi:10.2307/2645370. JSTOR 2645370.

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