| House of Councillors proportional district Sangiin hirei-ku | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Councillors | |
| Population | 127,313,275 (est. 2018) |
| Electorate | 105,019,203 (2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Number of members | 100 (staggered 2×50) |
| Created from | House of Councillors national district |
The Japanese National Proportional Representation Block, known in Japan as the House of Councillors proportional district (参議院比例区, Sangiin hirei-ku) is an electoral district for the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. It consists of the whole nation and elects 50 members per election, 100 in total (fully effective after the 2022 regular election), by D'Hondt method proportional representation (PR).
- ^ Sōmushō: Results of the 26th regular election (pdf, Japanese), p. 7, retrieved 2023/7/18.
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