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Gunma 3rd district

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Gunma 3rd District
群馬県第3区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
PrefectureGunma
Proportional BlockNorthern Kanto
Electorate320,516 (as of 1 September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativesHiroyoshi Sasakawa

Gunma 3rd district (群馬県第3区, Gunma-ken dai-san-ku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in south-eastern Gunma and consists of Ota, Tatebayashi and Ōra County.

Areas covered

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Current district

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As of 24 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]

As part of the 2022 redistricting, the rest of Ota was transferred back to the district from the 2nd district.

Areas 2013–2022

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From the first redistricting in 2013, until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[3][4]

As part of the 2013 redistricting, the areas of Yabuzukahon, Ojima and Nitta were transferred to the 2nd district.[4]

Areas from before 2013

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From the creation of the district in 1994, until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[5]

Elected representatives

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Representative Party Years served Notes
Yoshio Yatsu LDP 1996-2009
Masaaki Kakinuma DPJ 2009-2012
Hiroyoshi Sasakawa LDP 2012- Incumbent

Election results

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References

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  1. ^ "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 September 1, 2020]. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  2. ^ 群馬県 [Gunma Prefecture] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. ^ "衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. ^ a b 群馬県 [Gunma Prefecture] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  5. ^ "法律第百四号(平六・一一・二五)". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

See also

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