Ōita at-large district is a constituency in the

House of Councillors of Japan The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers. If the t ...

, the upper house of the

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(national legislature). It currently elects 2 members to the House of Councillors, 1 per election. It is unique among other

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conservative kingdoms for its willingness to elect opposition members. Shinya Adachi held the districts first seat from 2004, and Kiyoshi Adachi held the second seat until his resignation in 2023, with

Tadatomo Yoshida is a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors from the proportional representation constituency. He was elected twice, in 2010 and in 2019. He previously served as an Ōita prefectural assembly member. He ran for th ...

losing the by-election after by an extremely slim margin. This is possibly due to the presence of the city of Ōita, which has shown a willingness to support opposition candidates; it was historically also represented by a second

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Councilor.

Elected members of House of Councillors

''OFF - Oita Farrmers Federation ASTNS - Association To Send a New Style to National Politics †: Died in Office''

Election results

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References

Districts of the House of Councillors (Japan) Politics of Ōita Prefecture Long stubs with short prose Constituencies established in 1947 1947 establishments in Japan {{Japan-gov-stub