The is a constituency that represents Toyama 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 Toyama Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 888,832 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Toyama are: Kotaro Nogami (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016. Previously represented the district from 2001-2007.) (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)
Elected Councillors Class of 1947 election year Class of 1950(3-year term in 1947) (Japan Liberal) 1947 Hisayoshi Ogawa(National Cooperative) 1950 Saburo Oyama(Ind.) 1951 by-electionTetsuji Tachi(LDP) 1953 1956 Shiro Sakurai(LDP) 1959 1962 1965 1968 Kazuo Sugihara(Social Democratic) (LDP) 1971 1974 (LDP) Kimitomo Takahira(LDP) 1977 1980 1982 by-election Soto Oki(LDP) 1983 1986 (LDP) (LDP) 1989 1992 1995 1998 (DPJ) Kotaro Nogami(LDP) 2001 2004 Tsunenori Kawai(LDP) Takashi Morita(Ind.) 2007 2010 Kotaro Nogami(LDP) Shigeru Dōko(LDP) 2013
Election results
See also List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan
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