Ishikawa at-large district
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| Ishikawa at-large district | |
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| 石川県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
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| Prefecture | Ishikawa |
| Electorate | 935,591 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillors | Class of 2019:
Class of 2022: |
The Ishikawa at-large district (Japanese: 石川県選挙区, Hepburn: Ishikawa-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Ishikawa Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.
The constituency represents the entire population of Ishikawa Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 939,531 registered voters as of September 2015.[2] The Councillors currently representing Ishikawa are:
- Naoki Okada (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016)[3]
- Syuji Yamada (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)[4]