members of the House of Representatives
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Members of the House of Representatives are elected legislators who serve in the lower chamber of Japan’s National Diet, representing the population in national lawmaking and government oversight.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| members of the House of Representatives canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | member of parliament ⓘ |
| accountableTo | voters in their constituencies ⓘ |
| canIntroduce |
bills
ⓘ
budget proposals (through committees and Cabinet bills) ⓘ |
| canOverride | House of Councillors on certain bills with two-thirds majority ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Representatives of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberLevel | lower house ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electionMethod | popular vote ⓘ |
| electionSystem | mixed electoral system ⓘ |
| electionSystemComponent |
proportional representation blocks
ⓘ
single-member districts ⓘ |
| electorate | Japanese citizens with voting rights ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement | Japanese citizenship ⓘ |
| hasPriorityOver |
House of Councillors in budget approval
ⓘ
House of Councillors in designation of Prime Minister ⓘ House of Councillors in treaty approval ⓘ |
| internalBodyParticipation |
Diet commissions and councils
ⓘ
special committees ⓘ standing committees ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Constitution of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diet Law of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Offices Election Act of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAgeRequirement | 25 years ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 465 ⓘ |
| organizationalAffiliation |
parliamentary faction
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| oversightTarget |
Cabinet of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
administrative agencies of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | National Diet of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
attend plenary sessions
ⓘ
communicate with constituents ⓘ participate in committee deliberations ⓘ vote on bills and resolutions ⓘ |
| role |
approve international treaties
ⓘ
approve the national budget ⓘ deliberate and pass laws ⓘ designate the Prime Minister ⓘ exercise government oversight ⓘ question the Cabinet ⓘ represent the population in national lawmaking ⓘ serve on parliamentary committees ⓘ |
| seatType |
proportional representation seats
ⓘ
single-member district seats ⓘ |
| termCondition | term may end earlier by dissolution of the House ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| workLocation | National Diet Building, Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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