Iwate 2nd district

Iwate 2nd 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,[1] in Iwate Prefecture, and includes the cities of Kuji, Miyako, and Rikuzentakata, among others.

Iwate 2nd District
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Iwate Prefecture single-member districts
PrefectureIwate
Proportional DistrictTohoku
Electorate376,270
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyLDP
RepresentativeShun'ichi Suzuki

As of 2020, the district was home to 376,270 constituents.[2]

The district is represented by Shun'ichi Suzuki of the Liberal Democratic Party.[3]

2011 Earthquake and Tsunami

The impact of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami was concentrated in Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate prefectures.[4] As the 2nd district contains all of Iwate's coastline,[5] it was hit the hardest of Iwate's three districts and was one of the worst affected districts in all of Japan.[4]

References
  1. "Iwate | prefecture, Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  2. "Electoral List and Overseas Registrants as of September 2, 2nd Year of Reiwa". 2 September 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Members S_The House of Representatives,Japan". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  4. "Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 | Facts & Death Toll". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  5. jp:User:猿払の天馬 (2013-02-20), English: Transferred from ja:Wikipedia, retrieved 2021-06-10 {{citation}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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