Japan House of Representatives constituency
Miyagi 1st district (Japanese: 宮城県第1区, Hepburn: Miyagi-ken Daiikku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located on the island of Honshu,[2] in Miyagi Prefecture. It, along with Miyagi 2nd district and parts of districts 3 and 4, cover the city of Sendai and the surrounding suburbs.
As of 2020, the district was home to 437,128 constituents.[3]
The district is represented by Toru Doi of the Liberal Democratic Party.[4]
Areas covered
Current district
After rezoning in 2022, the district covers the following areas:
As a result of the rezoning, the district has returned to the state it was in before 2017.
Areas 2017–2022
From 2017 to 2022, the district covered the following areas:
As a result of the 2017 rezoning, the area of the former town of Akiu was moved into the 3rd district.
Areas from pre–2017
From its creation in 1994 until redistricting in 2017, the district covered the following areas:
Elected representatives
Election results
‡ - Also ran in the Tohoku proportional representation block
‡‡ - Ran and won a seat in the Tohoku proportional representation block
References
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Hokkaidō (8 block seats, 12 district seats) | |
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Tōhoku (12 block seats, 23 district seats) | |
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Kita- (North) Kantō (19 block seats, 32 district seats) | |
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Minami- (South) Kantō (23 block seats, 33 district seats) | |
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Tokyo (19 block seats, 25 district seats) | |
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Hokuriku-Shin'etsu (10 block seats, 19 district seats) | |
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Tōkai (21 block seats, 32 district seats) | |
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Kinki (28 block seats, 47 district seats) | |
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Chūgoku (10 block seats, 20 district seats) | |
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Shikoku (6 block seats, 11 district seats) | |
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Kyūshū (20 block seats, 35 district seats) | |
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Districts eliminated in the 2002 reapportionments | |
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Districts eliminated in the 2013 reapportionments | |
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Districts eliminated in the 2017 reapportionments | |
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Districts eliminated in the 2022 reapportionments | |
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