The is a constituency that represents

Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, ...

in the

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in the

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. Councillors are elected to the house by

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(SNTV) for six-year terms. Since the establishment of the current House of Councillors electoral system in 1947, the district has elected two Councillors, one each at elections held every three years. It has 1,122,948 registered voters as of September 2015.As of 2 September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Aomori are: * Masayo Tanabu (

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(DP)); elected for the first time in 2016, and her current term will end in 2022. *

Motome Takisawa is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Liberal Democratic Party. He currently serves as member of the House of Councillors for Aomori at-large district. References

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(LDP); elected to his first term in 2013, reelected in 2019 and his current term will end in 2025.

Elected Councillors

Election results

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