The is a constituency that represents Ishikawa Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.
Outline The constituency represents the entire population of Ishikawa Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 939,531 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Ishikawa are: Naoki Okada (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016) Syuji Yamada (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)
Elected Councillors Class of 1947 election year Class of 1950(3-year term in 1947) Kamejiro Hayashiya(Democratic) 1947 Kohei Nakagawa(Japan Liberal) 1950 Kohei Nakagawa(Liberal) Tokuji Imura(Kaishintō) 1953 1956 Kamejiro Hayashiya(LDP) Wakio Shibano(Ind.) 1958 by-election Tokujiro Toribatake(Ind.) 1959 1962 Shinji Toda(LDP) 1965 1968 Takaaki Yasuta(LDP) Hitoshi Shimasaki(LDP)1971 by-election 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 Tetsuo Kutsukake(LDP) Takashi Awamori(Rengō no Kai) 1989 1992 Hiroshi Hase(LDP) 1995 1998 Sota Iwamoto(Ind.) Tetsuo Kutsukake(LDP) 2000 by-election 2001 2004 Naoki Okada(LDP) Yasuo Ichikawa(DPJ) 2007 2010 Syuji Yamada(LDP) 2013
Election results
See also List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan
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