Gunma 3rd district explained

Gunma 3rd District
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:Japanese House of Representatives
District Label:Prefecture
District:Gunma
Region Label:Proportional Block
Region:Northern Kanto
Electorate:320,516 (as of 1 September 2022)[1]
Year:1994
Seats:One
Party Label:Party
Party:LDP
Member Label:Representatives
Member:Hiroyoshi Sasakawa

is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in south-eastern Gunma and consists of Ota, Tatebayashi and Ōra County.

Areas covered

Current district

As of 24 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]

As part of the 2022 redistricting, the rest of Ota was transferred back to the district from the 2nd district.

Areas 2013–2022

From the first redistricting in 2013, until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[3] [4]

As part of the 2013 redistricting, the areas of Yabuzukahon, Ojima and Nitta were transferred to the 2nd district.

Areas from before 2013

From the creation of the district in 1994, until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[5]

Elected representatives

Party!Years served!Notes
Yoshio YatsuLDP1996-2009
Masaaki KakinumaDPJ2009-2012
Hiroyoshi SasakawaLDP2012-Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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. 2023-01-24. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of September 1, 2020. ja. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
  2. Web site: 2022 . ja:群馬県 . Gunma Prefecture . 2023-01-24 . . ja.
  3. Web site: 衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律 . 2023-01-24 . www.shugiin.go.jp.
  4. Web site: 2013 . ja:群馬県 . Gunma Prefecture . 2023-01-24 . . ja.
  5. Web site: 法律第百四号(平六・一一・二五) . 2023-01-24 . www.shugiin.go.jp.