The is a constituency that represents Toyama Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.
The constituency represents the entire population of Toyama Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 888,832 registered voters as of September 2015.[1] The Councillors currently representing Toyama are:
Class of 1947 | election year | Class of 1950 (3-year term in 1947) |
---|---|---|
(Japan Liberal) | 1947 | Hisayoshi Ogawa (National Cooperative) |
1950 | Saburo Oyama (Ind.) | |
1951 by-election | Tetsuji Tachi (LDP) | |
1953 | ||
1956 | ||
Shiro Sakurai (LDP) | 1959 | |
1962 | ||
1965 | ||
1968 | Kazuo Sugihara (Social Democratic) | |
(LDP) | 1971 | |
1974 | (LDP) | |
Kimitomo Takahira (LDP) | 1977 | |
1980 | ||
1982 by-election | Soto Oki (LDP) | |
1983 | ||
1986 | (LDP) | |
(LDP) | 1989 | |
1992 | ||
1995 | ||
1998 | ||
(DPJ) | ||
Kotaro Nogami (LDP) | 2001 | |
2004[4] | Tsunenori Kawai (LDP) | |
Takashi Morita (Ind.) | 2007[5] | |
2010[6] | Kotaro Nogami (LDP) | |
(LDP) | 2013[7] |