Aomori at-large district explained

The is a constituency that represents Aomori Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. Councillors are elected to the house by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) for six-year terms. Since the establishment of the current House of Councillors electoral system in 1947, the district has elected two Councillors, one each at elections held every three years. It has 1,122,948 registered voters as of September 2015.[1]

Aomori at-large district
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:House of Councillors
District Label:Prefecture
District:Aomori
Electorate:1,069,653 (as of September 2022)[2]
Year:1947
Seats:2
Member Label:Councillors
Member:Class of 2019: Motome Takisawa
Liberal Democratic
Class of 2022: Masayo Tanabu
CDP

Elected Councillors

class of 1947election yearclass of 1950
(1947: 6-year term)(1947: 3-year term)
Naotake Satō
(Ind.)
1947Zenjirō Hirano
(Democratic)
1950Tetsuo Kudō
(Liberal)
Naotake Satō
(Ryokufūkai)
1953
1953 by-el.Junzo Sasamori
(Progressive)
1956Junzo Sasamori
(LDP)
Naotake Satō
(Ryokufūkai)
1959
1962Junzo Sasamori
(LDP)
Bunji Tsushima
(LDP)
1965
1968Tatsuo Yamazaki
(Ind.)
Bunji Tsushima
(LDP)
1971
Iwazo Terashita
(LDP)
1973 by-el.
1974Tatsuo Yamazaki
(LDP)
Iwazo Terashita
(LDP)
1977
Kanpei Matsuo
(LDP)
1980 by-el.
1980Tatsuo Yamazaki
(LDP)
Kanpei Matsuo
(LDP)
1983
1986Tatsuo Yamazaki
(Ind.)
Takao Mikami
(Ind.)
1989
1991 by-el.Kanpei Matsuo
1992Kanpei Matsuo
(LDP)
Tsutomu Yamazaki
(New Frontier)
1995
1998Masami Tanabu
(Ind.)
Tsutomu Yamazaki
(LDP)
2001
2004Masami Tanabu
(DPJ)
Kōji Hirayama
(DPJ)
2007
2010[3] Tsutomu Yamazaki
(LDP)
Motome Takisawa
(LDP)
2013[4]
2016[5] Masayo Tanabu
(DP)
Motome Takisawa
(LDP)
2019[6]
2022[7] Masayo Tanabu
(CDP)

See also

References

Footnotes

Notes and References

  1. As of 2 September 2015. Web site: 平成27年9月2日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数 . Number of resident and non-resident enrolled voters as of 2 September 2015 . Japanese . 2 September 2015 . 1 March 2016.
  2. Web site: 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. 2023-01-04. ja. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022.
  3. Web site: 選挙区 青森 選挙結果 参議院選挙(参院選)2010 . Aomori At-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election . Yomiuri Shimbun . 1 March 2016.
  4. Web site: 選挙区 青森 選挙結果 参議院選挙(参院選)2013 . Aomori At-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election . Yomiuri Shimbun . 1 March 2016.
  5. Web site: 2016参院選 | 参議院選挙 | 選挙アーカイブス | Nhk選挙Web . NHK . 25 September 2019.
  6. Web site: 青森 選挙区 | 参院選 2019 | Nhk選挙Web . NHK . 25 September 2019.
  7. Web site: 第26回参議院議員通常選挙 青森県選挙区 . NHK . 3 November 2023.