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The Hokkaidō proportional representation block (Japanese: 比例[代表]北海道ブロック, Hepburn: Hirei [daihyō] Hokkaidō burokku) or in official usage the "Hokkaidō electoral district" (北海道選挙区, Hokkaidō senkyo-ku) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of Hokkaidō and is one of two PR blocks that covers only one prefecture, the other being Tokyo. Following the introduction of proportional voting, it elected nine representatives in the election of 1996. Since 2000, the Hokkaidō PR block has been represented by eight representatives.

PrefectureHokkaidō
Electorate4,321,464 (2026)
Created1994
Number of members8
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Hokkaidō Proportional Representation Block
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Hokkaidō block highlighted
PrefectureHokkaidō
Electorate4,321,464 (2026)
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of members8
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Results timeline

Vote share

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Party 1996 2000 2003 2005 2009 2012 2014 2017 2021 2024 2026
LDP 28.2025.5631.0329.1424.2426.4429.7928.8133.6026.7837.01
DPJ[a] 31.8031.2440.8233.7940.5518.2327.56
NFP 21.05
JCP 15.1112.698.977.487.266.9912.098.518.067.095.44
Komeito 12.8013.9711.4210.6711.0412.3011.0311.4610.58
SDP 8.875.214.733.421.852.141.381.611.301.29
LP 8.21
Daichi 13.4413.0313.258.37
Ishin[b] 12.759.892.768.384.053.81
Your 5.94
TPJ 3.13
CDP 26.3826.5829.01
KnT 12.25
Reiwa 3.977.423.09
DPFP 2.878.038.88
CPJ 2.592.44
Sanseitō 2.386.63
CRA 24.60
Mirai 5.46
Others 3.84[c]0.63[d]0.83[e]0.40[f]6.22[g]0.52[h]3.47[i]0.77[j]1.33[k]
Turnout 65.5262.9371.0173.6358.7256.3460.2958.7856.1557.92
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Seat distribution

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ElectionDistributionSeats
1996                  9
2000                8
2003                8
2005                8
2009                8
2012                8
2014                8
2017                8
2021                8
2024                8
2026                8
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List of members

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#19962000200320052009
1 Seiichi IkehataDP Kenji Nakazawa [ja]DPJ Hidenori Sasaki [ja]DPJ Seiji OsakaDPJ Hiroko NakanoDPJ
2 Muneo SuzukiLDP Muneo SuzukiLDP Eiko KanetaLDP Yukari IijimaLDP Tsutomu TakebeLDP
3 Toshiyuki Wanibuchi [ja]NFP Seiichi KanetaDPJ Chiyomi Kobayashi [ja]DPJ Satoshi Arai[l]Tomohiro Ishikawa[m]DPJ Maya YamazakiDPJ
4 Kenji Nakazawa [ja]DP Kaori MaruyaKomei Gaku IshizakiLDP Hiroshi ImazuLDP Tatsumaru YamaokaDPJ
5 Kenji Kodama [ja]JCP Kenji Kodama [ja]JCP Kaori MaruyaKomei Muneo SuzukiDaichi Muneo Suzuki[n]Takahiro Asano [ja][o]Daichi
6 Takamori YoshikawaLDP Hirofumi Iwakura [ja]LDP Hiroko NakanoDPJ Kaori MaruyaKomei Nobutaka Machimura[l]Hiroshi Imazu[p]LDP
7 Seiichi KanetaDP Wakio MitsuiDPJ Takafumi Yamashita [ja]LDP Kenko MatsukiDPJ Hisashi InatsuKomei
8 Kaori MaruyaNFP Keiko Yamauchi [ja]SDP Kenko MatsukiDPJ Takamori YoshikawaLDP Hitomi Kudo [ja]DPJ
9 Kokou Sato [ja]LDP Abolished
#20122014201720212024
1Kōichi WatanabeLDP Kōichi WatanabeLDP Kōichi WatanabeLDP Takako SuzukiLDP Naoko ShinodaCDP
2Takahiro YokomichiDPJ Takako SuzukiDPJ Hiroshi KamiyaCDP Kureha OtsukiCDP Yoshitaka ItōLDP
3Tomohiro Ishikawa[l]Takako Suzuki[q]Daichi Hiroshi ImazuLDP Takako SuzukiLDP Kōichi WatanabeLDP Masahito Nishikawa [ja]CDP
4Seiichi Shimizu [ja]LDP Satoshi AraiDPJ Maki IkedaCDP Yutaka AraiCDP Hiroyuki NakamuraLDP
5Miho TakahashiJRP Hidemichi SatōKomei Tatsumaru YamaokaKnT Hidemichi SatōKomei Hidemichi SatōKomei
6Hidemichi SatōKomei Kazuya HatayamaJCP Hidemichi SatōKomei Manabu Horii[l]Yūsuke Takahashi[r]LDP Eisei Kawaharada [ja]CDP
7Satoshi AraiDPJ Kazuo Maeda [ja]LDP Toshimitsu Funabashi [ja]LDP Hiroshi KamiyaCDP Jun MukōyamaLDP
8Shigeaki Katsunuma [ja]LDP Kenko MatsukiJIP Hiranao Honda[l]Maya Yamazaki[s]CDP Yūko NakagawaLDP Hidetake UsukiDPFP
#2026
1Yoshitaka ItōLDP
2Hidemichi SatōCRA
3Kōichi WatanabeLDP
4Nagisa MurakiLDP
5Tomoko UkishimaCRA
6Yuri YoshidaLDP
7Hidetake UsukiDPFP
8Tatsumaru YamaokaCRA
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Election results

2026

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2026 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)911,74237.01Increase10.234Increase1
Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA)[t]605,88924.60Decrease14.993Decrease1
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)218,8508.88Increase0.851Steady0
Sanseitō163,3296.63Increase4.250Steady0
Team Mirai134,6135.46New0New
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)134,0845.44Decrease1.650Steady0
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)93,9673.81Decrease0.240Steady0
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)76,0993.09Decrease4.330Steady0
Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ)60,1192.44Decrease0.150Steady0
Tax Cuts Japan and Yukoku Alliance (Genyu)32,8781.33New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)31,7531.29Decrease0.010Steady0
Total2,463,323100.008
Invalid votes39,6501.58
Turnout2,502,97357.92Increase1.77
Registered voters4,321,464
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2024

More information Party, Votes ...
2024 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)694,57829.01Increase2.433Steady0
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)641,12726.78Decrease6.823Decrease1
Komeito253,34410.58Decrease0.881Steady0
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)192,3038.03Increase5.161Increase1
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)177,6207.42Increase3.450Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)169,7997.09Decrease0.970Steady0
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)96,9544.05Decrease4.330Steady0
Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ)61,9032.59New0New
Sanseitō57,0022.38New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)31,1341.30Decrease0.310Steady0
Consideration the Euthanasia System18,4550.77Decrease1.030Steady0
Total2,394,219100.008
Invalid votes60,7802.48
Turnout2,454,99956.15Decrease2.64
Registered voters4,372,575
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2021

More information Party, Votes ...
2021 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)863,30033.60Increase4.794Increase1
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)682,91226.58Increase0.203Steady0
Komeito294,37111.46Increase0.431Steady0
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)215,3448.38Increase5.620Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)207,1898.06Decrease0.450Steady0
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)102,0863.97New0New
Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)73,6212.87New0New
No Party Support46,1421.80New0New
NHK Party42,9161.67New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)41,2481.61Increase0.230Steady0
Total2,569,129100.008
Invalid votes66,7062.53
Turnout2,635,83558.78Decrease1.51
Registered voters4,484,166
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2017

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2017 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)779,90328.81Decrease0.983Steady0
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)714,03226.38New3New
Kibō no Tō331,46312.25New1New
Komeito298,57311.03Decrease1.271Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)230,3168.51Decrease3.580Decrease1
Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)74,7012.76New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)37,3741.38Decrease0.760Steady0
New Party Daichi226,5528.37New0New
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)13,9830.52Increase0.030Steady0
Total2,706,897100.008
Invalid votes57,2242.07
Turnout2,764,12160.29Increase3.95
Registered voters4,584,480
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2014

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2014 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)744,74829.79Increase3.353Steady0
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)688,92227.56Increase9.332Steady0
Komeito307,53412.30Increase1.261Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)302,25112.09Increase5.101Increase1
Japan Innovation Party (JIP)247,3429.89Decrease2.861Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP)53,6042.14Increase0.290Steady0
No Party Support104,8544.19New0New
Party for Future Generations38,3421.53New0New
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)12,2670.49Increase0.090Steady0
Total2,499,864100.008
Invalid votes62,2922.43
Turnout2,562,15656.34Decrease2.38
Registered voters4,547,668
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2012

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2012 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)692,30426.44Increase2.203Increase1
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)477,35618.23Decrease22.322Decrease2
New Party Daichi346,85813.25Increase0.221Steady0
Japan Restoration Party (JRP)333,76012.75New1New
Komeito289,01111.04Increase0.371Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)182,9686.99Decrease0.270Steady0
Your Party155,5225.94New0New
Tomorrow Party of Japan (TPJ)81,8383.13New0New
Social Democratic Party (SDP)48,3511.85Decrease1.560Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)10,5060.40Decrease0.210Steady0
Total2,618,474100.008
Invalid votes68,5572.55
Turnout2,687,03158.72Decrease14.91
Registered voters4,575,652
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2009

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2009 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,348,31840.55Increase6.764Increase1
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)805,89524.24Decrease4.902Decrease1
New Party Daichi433,12213.03Decrease0.411Steady0
Komeito354,88610.67Decrease0.751Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)241,3457.26Decrease0.220Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP)113,5623.42Decrease1.310Steady0
Happiness Realization Party (HRP)20,2760.61New0New
New Party Essence7,3990.22New0New
Total3,324,803100.008
Invalid votes66,4001.96
Turnout3,391,20373.63Increase2.62
Registered voters4,605,761
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2005

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2005 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,090,72733.79Decrease7.023Decrease1
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)940,70529.14Decrease1.893Steady0
New Party Daichi433,93813.44New1New
Komeito368,55211.42Decrease2.551Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)241,3717.48Decrease1.490Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP)152,6464.73Decrease0.480Steady0
Total3,227,939100.008
Invalid votes68,6072.08
Turnout3,296,54671.01Increase8.08
Registered voters4,642,310
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2003

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2003 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,153,47140.82Increase9.584Increase1
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)876,65331.03Increase5.473Increase1
Komeito394,84313.97Increase1.171Steady0
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)253,4428.97Decrease3.720Decrease1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)147,1465.21Decrease3.660Decrease1
Total2,825,555100.008
Invalid votes88,4243.03
Turnout2,913,97962.93Decrease2.59
Registered voters4,630,154
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2000

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2000 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotesSwing%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)898,67831.24Decrease0.563Steady0
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)735,31825.56Decrease2.642Decrease1
Komeito368,19812.80New1New
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)365,06112.69Decrease2.421Steady0
Social Democratic Party (SDP)255,3198.87New1New
Liberal Party (LP)236,3018.21New0New
Liberal League (LL)17,9870.63New0New
Total2,876,862100.008Decrease1
Invalid votes122,1344.07
Turnout2,998,99665.52
Registered voters4,577,169
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1996

More information Party, Votes ...
1996 results in the Hokkaido PR block
PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Party (DP)835,04231.803
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)740,67728.203
New Frontier Party (NFP)552,84721.052
Japanese Communist Party (JCP)396,92315.111
New Socialist Party (NSP)100,8073.840
Total2,626,296100.009
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References

Notes

  1. [a]
    1996 DP
  2. [b]
    2012 JRP, 2014 JIP
  3. [c]
    NSP 3.84
  4. [d]
    LL 0.63
  5. [e]
    HRP 0.61, Essence 0.22
  6. [f]
    HRP 0.40
  7. [g]
    No Party Support 4.19, Generations 1.53, HRP 0.49
  8. [h]
    HRP 0.52
  9. [i]
    No Party Support 1.80, NHK 1.67
  10. [j]
    Euthanasia 0.77
  11. [k]
    Genyu 1.33
  12. [l]
    Resigned
  13. [m]
    Succeeded 27 Mar 2007
  14. [n]
    Deprived of office
  15. [o]
    Succeeded 29 Sep 2010
  16. [p]
    Succeeded 6 Oct 2010
  17. [q]
    Succeeded 3 Jun 2013
  18. [r]
    Succeeded 18 Sep 2024
  19. [s]
    Succeeded 10 Aug 2021
  20. [t]
    Swings compared to CDP and Komeito

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