Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district
| Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district | |
|---|---|
| Single-member Constituency for the House of Councillors |
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| Prefectures | Tokushima, Kōchi |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2015 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Created from | Tokushima at-large district, Kōchi at-large district |
| 2022 term | Yusuke Nakanishi (LDP) |
The Tokushima-Kochi at-large district (徳島県・高知県選挙区 Tokushima-ken-Kōchi-ken senkyoku?) is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). The district was formed in 2015 from a merger of the Tokushima and Kōchi at-large districts. Liberal Democratic Party member Yusuke Nakanishi was elected as its first representative at the House of Councillors election in July 2016.
The district was formed pursuant to a 2015 revision of the Public Officers Election Law from a merger of the Tokushima and Kōchi at-large districts to address the imbalance in representation between rural and urban districts. At the same time, the Tottori and Shimane at-large districts were merged to form the Tottori-Shimane at-large district and changes in the number of Councillors representing eight other prefectures were also made to address the imbalance.
The district represents Kochi and Tokushima Prefectures and had 1,261,100 registered voters at the most recent annual survey in September 2015. The district will elect two Councillors to six-year terms, one every three years by a first-past-the-post system. The first Councillor to represent the district, Yusuke Nakanishi of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected in the House of Councillors election held on 10 July 2016. At the time of the election the number of registered voters had increased to 1,284,099.
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