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Yamanashi at large district

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The Yamanashi at-large district (Japanese: 山梨県選挙区, Hepburn: Yamanashi-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Yamanashi 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 Yamanashi Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 692,001 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Yamanashi are:

  • Azuma Koshiishi (Democratic Party, third term; term ends in 2016.)
  • Hiroshi Moriya (Liberal Democratic Party, first term; term ends in 2019)
  • References

    Yamanashi at-large district Wikipedia