Kumamoto at-large district

Kumamoto at-large district is a constituency in the House of Councillors of Japan, the upper house of the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It elects two members to the House of Councillors, one per election. The district, like many other 2-seat, rural prefectures, is an LDP stronghold, having not elected an opposition member since 1998. The representatives are:

Kumamoto at-large district
鹿児島県選挙区
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Councillors
PrefectureKumamoto
Electorate1,440,373 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1947
Seats2
CouncillorsClass of 2019:
  •   Seishi Baba (LDP)

Class of 2022:

The district has an electorate of 1,465,399 as of May 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "総務省|令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ "Mr. BABA Seishi". House of Councillors of Japan. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 Aug 2021.
  3. ^ "Mr.MATSUMURA Yoshifumi". House of Councillors of Japan. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 Aug 2021.
  4. ^ "総務省|令和2年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-18.