Quận 1

Bao gồm các phường Higashi, Kita, Nishi và Naka tại thành phố Nagoya.

Quận 2

Bao gồm các phường Chikusa, Moriyama và Meitou tại thành phố Nagoya.

Quận 3

Bao gồm các phường của Shōwa, Midori và Tenpaku ở thành phố Nagoya.

Quận 4 ^{[changed 1]}

Bao gồm các phường của Mizuho, ​​Atsuta, Minato thành phố Nagoya.

Quận 5 ^{[changed 1]}

Bao gồm các phường của Nakamura và Nakagawa ở thành phố Nagoya, thành phố Kiyosu và Kitanagoya, cũng như quận Nishikasugai.

Quận 6 ^{[changed 1]}

Bao gồm các thành phố Kasugai, Inuyama và Komaki.

Quận 7

Bao gồm các thành phố Seto, Ōbu, Owariasahi, Toyoake, Nisshin cũng như quận của tỉnh Aichi.

Quận 8

Bao gồm các thành phố Handa, Tokoname, Tōkai và Chita, cũng như quận Chita.

Quận 9

Bao gồm các thành phố Tsushima, Inazawa, Aisai, Yatomi và Ichinomiya (khu vực của thành phố cũ Bisai), cũng như quận Ama.

Quận 10 ^{[changed 1]} 19659015] Bao gồm một phần của Ichinomiya không bao gồm ở Quận 9, các thành phố Kōnan và Iwakura, cũng như quận Niwa.

Tỉnh Gifu [ chỉnh sửa ]

Quận 1

Bao gồm thành phố Gifu (ngoại trừ khu vực của thị trấn cũ Yanaizu).

Quận 2

Bao gồm các thành phố gaki và Kaizu, cũng như các quận Yōrō, Fuwa, Anpachi và Ibi.

Quận 3

Bao gồm các thành phố Seki, Mino, Hashima, Kakamigahara, Yamagata, Mizuho, ​​Motosu và Gifu (khu vực của thị trấn Yanaizu cũ), cũng như các quận Hashima và Motosu.

Quận 4

Bao gồm các thành phố Takayama, Minokamo, Kani, Hida, Gujō và Gero, cũng như các quận Kamo, Kani và Ōno.

Quận 5

Bao gồm các thành phố Tajimi, Nakatsugawa, Mizunami, Ena và Toki.

Quận Mie [ chỉnh sửa ]

Quận 1

Bao gồm các thành phố Iga và Nabari, và các phần của thành phố Tsu không được bao gồm trong Quận 4.

Quận 2

Bao gồm các thành phố Suzuka, Kameyama và một phần của thành phố Yokkaichi.

Quận 3

Bao gồm các thành phố Kuwana, Inabe và Yokkaichi (các phần không bao gồm ở Quận 2), cũng như các quận của Kuwana, Inabe và Mie.

Quận 4

Bao gồm các thành phố Matsusaka và thành phố Mie (khu vực của thành phố cũ Hisai và quận Ichishi cũ), cũng như quận Taki.

Quận 5

Bao gồm các thành phố của Issei, Owase, Toba, Shima và Kumano, cũng như các quận của Watarai, Kitamuro và Minamimuro.

Quận Shizuoka [ chỉnh sửa ] Quận 1

Bao gồm các phường Aoi và Suruga ở thành phố Shizuoka.

Quận 2

Bao gồm các thành phố Shimada, Yaizu, Fujieda, Makinohara và Omaezaki (một phần không bao gồm ở Quận 3), cũng như các quận của Shida và Haibara.

Quận 3

Bao gồm phường Tenryū (vùng của thị trấn cũ Haruno) ở thành phố Hamamatsu, các thành phố của Iwata, Fukuroi, Kakegawa, Kikugawa và Omaezaki (vùng của thị trấn Hamaoka cũ), cũng như quận Shūchi.

Quận 4 ^{[changed 1]}

Bao gồm phường Shimizu ở thành phố Shizuoka, thành phố Fujinomiya, cũng như các quận Fuji và Ihara. [19659016] Quận 5 ^{[changed 1]}

Bao gồm các thành phố Mishima, Fuji, Gotenba, Susono và Izunokuni (khu vực của thị trấn cũ của Izunagaoka), cũng như quận Tagata và thị trấn của Tagata và thị trấn Oyama.

Quận 6 ^{[changed 1]}

Bao gồm các thành phố Numazu, Atami, Itō, Shimoda, Izu và Izunokuni (những phần không có trong Quận 5), cũng như quận Kamo và các thị trấn Shimizu và Nagaizumi.

Quận 7 ^{[changed 1]}

Bao gồm các phường của Naka (vùng t he 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

Consists of the wards of Naka (parts not included in District 7), Higashi and Minami (parts not included in District 7) in the city of Hamamatsu.

(District 9)^{[changed 2]}

Defunct

The Block constituency for Kinki (近畿) elects 29 members proportionally.

Hyōgo Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of the wards of Chūō-ku, Higashinada-ku, and Nada-ku in Kobe.

District 2

Consists of the wards of Hyōgo-ku, Kita-ku, and Nagata-ku in Kobe.

District 3

Consists of the wards of Suma-ku and Tarumi-ku in Kobe.

District 4

Consists of Nishi-ku ward in Kobe, the cities of Kasai, Miki, Nishiwaki, and Ono, and the Katō, Mino and Taka districts.

District 5

Consists of the cities of Asago, Sanda, Sasayama, Tamba, Toyooka, and Yabu, and the Kawabe and Mikata districts.

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

Consists of the cities of Kakogawa and Takasago, as well as the Kako district.

District 11

Consists of the city of Himeji.

District 12

Consists of the cities of Aioi, Ako, Shiso, and Tatsuno, as well as the Akō, Ibo, Kanzaki, Sayō, Shikama and Shisō districts.

Kyoto Prefecture[edit]

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

Consists of the cities of Ayabe, Fukuchiyama, Kyōtango, Maizuru, and Miyazu, as well as the Amata, Kasa, and Yosa districts.

District 6

Consists of the cities of Joyo, Kyōtanabe, Uji, and Yawata, as well as the Kuse, Sōraku, and Tsuzuki districts.

Nara Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of Nara city, except for the recently annexed Tsuge village.

District 2

Consists of the cities of Ikoma, Tenri, and Yamatokōriyama, as well as the Yamabe and Ikoma districts. Also includes the part of Nara city that was formerly Tsuge village in the Yamabe district.

District 3

Consists of the cities of Gose, Kashiba, Katsuragi, and Yamatotakada, as well as the Kitakatsuragi and Shiki districts.

District 4

Consists of the cities of Gojō, Kashihara, and Sakurai, as well as the Takaichi, Uda, and Yoshino districts.

Osaka Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of the wards of Chūō-ku, Ikuno-ku, Minato-ku, Naniwa-ku, Nishi-ku, and Tennōji-ku in Osaka city.

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

Consists of the cities of Settsu and Suita.

District 8

Consists of the city of Toyonaka.

District 9

Consists of the cities of Ibaraki, Ikeda, and Minoo, as well as the Toyono district.

District 10

Consists of the city of Takatsuki as well as the Mishima district.

District 11

Consists of the cities of Hirakata and Katano.

District 12

Consists of the cities of Daitō, Neyagawa, and Shijōnawate.

District 13

Consists of the city of Higashiōsaka.

District 14

Consists of the cities of Fujiidera, Habikino, Kashiwara, and Yao.

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

Consists of the cities of Izumi, Izumiōtsu, Kishiwada, and Takaishi, as well as the Senboku district.

District 19

Consists of the cities of Hannan, Izumisano, Kaizuka, and Sennan, as well as the Sennan district.

Shiga Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of the cities of Ōtsu and Takashima as well as the Shiga district.

District 2^{[changed 1]}

Consists of the cities of Hikone, Maibara and Nagahama as well as the Echi, Higashiazai, Ika, Inukami, and Sakata districts. Also includes the part of Higashiōmi that formerly comprised Aitō and Kotō in the Echi district.

District 3^{[changed 1]}

Consists of the cities of Kusatsu, Moriyama, Rittō and Yasu.

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[edit]

District 1

Consists of Wakayama city.

District 2^{[changed 3]}

Consists of Hashimoto and Kainan cities, as well as the Ito, Kaisō, and Naga districts.

District 3^{[changed 3]}

Consists of Arida, Gobō, Shingū, and Tanabe cities, as well as the Arida, Hidaka, Higashimuro, and Nishimuro districts.

The Block constituency for Chugoku (中国) elects 11 members proportionally.

Hiroshima Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of the Higashi-ku, Minami-ku, and Naka-ku wards in Hiroshima city.

District 2

Consists of the Nishi-ku and Saeki-ku wards in Hiroshima city, the cities of Etajima (except the original town of Etajima), Hatsukaichi, and Ōtake, and the Saeki district.

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

Consists of Takehara city and the Toyota district. Also includes Kure (except as in District 4), the part of Higashihiroshima comprising the former Akitsu town, and the part of Mihara comprising the former Hongō town.

District 6

Consists of the cities of Fuchū, Innoshima, Miyoshi, Onomichi, and Shōbara, as well as the Jinseki and Sera districts. Also includes the part of Mihara comprising the former Kui town.

District 7

Consists of the city of Fukuyama and the Fukayasu district.

Okayama Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of parts of the city of Okayama, as well as the town of Kibichūō (region of the former town of Kamogawa).

District 2

Consists of the cities of Okayama (parts not included in Districts 1 and 3), Tamano and Setouchi.

District 3

Consists of the cities of Tsuyama, Bizen, Akaiwa, Maniwa (part not included in District 5), Mimasaka and Okayama (region of the former town of Seto), as well as the districts of Wake, Maniwa, Tomata, Katsuta, Aida and Kume.

District 4

Consists of the city of Kurashiki (parts not included in District 5) and the district of Tsukubo.

District 5

Consists of the cities of Kasaoka, Ibara, Sōja, Takahashi, Niimi, Maniwa (region of the former town of Hokubō), Kurashiki (region of the former towns of Funao and Mabi) and Asakuchi, as well as the districts of Asakuchi, Oda and the town of Kibichūō (part not included in District 1).

Shimane Prefecture[edit]

District 1^{[changed 1]}

Consists of the cities of Matsue and Yasugi, the Nita, Oki and Yatsuka districts, the part of Unnan city formerly comprising Ohara, and the part of Izumo city formerly comprising Hirata.

District 2^{[changed 1]}

Consists of the cities of Gōtsu, Hamada, Izumo (excluding former Hirata), Masuda, and Ōda, the Hikawa, Iishi, Kanoashi, Mino, Naka, Nima, and Ōchi districts, and the part of Unnan city formerly comprising Kakeya town, Mitoya town, and Yoshida village in the Iishi district.

(District 3)^{[changed 2]}

Defunct

Tottori Prefecture[edit]

District 1^{[changed 3]}

Consists of the cities of Kurayoshi and Tottori, the Iwami, Ketaka, and Yazu districts, and the towns of Misasa and Yurihama in the Tōhaku district.

District 2^{[changed 3]}

Consists of the cities of Sakaiminato and Yonago, the Hino and Saihaku districts, and the towns of Daiei, Hōjō, and Kotoura in the Tōhaku district.

Yamaguchi Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of the cities of Hōfu and Yamaguchi city (except for the annexed Atō town), as well as the part of Shūnan city formerly comprising Tokuyama, Shinnanyo, and Kano town.

District 2

Consists of the cities of Hikari, Iwakuni, Kudamatsu, and Yanai and the districts of Kuga, Kumage, and Ōshima, as well as the part of Shūnan city formerly comprising Kumage town.

District 3

Consists of the cities of Hagi, Mine, Sanyo-Onoda, and Ube and the Abu districts, as well as the part of Yamaguchi city formerly comprising Atō town.

District 4

Consists of the cities of Nagato and Shimonoseki.

The Block constituency for Shikoku (比例四国ブロック) elects 6 members proportionally.

Ehime Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of the city of Matsuyama, except for the recently annexed regions comprising the former Hōjō city and Nakajima town.

District 2^{[changed 3]}

Consists of the cities of Imabari, Iyo, and Tōon, and the districts of Iyo, Kamiukena, Ochi. Also includes the parts of Matsuyama comprising the former Hōjō city and Nakajima town, and the part of Uchiko comprising the former Oda town.

District 3^{[changed 3]}

Consists of the cities of Niihama, Saijō, and Shikokuchūō.

District 4

Consists of the cities of Ōzu, Seiyo, Uwajima, and Yawatahama, as well as the districts of Kita (except for part of Uchiko in District 2), Kitauwa, Minamiuwa, and Nishiuwa.

Kagawa Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of Takamatsu city, the Shozu district, and Naoshima town in the Kagawa district.

District 2

Consists of the cities of Higashikagawa, Sakaide, and Sanuki, as well as the Ayauta, Kagawa (except Naoshima), and Kita districts.

District 3

Consists of the cities of Kan'onji, Marugame, and Zentsuji, as well as the Mitoyo and Nakatado districts.

Kōchi Prefecture[edit]

District 1^{[changed 1][changed 3]}

Consists of parts of the city of Kōchi.

District 2^{[changed 1][changed 3]}

Consists of the cities of Kōchi (parts not included in District 1), Muroto, Aki, Nankoku, Kōnan and Kami, as well as the districts of Aki, Nagaoka, Tosa and the town of Ino (region of the former village of Hongawa).

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[edit]

District 1^{[changed 1][changed 3]}

Consists of the city of Tokushima and the Myodo district.

District 2^{[changed 1][changed 3]}

Consists of the cities of Awa and Naruto, the parts of Mima city that comprised the former Mima and Waki towns, and the Itano and Miyoshi districts.

District 3^{[changed 1][changed 5]}

Consists of the cities of Anan, Komatsushima, and Yoshinogawa, the parts of Mima city that comprised the former Anabuki town and Koyadaira village, and the Kaifu, Katsura, Mima, Myozai, and Naka districts.

The Block constituency for Kyūshū (九州) elects 21 members proportionally. It includes Okinawa Prefecture as well.

Fukuoka Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of the wards of Hakata-ku and Higashi-ku in Fukuoka.

District 2

Consists of the wards of Chūō-ku, Jonan-ku, and Minami-ku in Fukuoka.

District 3

Consists of the wards of Nishi-ku and Sawara-ku in Fukuoka, the city of Maebaru, and the Itoshima district.

District 4

Consists of the cities of Fukutsu, Koga, and Munakata, as well as the Kasuya district.

District 5

Consists of the cities of Amagi, Chikushino, Dazaifu, Kasuga, and Onojo, as well as the Asakura and Chikushi districts.

District 6

Consists of the cities of Kurume, Ogori, Okawa, and Ukiha, as well as the Mii and Mizuma districts.

District 7

Consists of the cities of Chikugo, Omuta, Yame, and Yanagawa, as well as the Miike, Yamato, and Yame districts.

District 8

Consists of the cities of Iizuka, Nakama, Nogata, and Yamada, as well as the Kaho, Kurate, and Onga districts.

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

Consists of the cities of Buzen, Tagawa, and Yukuhashi, as well as the Chikujō, Miyako, and Tagawa districts.

Kagoshima Prefecture[edit]

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

Consists of the remainder of Kagoshima city, the cities of Ibusuki and Naze, and the Ibusuki and Ōshima districts.

District 3

Consists of the cities of Hioki, Kaseda, Kushikino, Makurazaki, and Satsumasendai, as well as the Hioki, Kawanabe, and Satsuma districts.

District 4

Consists of the cities of Akune, Izumi, Kokubu, and Okuchi, as well as the Aira, Isa, and Izumi districts.

District 5

Consists of the cities of Kanoya, Nishinoomote, Soo, and Tarumizu, as well as the Kimotsuki, Kumage, and Soo districts.

Kumamoto Prefecture[edit]

District 1

Consists of part of the city of Kumamoto (block by block definition not yet translated).

District 2

Consists of the part of Kumamoto city not in District 1, the cities Arao and Tamana, and the Tamana district.

District 3

Consists of the cities of Aso, Kikuchi, and Yamaga, as well as the Aso, Kamoto, and Kikuchi districts, and part of Yamato town comprising the former Soyo.

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[edit]

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[edit]

District 1

Consists of Nagasaki, except for the former Sotome town.

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[edit]

District 1^{[changed 1]}

Consists of the city of Ōita.

District 2^{[changed 1]}

Consists of the cities of Bungo-ōno, Hita, Saiki, Taketa, Tsukumi, and Usuki, as well as the Kusu and Ōita districts.

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[edit]

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]}

Consists of the cities of Nago, Okinawa, Uruma, as well as the Kunigami District and the villages of Iheya and Izena from the Shimajiri District.

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[edit]

District 1^{[changed 1][changed 3]}

Consists of the cities of Saga and Tosu, as well as the Miyaki district and the town of Chiyoda.

District 2^{[changed 1][changed 3]}

Consists of the cities of Kashima and Ogi, as well as the Fujitsu, Kanzaki (less Chiyoda), Kishima (less Yamauchi), and Saga districts.

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[edit]

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. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb} Redistricted in 2002 (first effective in the 2003 House of Representatives election)
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Eliminated in the 2002 reapportionment (first effective in the 2003 House of Representatives election)
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak} Redistricted in 2013 (first effective in the 47th House of Representatives election)
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} Created in the 2002 reapportionment (first effective in the 2003 House of Representatives election)
5. ^ ^{a b c d e} Eliminated in the 2013 reapportionment (cuts seats in five prefectures without adding any; first effective in the 47th House of Representatives election)

Another reapportionment was passed by the National Diet in June 2017. In the majoritarian segment, it will change 97 districts in 19 prefectures, six are eliminated without replacement (one each in Aomori, Iwate, Mie, Nara, Kumamoto and Kagoshima). In the proportional segment, four "blocks" lose a seat each (Tōhoku, N. Kantō, Kinki, Kyūshū). Thus, the number of majoritarian seats is reduced to 289, the number of proportional seats to 176, the House of Representatives overall shrinks to 465. The reform takes effect one month after promulgation, i.e. on July 16, 2017.^[7][8]

See also[edit]

1. ^ "Japanese Pass Bills On Electoral Reform". The New York Times. 3 November 1993. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
2. ^ CRS: Issue Brief IB93100 in the Government Document Digital Collection of the University of North Texas
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ MIC: 衆議院小選挙区の区割りの改定等について
5. ^ MIC: 衆議院小選挙区の区割りの改定等について
6. ^ MIC: 衆議院比例代表選出議員の定数削減について
7. ^ MIC: 衆議院小選挙区の区割りの改定等について
8. ^ NHK Senkyo Web: 衆院小選挙区 区割り見直し 改正公選法が成立

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