Aomori 3rd district

Aomori 3rd district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan. It is located on the island of Honshu, in Aomori Prefecture, and includes the cities of Hirosaki, Goshogawara, and Ajigasawa.

Aomori 3rd District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Aomori Prefecture single-member districts
PrefectureAomori
Proportional DistrictTōhoku
Electorate240,102
Current constituency
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativeJiro Kimura
Created fromAomori's 1st "medium-sized" district

As of 2015, the district was home to 240,102 constituents.[1]

The district is represented by Jiro Kimura of the Liberal Democratic Party.[2]

Areas Covered

Current District

As of 5 January 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[3]

As a result of the abolition of Aomori's 4th district in 2017, this district moved to where the 4th district used to be and gained the town of Goshogawara and the district of Kitatsugaru from Aomori's 1st district, while Aomori's 2nd district absorbed the areas one under the control of the 3rd district

Areas covered from 2013-2017

From redistrict in 2013 until the redistricting in 2017, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[4]

The only change was that the town of Gonohe in Sannohe district was moved to the 2nd district.

Areas covered before 2013

From its formation in 1994 until its first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[5]

Elected Representatives
Representative Party Years Served Notes
Tadamori Ōshima LDP 1996-2017 Ran in the 2nd ward after the 3rd ward was moved
Jiro Kimura LDP 2017- Incumbent

References
  1. "総務省｜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". 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. "Members K_The House of Representatives,Japan". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. "衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法及び公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. "衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  5. "法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-01-05.


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