Hiroshima at-large district
| Hiroshima at-large district | |
|---|---|
| 広島県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
 | |
| Prefecture | Hiroshima |
| Electorate | 2,297,308 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Councillors | Class of 2019:
Class of 2022:
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Hiroshima at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It consists of Hiroshima Prefecture and elects four Councillors, two per election.[2] The current Councillors are
- Minoru Yanagida (since 1998).[3] Member of the Democratic party for the People.
- Shinji Morimoto (since 2013).[4] Member of the Constitutional Democratic Party.
- Haruko Miyaguchi (since 2021).[5] Member of the Constitutional Democratic Party.
- Yoichi Miyazawa (since 2010).[6] Member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
House of Councillors elected members
[edit]†: Died in office ‡: Election nullified #: Resigned to run for Governor
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yoichi Miyazawa (Incumbent) (Endorsed by Komeito) |
530,375 | 50.33% |  0.57
| |
| Independent | Eri Mikami (Endorsed by Rally Hiroshima & RENGO) |
259,363 | 24.61% | New | |
| Ishin | Osamu Morikawa | 114,442 | 10.86% | New | |
| JCP | Takae Nakamura | 58,461 | 5.55% | New | |
| Sanseito | Chiharu Asai | 52,969 | 5.03% | New | |
| Anti-NHK | Toshimitsu Watanabe | 11,087 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | Noritoshi Tamada | 7,335 | 0.70% | New | |
| Happiness Realization | Masao Nomura | 7,149 | 0.68% | New | |
| Independent | Toshifumi Ubuhara | 6,717 | 0.64% | New | |
| Anti-NHK | Inokai Noriyuki | 5,846 | 0.55% | New | |
| Turnout | 1,053,744 | 46.79% | 13.18
| ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Anri Kawai, who had been elected in 2019 behind Morimoto, was convicted of vote-buying in 2021. Miyaguchi was elected in the single seat by-election later that year.
References
[edit]- ^ "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" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ^ "House of Councillors | Japanese government". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Mr.YANAGIDA Minoru：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Mr.MORIMOTO Shinji：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Ms.MIYAGUCHI Haruko：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Mr.MIYAZAWA Yoichi：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
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