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Aichi At-large District
The Aichi at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan that represents Aichi Prefecture. From 1947 until 2013 it has elected six Councillors, three every three years by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) for six-year terms. A 2015 revision of the ''Public Officers Election Law'' increased the district's representation to eight Councillors; the change began to take effect at the 2016 election, at which four Councillors were elected. The Councillors currently representing Aichi are: * Masahito Fujikawa ( Liberal Democratic Party (LDP); term ends in 2022) * Takae Ito (Democratic Party (DP); term ends in 2022) * Kōhei Ōtsuka (DPP; term ends in 2025) * Yoshitaka Saitō (DP; term ends in 2022) * Yasuyuki Sakai (LDP; term ends in 2025) * Ryuji Satomi (Komeito; term ends in 2022) * Maiko Tajima (Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan The (CDP or CDPJ) is a social-liberal political party in Japan. It was founded in October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Councillors Of Japan
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designation of the prime minister, the House of Representatives can insist on its decision. In other decisions, the House of Representatives can override a vote of the House of Councillors only by a two-thirds majority of members present. The House of Councillors has 248 members who each serve six-year terms, two years longer than those of the House of Representatives. Councillors must be at least 30 years old, compared with 25 years old in the House of Representatives. The House of Councillors cannot be dissolved, and terms are staggered so that only half of its membership is up for election every three years. Of the 121 members subject to election each time, 73 are elected from 45 districts by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) and 48 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |