Tokyo 26th district

Electoral district in Tokyo, Japan
東京都第26区Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of RepresentativesPrefectureTokyoProportional DistrictTokyoElectorate430,474 (as of September 2022)[1]Future constituencyCreated2022SeatsOnePartyVacantRepresentativesVacantCreated fromParts of:
  • Tokyo 3rd
  • Tokyo 4th
  • Tokyo 5th
  • Tokyo 7th

Tokyo 26th District (東京都第26区, Tokyo-ken dai-nijuroku-ku, or 東京26区, Tokyo nijuroku-ku) is an electoral district in the Japanese House of Representatives. It was first created as part of the 2022 reapportionments that added five districts in Tokyo. This district will elect its first member during the 2025 general election.

Areas covered

Current district

As of 11 January 2023, the areas covered by the district are as follows:[2][3]

  • Meguro
  • Ōta, Tokyo (western section)
    • Minemachi, Denenchofu, Unoki, Yukigaya and Senzoku branch offices
    • Kugahara branch office (excluding Ikegami-3)
    • Yaguchi branch office (excluding Yaguchi 2 (1, 13, 14, 27 and 28) and Yaguchi 3 (1 and 8)

Before the creation of this district, Meguro Ward was split between the 5th and 6th districts, and the western Ota Ward area was split between the 3rd and 4th districts.

Elected representatives

Representative Party Years served Notes

Election results

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. ^ "東 京 都" [Tokyo] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. ^ "区割り変更地図 表面 東京都大田区" [District Boundary Change Map - Ota Ward, Tokyo] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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