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Ibaraki at-large district
茨城県選挙区
Parliamentary constituency for the House of Councillors
Prefecture	Ibaraki
Electorate	2,399,889
Current constituency
Created	1947
Seats	4
Councillors	Class of 2019:   Ryōsuke Kōzuki (LDP)   Takumi Onuma (CDP) Class of 2022:   Kato Akiyoshi (LDP)   Makiko Dougomi (Ind.)

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

Outline

The constituency represents the entire population of Ibaraki Prefecture. The district elects four Councillors to six-year terms, two each at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 2,411,307 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Ibaraki are:

• Akira Gunji (Democratic Party, third term; term ends in 2016)
• Hiroshi Okada (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), third term; term ends in 2016)
• Yukihisa Fujita (Democratic Party, second term; term ends in 2019)
• Ryosuke Kouzuki (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)

Elected Councillors

1. Later joined Ryokufūkai
2. Died in office 15 September 1950
3. Later joined the Labourers and Farmers Party
4. Held 3 November 1950
5. Died in office 6 August 1963
6. Held 18 September 1963
7. Died in office 21 December 1971
8. Resigned 14 March 1975
9. Wife of the deceased Kishirō Nakamura. Ran as a candidate of a minor party, but later joined the LDP
10. Held 6 February 1972
11. Resigned 21 December 1977
12. Elected as a candidate for the Ibaraki Agricultural Federation. Later joined the LDP
13. Held 27 April 1975
14. Held 5 February 1978
15. Husband of Taeko Iwakami. Died in office 16 August 1989
16. Died in office 26 February 1992
17. Held 1 October 1989
18. Wife of Akio Kanō
19. Held 12 April 1992
20. Died in office 17 October 2002
21. Held 27 April 2003

Election results

See also

• List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan
• Ibaraki 4th district, one of seven districts that represents Ibaraki Prefecture in the House of Representatives

References

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.
2. "平成２７年９月２日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Number of resident and non-resident enrolled voters as of 2 September 2015] (in Japanese). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
3. "郡司　彰（ぐんじ　あきら）：参議院" [Gunji, Akira: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
4. "岡田　広（おかだ　ひろし）：参議院" [Okada, Hiroshi: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
5. "藤田　幸久（ふじた　ゆきひさ）：参議院" [Fujita, Yukihisa: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
6. "上月　良祐（こうづき　りょうすけ）：参議院" [Kouzuki, Ryosuke: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
7. ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
8. ^ "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
9. ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
10. ^ Satō, Yoshi (令) (December 2005). "Post-War By-Elections" (PDF) (in Japanese). national Diet Library. p. 92. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
11. ^ "選挙区開票結果　<茨城県>" [District results (Ibaraki)]. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
12. ^ "選挙区　茨城県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Ibaraki At-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
13. ^ "選挙区　茨城県 開票結果 参院選2010 参院選 選挙" [Ibaraki At-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
14. ^ "選挙区　茨城県 開票結果 参院選2013 参院選 選挙" [Ibaraki At-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
15. "House of Councilors election 2019 electoral district Ibaraki". Retrieved 9 Nov 2023.
16. "Ibaraki House of Councilors election 2022 election news/vote counting results". Retrieved 9 Nov 2023.

• Districts of the House of Councillors (Japan)
• Politics of Ibaraki Prefecture