House of Councillors constituencies of Japan

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The House of Councillors constituencies of Japan are the electoral districts used to choose members of the upper house of Japan’s national legislature, the National Diet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral district system
political subdivision
appliesTo upper house elections in Japan
appliesToJurisdiction Japan
country Japan
createdAfter 1947 Constitution of Japan
electoralSystemIncludes open list proportional representation
single non-transferable vote
elects Councillors
electsBody House of Councillors
electsChamberOf National Diet of Japan
linked to: National Diet
governingBody House of Councillors
hasApportionmentBasis population by prefecture
hasComponent nationwide PR district
prefectural electoral districts
hasElectionCycle staggered elections every 3 years
hasElectorate Japanese citizens aged 18 or over
hasHistoricalPrecursor Imperial Diet House of Peers constituencies
linked to: Imperial Diet
hasLanguage Japanese
hasLevel national
hasNumberOfSeats varies by constituency
hasPart at-large constituencies
multi-member constituencies
prefectural constituencies
single-member constituencies
hasTermLengthForElectedMembers 6 years
hasVotingMethod secret ballot
includes Aichi at-large constituency
Chiba at-large constituency
Fukuoka at-large constituency
Hokkaido at-large constituency
Hyogo at-large constituency
Kanagawa at-large constituency
Kyoto at-large constituency
Miyagi at-large constituency
Okinawa at-large constituency
Osaka at-large constituency
Saitama at-large constituency
Shizuoka at-large constituency
Tokyo at-large constituency
isDistinctFrom House of Representatives constituencies of Japan
legislativeBody House of Councillors
partOf National Diet of Japan electoral system
regulatedBy Public Offices Election Act of Japan
startTime 1947
subjectTo malapportionment debates
periodic redistricting
usedFor election of members of the House of Councillors
usedInElection House of Councillors election

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House of Representatives constituencies of Japan relatedTo House of Councillors constituencies of Japan
Komae belongsTo Japan National Diet electoral districts
linked to: House of Councillors constituencies of Japan