Tokyo 27th district

Electoral district in Tokyo, Japan
東京都第27区Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of RepresentativesPrefectureTokyoProportional BlockTokyoElectorate383,150 (as of September 2022)[1]Future constituencyCreated2022SeatsOnePartyVacantRepresentativeVacantCreated fromParts of:
  • Tokyo 7th
  • Tokyo 8th
  • Tokyo 10th

Tokyo 27th District (東京都第27区, Tokyo-ken dai-nijunana-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 2022, and it will elect its first representative in the 2025 general election.

Areas covered

Current district

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

  • Nakano
  • Suginami (eastern areas)
    • Honan 1 & 2, Izumi 1–4, Eifuku 1, Wada 1–3, Horinouchi 1–3, Matsunoku 1–3, Omiya 1, Omiya 2 (1-4, 19–27), Umezato 1–2, Koenji-Minami 1–5, Koenji-kita 1

Before the creation of the district, Nakano Ward was split between the 7th and 10th districts, and the eastern parts of Suginami Ward were formerly split between the 7th and 8th 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. ^ "区割り変更地図 表面 東京都杉並区" [District Boundary Change Map - Tokyo 27th District] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. ^ "東 京 都" [Tokyo] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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