Shizuoka at-large district
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| Shizuoka at-large district | |
|---|---|
| 静岡県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
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| Prefecture | Shizuoka |
| Electorate | 3,016,115 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Councillors | Class of 2019:
Class of 2022:
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The Shizuoka at-large district (Japanese: 静岡県選挙区, Hepburn: Shizuoka-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Shizuoka Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has four Councillors in the 242-member house.
The constituency represents the entire population of Shizuoka Prefecture. Since its inception in 1947, the district has elected four Councillors to six-year terms, two at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 3,052,579 registered voters as of September 2015.[2] The Councillors currently representing Shizuoka are:
- Yuji Fujimoto (Democratic Party (DP), second term; term ends in 2016)[3]
- Shigeki Iwai (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), first term; term ends in 2016)[4]
- Takao Makino (LDP, second term; term ends in 2019)[5]
- Kazuya Shimba (DP, third term; term ends in 2019)[6]