Kyushu proportional representation block

TheKyushu proportional representation block( Cửu Châu tỉ lệ ブロック,Kyūshū hirei burokku) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) blocks for theHouse of Representativesin theDiet of Japan.[4][5]It consists of theKyushuregion andOkinawa prefecture(which includesOkinawa islandand theRyukyu Islands), and consists of theprefecturesof Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki,Kumamoto,Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa.[6][7]Proportional voting blocks were first introduced in the1996 General Election.[8]The block elects 21 members to the House of Representatives.

KyushuProportional RepresentationBlock
Parliamentaryconstituency
for theJapanese House of Representatives
Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Kyūshū block highlighted
PrefecturesFukuoka,Saga,Nagasaki,Kumamoto,Ōita,Miyazaki,Kagoshima,andOkinawa
Population14,257,000 (October 2019 estimate)[1]
Electorate11,905,965[2]
Current constituency
Representatives20(LDP-7,CDP-3,Hope-4,Komeito-3,JCP-1,SDP-1,Nippon Ishin no Kai-1)[3]

References

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  1. ^"Population by Sex for Prefectures – Total population, Japanese population, October 1, Each Year".e-stat.go.jp.Government of Japan.Retrieved5 August2021.
  2. ^"Number of registered electoral rolls and overseas electoral rolls for each constituency, etc".soumu.go.jp.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan.Retrieved5 August2021.
  3. ^"Results of the 2017 Japanese General Election".Daily Yomiuri.Yomiuri Shimbun. 19 August 2020.Retrieved5 August2021.
  4. ^"Changes to Voting Age? 20 or 18?".ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp.Retrieved2021-08-05.
  5. ^Berman, Daniel (2010-07-21)."In Recent Japanese Elections An Unequal Electoral System Explains the Government's Defeat".FiveThirtyEight.Retrieved2021-08-05.
  6. ^"Kyushu | Facts, History, & Points of Interest".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved2021-08-06.
  7. ^"Ryukyu Islands | archipelago, Japan".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved2021-08-06.
  8. ^Christensen, Raymond V. (1994)."Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring".Asian Survey.34(7): 589–605.doi:10.2307/2645370.ISSN0004-4687.JSTOR2645370.Retrieved6 August2021.