Hiroshima 1st district explained

Hiroshima 1st district
Type:Parliamentary
Constituency Link:Hiroshima 1st district
Parl Name:House of Representatives
Map Size:450px
District Label:Prefecture
District:Hiroshima
Region Label:Proportional District
Region:Chūgoku
Electorate:331,786 (2020)[1]
Year:1994
Members Label:Representative
Members:Fumio Kishida
Seats:One
Elects Howmany:One
Party Label:Party
Party:Liberal Democratic
Previous:Former Hiroshima 1st district (1947–1993)
Blank1 Name:Municipalities
Blank1 Info:Naka-ku, Higashi-ku and Minami-ku in Hiroshima

Hiroshima 1st district (広島県第1区, Hiroshima-ken dai-ikku or 広島1区, Hiroshima ikku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Hiroshima. 331,786 eligible voters were registered in the district, as of 1 September 2020.

This constituency was newly established in 1994 from the former 1st district. The previous constituency elected two or more people, but this constituency elects only one person.

Fumio Kishida, current Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party, has represented this district since October 1996.

Election results

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1996

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 令和2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 . ja . Numbers of registered voters in Japan . December 23, 2020.