Ehime at-large district
Ehime at-large district (愛媛県選挙区, Ehime-ken senkyoku) is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It represents Ehime Prefecture and elects two Councillors, one every three years by a first-past-the-post system for a six-year term. In the first election in 1947, Ehime like all districts used single non-transferable vote to elect both its Councillors in one election. It has 1,169,427 registered voters as of September 2015. As a predominantly rural district, it has favoured the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate in most elections.
| Ehime At-Large District | |
|---|---|
| 愛媛県選挙区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors | |
| Prefecture | Ehime |
| Electorate | 1,134,208 (as of 1 September 2022) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1947 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillors | Class of 2019:
Class of 2022:
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The current Councillors for Ehime are:
- Junzo Yamamoto (LDP, third term, expires 2022)
- Takako Nagae (Independent, first term, expires 2025)
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