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Ishikawa at large district

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The Ishikawa at-large district (Japanese: 石川県選挙区, Hepburn: Ishikawa-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Ishikawa Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.

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The constituency represents the entire population of Ishikawa Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 939,531 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Ishikawa are:

  • Naoki Okada (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016)
  • Syuji Yamada (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)
  • References

    Ishikawa at-large district Wikipedia