Kyushu proportional representation block
Kyushu Proportional Representation Block |
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![]() Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Kyūshū block highlighted | Prefectures | Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa |
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Population | 14,257,000 (October 2019 estimate)[1] |
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Electorate | 11,905,965[2] |
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Representatives | 20 (LDP-7, CDP-3, Hope-4, Komeito-3,JCP-1, SDP-1, Nippon Ishin no Kai-1)[3] |
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The Kyushu proportional representation block (九州比例ブロック, Kyūshū hirei burokku) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.[4][5] It consists of the Kyushu region and Okinawa prefecture (which includes Okinawa island and the Ryukyu Islands), and consists of the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa.[6][7] Proportional voting blocks were first introduced in the 1996 General Election.[8] The block elects 21 members to the House of Representatives.
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| Hokkaidō (8 block seats, 12 district seats) | |
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Tōhoku (12 block seats, 23 district seats) | |
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Kita- (North) Kantō (19 block seats, 32 district seats) | |
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Minami- (South) Kantō (23 block seats, 33 district seats) | |
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Tokyo (19 block seats, 25 district seats) | |
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Hokuriku-Shin'etsu (10 block seats, 19 district seats) | |
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Tōkai (21 block seats, 32 district seats) | |
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Kinki (28 block seats, 47 district seats) | |
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Chūgoku (10 block seats, 20 district seats) | |
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Shikoku (6 block seats, 11 district seats) | |
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Kyūshū (20 block seats, 35 district seats) | |
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Districts eliminated in the 2002 reapportionments | |
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Districts eliminated in the 2013 reapportionments | |
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Districts eliminated in the 2017 reapportionments | |
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Districts eliminated in the 2022 reapportionments | |
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