Kumamoto at-large district is a constituency in the House of Councillors of Japan, the upper house of the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It elects two members to the House of Councillors, one per election. The district, like many other 2-seat, rural prefectures, is an LDP stronghold, having not elected an opposition member since 1998. The representatives are:
- Seishi Baba, first elected in 2013. Term ends in 2025. Member of the Liberal Democratic Party.[2]
- Yoshifumi Matsumura, first elected in 2004. Term ends in 2022. Member of the Liberal Democratic Party.[3]
| Kumamoto at-large district | |
|---|---|
| 鹿児島県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
 | |
| Prefecture | Kumamoto |
| Electorate | 1,440,373 (as of September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillors | Class of 2019:
Class of 2022: |
The district has an electorate of 1,465,399 as of May 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ "総務省｜令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ^ "Mr. BABA Seishi". House of Councillors of Japan. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 Aug 2021.
- ^ "Mr.MATSUMURA Yoshifumi". House of Councillors of Japan. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 Aug 2021.
- ^ "総務省｜令和2年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-18.
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