Miyagi 6th district explained

Miyagi 6th District
Type:Parliamentary
Parl Name:Japanese House of Representatives
District Label:Prefecture
District:Miyagi
Region Label:Proportional District
Region:Tohoku
Electorate:253,730[1]
Year:1994
Abolished:2022
Seats:One
Party:LDP
Previous:Miyagi 2nd
Next:Miyagi 5th
(Merged into)

was an electoral district for the Japanese House of Representatives. The district was established In 1994 as a single member district from most of Miyagi 2nd district (excluding the city of Ishinomaki and the districts of Monou and Oshika).

As of 2022, the seat is represented by the Liberal Democratic Party member Itsunori Onodera until the next general election.

Areas covered

The district was abolished during the 2022 revisions to the seat apportionment for each prefecture. All of the territory that was under the 6th district was merged into the 5th district.[2]

Areas 2017–2022

After the 2017 re-zoning, the areas covered by the district were as follows:[3]

As a result of the rezoning, the town of Minamisanriku and the district of Motoyoshi were transferred from the 6th district to the 5th district.

Areas 2013–2017

After the 2013 re-zoning, the areas covered by the district were as follows:[4]

After this zoning, the 6th ward gained the area covered by the former city of Furukawa and the former towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko from the 4th district.

Areas pre-2013

From 1994 until the first rezoning in 2013, the areas covered by the district were as follows:

Elected representatives

Party!Years served!Notes
Fukujiro KikuchiLDP1996-1997Resigned due to a violation of the public election law
Itsunori OnoderaLDP1997-2000Resigned due to a violation of the public election law
Masamitsu OishiDPJ2000-2003
Itsunori OnoderaLDP2003-Last member

Election results

‡ Also ran in the Tohoku PR district

‡‡ Ran and won in the Tohoku PR district

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 宮城6区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙. 2023-01-04. ja.
  2. Web site: 区割り変更地図 表面 宮城県 . District division change map - Miyagi Prefecture . Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications . ja.
  3. Web site: 宮 城 県 . 2023-01-04 . Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications . ja.
  4. 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 . 2023-01-04 . www.shugiin.go.jp.