is an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of the
Japanese House of Representatives
The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors is the upper house.
The composition of the House is established by and of the Constitution of Japan. The House of Representatives has 465 members, elected for a f ...
, the lower house of the
National Diet
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. The district was created as part of the move from mult-member districts to single-member districts in the House of Representatives.
Areas Covered
Current District
As of 2 February 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:
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Niigata (city)
is a city located in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture (). It is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, and one of the cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, located in the Chūbu region of Japan. It i ...
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Kita
**
Akiha
*
Shibata
*
Murakami
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*Gosen, Niigata, Japan
*Gosen-Neu Zittau, Brandenburg, Germany
* Gosen (Company), a Japanese manufacturer of sporting equipment
*Gosen Wakashū, an ancient Japanese poetry anthology
*Land of Goshen, an area in Biblical Egypt
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Agano
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Tainai
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Kitakanbara District
*
Higashikanbara District
*
Iwafune District
As part of the 2022 redistricting, Kita ward is now fully under the jurisdiction of the 3rd district, and Akiha Ward was gained from the
4th district
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* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
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Areas from 2013-2022
From the first redistricting in 2013, until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:
* Niigata (city)
** Kita Ward (Former city of
Toyosaka)
*** Centra Government Office (excluding Hosoyama,
Kosugi, Junimae and
Yokogoshi)
*** Sumireno 4 within North Branch Office jurisdiction.
* Shibata
* Murakami
* Gosen
* Agano
* Tainai
* Kitakanbara District
* Higashikanbara District
* Iwafune District
As part of the 2013 redistricting, the 3rd district gained sections of Kita Ward from the
1st district
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Areas from before 2013
From the creation of the district in 1994, until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered bny this district were as follows:
* Shibata
* Murakami
* Gosen
* Toyosaka
* Kitakambara District
* Part of
Nakakanbara District
**
Muramatsu
*Higashikanbara District
*Iwafune District
History
Elected Representatives
Election Results
''‡ - Also ran in the
Hokuriku Shinetsu PR election''
''‡‡ - Also ran and won in the
Hokuriku Shinetsu PR election''
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
{{coord missing, Niigata Prefecture
Districts of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Politics of Niigata Prefecture