is an
electoral district
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of the
Japanese House of Representatives
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The composition of the House is established by and of the Constitution of Japan. The House of Representatives has 465 members, elected for a fo ...
, the lower house of the
National Diet
, transcription_name = ''Kokkai''
, legislature = 215th Session of the National Diet
, coa_pic = Flag of Japan.svg
, house_type = Bicameral
, houses =
, foundation=29 November 1890(), leader1_type ...
. The district is located in the
Chūetsu region in central
Niigata Prefecture
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and was created as part of the general move from multi-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:
*
Nagaoka
*
Kashiwazaki
*
Ojiya
*
Mitsuke
*
Santō District
*
Kariwa District
After the abolition of the
6th district, the districts boundaries changed significantly, it was moved to areas formerly covered by the
2nd
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and
5th districts.
Areas 2013–2022
From the first redistricting in 2013 until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district are as follows:
*
Niigata
** Parts of
Kita (former town of
Yokogoshi: due to the small number of eligible voters, their votes were also counted in
Kōnan ward)
*** Central government office (
Kosugi, Junimae and Yokogoe areas)
** Parts of
Higashi
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*Higashi, Fukushima
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*Higashi-ku, Sapporo
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*Keigo Higashi, Japanese footballer
...
(former town of
Kameda; however, there are no voters within)
*** Kameda Nakajima 4 within the
Ishiyama branch office jurisdiction
** Parts of
Chūō (former town of Kameda; however, there are no voters within)
** Parts of Kōnan (former towns of Yokogoshi and Kameda)
**
Akiha
**
Minami (former city limits of
Shirone)
* Nagaoka (former city of
Tochio
was a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 1, 1954.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 23,855 and the density
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and the former town of
Nakanoshima
is a 3 km long and 50 hectares narrow sandbank in Kita-ku, Osaka city, Japan, that divides the Kyū-Yodo into the Tosabori and Dōjima rivers. Many governmental and commercial offices (including the city hall of Osaka), museums and oth ...
** Tochio branch jurisdiction
** Nakanoshima Branch jurisdiction (Oshikirigawara)
*
Sanjō
*
Kamo
* Mitsuke
*
Minamikanbara District
Areas from before 2013
From 1996 until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:
* Sanjo City
* Niitsu City
* Kamo City
* Mitsuke City
* Tochio City
* Shirane City
*
Nakakanbara District
**
Kosudo
** Yokogoshi
** Kameda
* Minamikabara District
In 2002, the redistricting did not change the borders of the district, but did change the official designation of Yokogoshi to recognise its official incorporation as a town in between the creation of the district and the redistricting.
History
Elected representatives
Election results
''‡ - Also ran for a seat in the
Hokuriku Shinetsu PR block''
''‡‡ - Also ran for and won in the
Hokuriku Shinetsu PR block''
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
References
{{coord missing, Niigata Prefecture
House of Representatives (Japan) districts in Niigata Prefecture
Constituencies established in 1994
1994 establishments in Japan
Nagaoka, Niigata
Kashiwazaki, Niigata
Ojiya, Niigata
Mitsuke, Niigata