Shikoku proportional representation block
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The Shikoku proportional representation block (Hirei [daihyō] Shikoku burokku (比例[代表]四国ブロック)) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of Shikoku region covering Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kōchi Prefectures. Following the introduction of proportional voting it elected seven representatives in the 1996 general election. When the total number of PR seats was reduced from 200 to 180, the Shikoku PR block shrank to six seats.
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Shikoku Proportional Representation Block | |
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Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
Prefectures | Ehime, Kagawa, Kōchi, Tokushima |
Population | 3,721,000 (October 2019 estimate)[1] |
Electorate | 3,205,495[2] |
Current constituency | |
Representatives | 6 (LDP-3, CDP-1, Ishin-1, Komeito-1)[3] |
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