The is a constituency that represents
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
in the
House of Councillors
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in the
Diet of Japan
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. It has six Councillors in the 242-member house.
Outline
The constituency represents the entire population of
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
. The district elects six Councillors to six-year terms, two sets of three each at alternating elections held every three years. Prior to the
2007 election the district elected four Councilors in two sets of two. The district has 5,092,741 registered voters as of September 2015.
The Councillors currently representing Chiba are:
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Kuniko Inoguchi (
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), first term; term ends in 2016)
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Hiroyuki Konishi
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, first term; term ends in 2016)
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Kenichi Mizuno
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(Democratic Party, first term; term ends in 2016)
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Junichi Ishii (LDP, second term; term ends in 2019)
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Hiroyuki Nagahama
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(Democratic Party, second term; term ends in 2019)
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Toshiro Toyoda (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)
Elected Councillors
Election results
See also
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List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan
The House of Councillors in the Japanese national Diet is made up of 245 members elected from 45 districts plus a national proportional representation list. Until 2015, there were 47 districts which coincided with the 47 prefectures of Japan.
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References
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Districts of the House of Councillors (Japan)