Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Kanagawa Prefecture single-member districts
Prefecture
Kanagawa
Proportional District
Southern Kanto
Electorate
472,647[1]
Current constituency
Seats
One
Party
LDP
Kanagawa 15th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, and includes the cities of Chigasaki and Hiratsuka, and the town of Ōiso.
As of 2022, the district was home to 472,647 constituents.
The district is represented by Taro Kono of the Liberal Democratic Party; he has represented the district since the 1996 election.[2]
^"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" [Number of registrants on the electoral list and overseas electoral list as of September 1, 2022]. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). 2023.
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