Tokyo 1st district

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Tokyo 1st district is a single-member electoral constituency in central Tokyo that elects a representative to Japan’s national House of Representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral district
administrativeAreaType constituency
belongsToPrefecture Tokyo Metropolis NERFINISHED
chamberLevel lower house
country Japan
created 1994
effectiveFromElection 1996 Japanese general election NERFINISHED
electoralBodyType national legislature
electoralReformContext 1994 Japanese electoral reform
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
electoralTier single-member district tier
elects one member of the House of Representatives
governingLaw Public Offices Election Act of Japan NERFINISHED
hasElectionMethod plurality voting
hasVoters eligible Japanese citizens registered in the district
house House of Representatives NERFINISHED
isPartOf Tokyo proportional representation block NERFINISHED
languageOfOfficialName Japanese
legislativeBody House of Representatives of Japan NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment national
locatedIn Tokyo
central Tokyo
numberOfSeats 1
partOf National Diet of Japan NERFINISHED
predecessor Tokyo 1st multi-member district NERFINISHED
representationType single-member representation
represents voters in central Tokyo
usedFor by-elections
general elections

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