The Southern Kantō proportional representation block () is one of eleven

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(PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the

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. It consists of Southern parts of the

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covering

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and

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s. Following the introduction of proportional voting it initially elected 23 representatives in the 1996 general election, then 21 after the total number of PR seats had been reduced from 200 to 180, and 22 representatives since the reapportionment of 2002.

Summary of results

With a district magnitude of 22, Southern Kantō is the second largest PR block behind

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and gives smaller parties an opportunity to pick up seats. Party names are abbreviated as follows (format: abbreviation, translated name, Japanese name, English name): * DPJ "Democratic Party", ''Minshutō'', Democratic of Japan * LDP Liberal Democratic Party, ''Jiyūminshutō'' * Kōmeitō "Justice Party", ''Kōmeitō'', New Justice Party Party * JCP

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, ''Nihon Kyōsantō'' * SDP

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, ''Shakaiminshutō'' * NFP New Frontier Party, ''Shinshintō'' * LP

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, ''Jiyūtō'' * NSP New Socialist Party, ''Shin-shakaitō'' * LL Liberal League, ''Jiyū-rengō'' * HRP

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, ''Kōfuku-jitsugen-tō''

List of representatives

''Note: Party affiliations as of election day.''

Election result 2009

References

* The Senkyo
Results of general and by-elections for the House of Representatives since 1890
* Yomiuri Shimbun: Southern Kantō result

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