Tokyo at-large district

Tokyo at-large district
東京都選挙区
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Councillors
PrefectureTokyo
Proportional BlockNational PR
Electorate11,539,720 (as of September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1947
Seats12
CouncillorsClass of 2019:

Class of 2022:

Tokyo at-large district (東京都選挙区, Tokyo-to Senkyo-ku) is an electoral district of the House of Councillors in the National Diet, the national legislature of Japan. The district was created in 1947 by the new Constitution of Japan and sent 8 members to the House from 1947 until 2007. From 2007 until 2016, this district sent 10 members to the House, and from 2016 onwards, the district has sent 12 councillors to the House, making it by far the largest constituency in the House of Councillors.

  1. ^ "総務省|令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-04.