Fukui 1st district (福井県第1区, ''Fukui-ken dai-ikku'' or 福井1区, ''Fukui ikku'') is a constituency of the
House of Representatives in the
Diet of Japan
The is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (, ''Shūgiin''), and an upper house, the House of Councillors (, '' Sangiin''). Both houses are directly elected under a paralle ...
(national legislature).
Areas covered
Current district
Areas covered from 2013
The districts after its revision of the Public Offices Election Act 2013 are as follows. As a result of the change in the redistricting 2013, areas that used to be Fukui 3rd district and Fukui 2nd district were included.
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Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
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Ōno
ONO, Ono or Ōno may refer to:
Places Fiji
* Ono Island (Fiji)
Israel
* Kiryat Ono
* Ono, Benjamin, ancient site
Italy
* Ono San Pietro
Ivory Coast
* Ono, Ivory Coast, a village in Comoé District
Japan
* Ōno Castle, Fukuoka
* ...
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Katsuyama
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Awara
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Sakai
*
Yoshida district
Areas covered before 2013
Before the electoral reform of 1994, the area had been part of
Fukui at-large district The is a constituency that represents Fukui Prefecture in the House of Councillors of Japan, House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.
Outline
The constituency represents the entire population of Fu ...
where four representatives had been elected. From the area's establishment in 1994 until its redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by the district were as follows:
* Fukui
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Asuwa District
* Yoshida District
List of representatives
Election results
‡ - Also ran in the
Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR district election
‡‡ -Also ran and won in the
Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR district election
References
{{coord missing, Fukui Prefecture
Politics of Fukui Prefecture
Districts of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Constituencies established in 1994
1994 establishments in Japan
Fukui (city)