Kumamoto at-large district explained

Kumamoto at-large district
Type:	Parliamentary
Parl Name:	House of Councillors
District Label:	Prefecture
District:	Kumamoto
Electorate:	1,440,373 (as of September 2022)^[1]
Year:	1947
Seats:	2
Member Label:	Councillors
Member:	Class of 2019:Class of 2022:

Kumamoto at-large district is a constituency in the House of Councillors of Japan, the upper house of the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It elects two members to the House of Councillors, one per election. The district, like many other 2-seat, rural prefectures, is an LDP stronghold, having not elected an opposition member since 1998. The representatives are:

• Seishi Baba, first elected in 2013. Term ends in 2025. Member of the Liberal Democratic Party.^[2]
• Yoshifumi Matsumura, first elected in 2004. Term ends in 2022. Member of the Liberal Democratic Party.^[3]

The district has an electorate of 1,465,399 as of May 2021.^[4]

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. 2023-01-04. ja. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022.
2. Web site: 30 July 2020. Mr. BABA Seishi. 18 Aug 2021. House of Councillors of Japan.
3. Web site: 30 July 2020. Mr.MATSUMURA Yoshifumi. 18 Aug 2021. House of Councillors of Japan.
4. Web site: 総務省｜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. 2021-08-18. 総務省. ja.