Tokyo 29th district

Electoral district in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo 29th District
東京都第29区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Electorate355,778 (as of September 2022)[1]
Future constituency
Created2022
SeatsOne
PartyVacant
RepresentativeVacant
Created fromParts of:
  • Tokyo 12th
  • Tokyo 13th
  • Tokyo 14th

Tokyo 29th district (東京都第29区, Tokyo-ken dai-nijukyu-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established in 2022 and will elect its first representative in the 2025 general election.

Areas covered

Current district

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

  • Arakawa
  • Adachi (Tobu Isesaki Line, Kanjo Route 7, west of Otakebashi Street)
    • Iko 1-5, Iko Honmachi 1-2, Iriya 1-9, Iriya, Ougi 1-3, Kono 1-2, Kodai 1-2, Kaga 1-2, Kurihara 3- 4, Kohoku 1-7, Furjiya 1-2, Furujiya Honcho 1-4, Saranuma 1-3, Shikahama 1-8, Nitta 1-3, Tsubaki 1-2, Toneri 1-6, Toneri Park, Toneri-cho, Nishiarai 1-7, Nishiarai Sakaecho 3, Nishiarai Honcho 1-5, Nishiike 1-4, Nishiike-cho, Nishitakenotsuka 1-2, Higashiiko 1-4, Horinouchi 1-2, Miyagi 1-2, Motoki 1-2, Motoki Higashimachi, Motoki Nishimachi, Motoki Minamimachi, Motoki Kitamachi, Yazaike 1-3

Before the creation of this district, Arakawa was a part of the 14th district, and the west of Adachi was plit between the 12th and 13th districts.

Elected representatives

Representatives 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 東京都足立区" [District Boundary Change Map - Adachi Ward, Tokyo] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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