The Tōkyō proportional representation block (), or more formally the proportional representation tier , is one of eleven

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

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in the Diet of Japan. It consists solely of the prefecture of

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making it one of two blocks covering only one prefecture, the other being

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. Following the introduction of proportional voting Tokyo elected 19 representatives by PR in the 1996 general election, and 17 since the election of 2000 when the total number of PR seats was reduced from 200 to 180.

Summary of results

Beyond remote parts of

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on the mainland and the Izu and Ogasawara islands, Tokyo's population is concentrated in urban and suburban areas. Reformist and left-of-center parties have usually won a majority of votes and seats. In the landslide "postal privatization" election of 2005 though, the LDP won a record 2.6 million votes in Tokyo; it would have received eight seats but hadn't nominated enough candidates: Of its 30 PR list candidates, 24 concurrently ran in single-member districts as dual candidates; 23 won their district races, leaving only a total of seven list candidates to be elected by PR. One seat went to the SDP as it would have been assigned a hypothetical, 18th seat under the d'Hondt method. Party names are abbreviated as follows (format: abbreviation, translated name, Japanese name, English name): * DPJ "Democratic Party", ''Minshutō'',

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* LDP Liberal Democratic Party, ''Jiyūminshutō'' * Kōmeitō "Justice Party", ''Kōmeitō'',

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* JCP

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, ''Nihon Kyōsantō'' * SDP

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

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, ''Jiyūtō'' * YP "Everybody's Party", ''Minna no Tō'',

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* NSP New Socialist Party, ''Shin-shakaitō'' * LL Liberal League, ''Jiyū-rengō'' * IC "Assembly of Independents", ''Mushozoku no Kai'', Independents' Club * SP

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, ''Shakaitō'' * CP Conservative Party, ''Hoshutō'' * NPN New Party Nippon, ''Shintō Nippon'' * PNP

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, ''Kokumin Shintō'' * HRP

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, ''Kōfuku-jitsugen-tō''

List of representatives

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

Election result 2009

References

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, The Senkyo
Results of general and by-elections for the House of Representatives 1890–2010
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