Northern Kanto proportional representation block

Northern Kanto Proportional Representation Block
Northern Kanto Proportional Representation Block
Parliamentary constituency; for the Japanese House of Representatives
	Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Northern Kanto block highlighted
Prefectures	Gunma, Tochigi, Saitama, and Ibaraki
Electorate	11,689,496 (2024)
Current constituency
Created	1994
Number of members	19

The Northern Kanto proportional representation block (北関東比例ブロック, Kita Kantō hokubu hirei burokku) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.^[1]^[2] It consists of the northern part of the Kanto region, and consists of the prefectures of Gunma, Tochigi, Saitama and Ibaraki.^[3] Proportional voting blocks were first introduced in the 1996 General Election.^[4] The block elects 19 members to the House of Representatives.

Results timeline

Vote share

Party		1996	2000	2003	2005	2009	2012	2014	2017	2021	2024
	LDP	34.88	30.64	37.51	40.25	25.84	28.14	34.56	33.15	35.19	27.54
	NFP	26.66
	DPJ^[a]	17.16	24.71	37.91	31.45	42.13	15.11	17.83
	JCP	12.85	10.71	6.64	6.65	6.26	5.68	11.67	7.51	7.20	6.09
	SDP	5.02	8.26	3.81	4.51	3.64	1.83	1.85	1.10	1.59	1.50
	NPS	1.37
	Komeito		12.63	14.14	13.04	11.36	12.68	14.74	13.10	13.35	11.59
	LP		12.45
	Nippon				4.10	0.91
	Your					7.93	12.18
	PNP					1.32
	Ishin^[b]						18.09	13.86	3.39	10.01	6.72
	TPJ						5.99
	PLP							2.23
	CDP								21.99	22.54	22.05
	KnT								19.27
	DPFP									4.83	11.78
	Reiwa									3.88	7.20
	Sanseitō										3.01
	CPJ										2.52
Others		2.06^[c]	0.60^[d]			0.91^[e]	0.31^[f]	3.27^[g]	0.49^[h]	1.42^[i]

Turnout			59.82	55.77	65.06	67.08	57.32	52.35	51.56	53.53	51.12

Seat distribution

Election	Distribution	Seats
1996		21
2000		20
2003		20
2005		20
2009		20
2012		20
2014		20
2017		19
2021		19
2024		19

Election results

2024

2024 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	1,603,644	27.54	7.65	7	0
	Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)	1,283,911	22.05	0.49	5	0
	Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)	686,080	11.78	6.95	1	0
	Komeito	674,694	11.59	1.76	3	0
	Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)	419,511	7.20	3.32	1	1
	Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)	391,136	6.72	3.29	1	1
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	354,915	6.09	1.11	1	0
	Sanseitō	175,559	3.01	New	0	New
	Conservative Party of Japan (CPJ)	146,728	2.52	New	0	New
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	87,247	1.50	0.09	0	0
Total		5,823,425	100.00		19

Invalid votes		152,018	2.54
Turnout		5,975,443	51.12	2.41
Registered voters		11,689,496

2021

2021 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	2,172,065	35.19	2.04	7	0
	Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)	1,391,148	22.54	0.55	5	0
	Komeito	823,930	13.35	0.25	3	1
	Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)	617,531	10.01	6.62	2	2
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	444,115	7.20	0.31	1	0
	Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)	298,056	4.83	New	1	New
	Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)	239,592	3.88	New	0	New
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	97,963	1.59	0.49	0	0
	NHK Party	87,702	1.42	New	0	New
Total		6,172,102	100.00		19

Invalid votes		146,289	2.32
Turnout		6,318,391	53.53	1.97
Registered voters		11,802,865

2017

2017 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	1,985,993	33.15	1.41	7	1
	Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)	1,317,457	21.99	New	5	New
	Kibō no Tō	1,154,154	19.27	New	4	New
	Komeito	784,671	13.10	1.64	2	1
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	449,625	7.51	4.16	1	1
	Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)	203,103	3.39	New	0	New
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	65,985	1.10	0.75	0	0
	Happiness Realization Party (HRP)	29,504	0.49	0.07	0	0
Total		5,990,492	100.00		19	1

Invalid votes		109,891	1.80
Turnout		6,100,383	51.56	0.79
Registered voters		11,831,563

2014

2014 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	2,034,586	34.56	6.42	8	2
	Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)	1,049,602	17.83	2.72	4	1
	Komeito	868,102	14.74	2.06	3	0
	Japan Innovation Party (JIP)	816,014	13.86	4.23	3	1
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	686,893	11.67	5.99	2	1
	Party for Future Generations	167,632	2.85	New	0	New
	People's Life Party (PLP)	131,013	2.23	New	0	New
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	109,038	1.85	0.02	0	0
	Happiness Realization Party (HRP)	24,989	0.42	0.11	0	0
Total		5,887,869	100.00		20

Invalid votes		163,004	2.69
Turnout		6,050,873	52.35	4.97
Registered voters		11,557,934

2012

2012 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	1,820,116	28.14	2.30	6	0
	Japan Restoration Party (JRP)	1,169,781	18.09	New	4	New
	Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)	976,922	15.11	27.02	3	7
	Komeito	820,358	12.68	1.32	3	1
	Your Party	787,462	12.18	4.25	2	1
	Tomorrow Party of Japan (TPJ)	387,625	5.99	New	1	New
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	367,245	5.68	0.58	1	0
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	118,046	1.83	1.81	0	0
	Happiness Realization Party (HRP)	19,795	0.31	0.60	0	0
Total		6,467,350	100.00		20

Invalid votes		144,080	2.18
Turnout		6,611,430	57.32	9.76
Registered voters		11,535,234

2009

2009 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)	3,172,577	42.13	10.68	10	3
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	1,945,933	25.84	14.41	6	3
	Komeito	855,134	11.36	1.68	2	0
	Your Party	597,025	7.93	New	1	New
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	471,138	6.26	0.39	1	0
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	274,030	3.64	0.87	0	1
	People's New Party (PNP)	99,354	1.32	New	0	New
	New Party Nippon (Nippon)	68,191	0.91	3.19	0	0
	Happiness Realization Party (HRP)	46,867	0.91	New	0	New
Total		7,530,249	100.00		20

Invalid votes		164,820	2.14
Turnout		7,695,069	67.08	2.02
Registered voters		11,470,918

2005

2005 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	2,892,780	40.25	2.74	9	1
	Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)	2,260,717	31.45	6.46	7	1
	Komeito	937,345	13.04	1.10	2	1
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	477,958	6.65	0.01	1	0
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	323,979	4.51	0.70	1	1
	New Party Nippon (Nippon)	294,952	4.10	New	0	New
Total		7,187,731	100.00		20

Invalid votes		170,879	2.32
Turnout		7,358,610	65.06	9.29
Registered voters		11,310,313

2003

2003 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)	2,299,620	37.91	13.20	8	3
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	2,275,223	37.51	6.87	8	1
	Komeito	857,490	14.14	1.51	3	0
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	402,849	6.64	4.07	1	1
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	231,140	3.81	4.45	0	1
Total		6,066,322	100.00		20

Invalid votes		185,682	2.97
Turnout		6,252,004	55.77	4.05
Registered voters		11,210,273

2000

2000 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	Swing	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	1,924,629	30.64	4.24	7	1
	Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)	1,552,220	24.71	7.55	5	1
	Komeito	793,124	12.63	New	3	New
	Liberal Party (LP)	781,818	12.45	New	2	New
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	672,615	10.71	2.14	2	0
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	518,647	8.26	3.24	1	0
	Liberal League (LL)	37,767	0.60	0.24	0	0
Total		6,280,820	100.00		20	1

Invalid votes		281,929	4.30
Turnout		6,562,749	59.82
Registered voters		10,970,091

1996

1996 results in the Northern Kanto PR block
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)	1,962,854	34.88	8
	New Frontier Party (NFP)	1,500,349	26.66	6
	Democratic Party (DP)	965,328	17.16	4
	Japanese Communist Party (JCP)	722,792	12.85	2
	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	282,201	5.02	1
	New Party Sakigake (NPS)	77,255	1.37	0
	New Socialist Party (NSP)	68,926	1.22	0
	Liberal League (LL)	47,020	0.84	0
Total		5,626,725	100.00	21

References

^ "Changes to Voting Age? 20 or 18?". www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
^ Berman, Daniel (2010-07-21). "In Recent Japanese Elections An Unequal Electoral System Explains the Government's Defeat". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
^ "Northern Kantō | region, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
^ Christensen, Raymond V. (1994). "Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring". Asian Survey. 34 (7): 589–605. doi:10.2307/2645370. JSTOR 2645370.

Notes

^ 1996 DP
^ 2012 JRP, 2014 JIP
^ NSP 1.22, LL 0.84
^ LL 0.60
^ HRP 0.91
^ HRP 0.31
^ Generations 2.85, HRP 0.42
^ HRP 0.49
^ NHK 1.42

[1] "Changes to Voting Age? 20 or 18?". www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

[2] Berman, Daniel (2010-07-21). "In Recent Japanese Elections An Unequal Electoral System Explains the Government's Defeat". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

[3] "Northern Kantō | region, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[4] Christensen, Raymond V. (1994). "Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring". Asian Survey. 34 (7): 589–605. doi:10.2307/2645370. JSTOR 2645370.

[5] 1996 DP

[6] 2012 JRP, 2014 JIP

[7] NSP 1.22, LL 0.84

[8] LL 0.60

[9] HRP 0.91

[10] HRP 0.31

[11] Generations 2.85, HRP 0.42

[12] HRP 0.49

[13] NHK 1.42

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First-past-the-post (FPTP) districts and proportional representation (PR) "blocks" for the Japanese House of Representatives of the National Diet (1996–present)
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Fukushiro Nukaga, Ibaraki 2nd Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Banri Kaieda, Tokyo PR
Hokkaidō	Block 8 seats Hokkaidō 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tōhoku	Block 12 seats Aomori 1 2 3 Iwate 1 2 3 Miyagi 1 2 3 4 5 Akita 1 2 3 Yamagata 1 2 3 Fukushima 1 2 3 4
Kita- (North) Kantō	Block 19 seats Ibaraki 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tochigi 1 2 3 4 5 Gunma 1 2 3 4 5 Saitama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Minami- (South) Kantō	Block 23 seats Chiba 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Kanagawa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Yamanashi 1 2
Tokyo	Block 19 seats Tokyo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Hokuriku-Shin'etsu	Block 10 seats Niigata 1 2 3 4 5 Toyama 1 2 3 Ishikawa 1 2 3 Fukui 1 2 Nagano 1 2 3 4 5
Tōkai	Block 21 seats Gifu 1 2 3 4 5 Shizuoka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Aichi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mie 1 2 3 4
Kinki	Block 28 seats Shiga 1 2 3 Kyoto 1 2 3 4 5 6 Osaka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Hyōgo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nara 1 2 3 Wakayama 1 2
Chūgoku	Block 10 seats Tottori 1 2 Shimane 1 2 Okayama 1 2 3 4 Hiroshima 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yamaguchi 1 2 3
Shikoku	Block 6 seats Tokushima 1 2 Kagawa 1 2 3 Ehime 1 2 3 Kōchi 1 2
Kyūshū	Block 20 seats Fukuoka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Saga 1 2 Nagasaki 1 2 3 Kumamoto 1 2 3 4 Ōita 1 2 3 Miyazaki 1 2 3 Kagoshima 1 2 3 4 Okinawa 1 2 3 4
Former districts	Abolished in 2002 Hokkaido 13 Yamagata 4 Shizuoka 9 Shimane 3 Oita 4 Abolished in 2013 Fukui 3 Yamanashi 3 Tokushima 3 Kochi 3 Saga 3 Abolished in 2017 Aomori 4 Iwate 4 Mie 5 Nara 4 Kumamoto 5 Kagoshima 5 Abolished in 2022 Miyagi 6 Fukushima 5 Niigata 6 Shiga 4 Wakayama 3 Okayama 5 Hiroshima 7 Yamaguchi 4 Ehime 4 Nagasaki 4