The Iwate at-large district (岩手県選挙区, ''Iwate-ken senkyo-ku'') is a constituency of the

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in the

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. It consists of

Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefectur ...

and elects two Councillors, one every three years, making it one of the decisive single-member districts. The Councillors currently representing Iwate are: *

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(elected as an independent in 2016 and joined the

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immediately after the election; term ends in 2022). * (elected as an independent in 2019; term ends in 2025).

Elected Councillors

''Party affiliations as of election day; #: resigned; †: died in office.''

Recent election results

References

House of Councillors
Alphabetical list of former Councillors
{{coord missing, Iwate Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Districts of the House of Councillors (Japan)