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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japan National Diet electoral districts | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district system
ⓘ
political subdivision ⓘ |
| appliesTo | upper house elections in Japan ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| createdAfter | 1947 Constitution of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystemIncludes |
open list proportional representation
ⓘ
single non-transferable vote ⓘ |
| elects | Councillors ⓘ |
| electsBody | House of Councillors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electsChamberOf | National Diet of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | House of Councillors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApportionmentBasis | population by prefecture ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
nationwide PR district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
prefectural electoral districts ⓘ |
| hasElectionCycle | staggered elections every 3 years ⓘ |
| hasElectorate | Japanese citizens aged 18 or over ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPrecursor | Imperial Diet House of Peers constituencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chiba at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Fukuoka at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Hokkaido at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyogo at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanagawa at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Miyagi at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Saitama at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Shizuoka at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo at-large constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | House of Representatives constituencies of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Councillors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Diet of Japan electoral system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Public Offices Election Act of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
malapportionment debates
ⓘ
periodic redistricting ⓘ |
| usedFor | election of members of the House of Councillors ⓘ |
| usedInElection | House of Councillors election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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