Proportional representation constituency for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan
TheHokuriku-Shin'etsu proportional representation block (Hirei [daihyō] hokuriku shinetsu burokku (比例北陸信越ブロック ) ) is one of elevenproportional representation (PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for theHouse of Representatives in theDiet of Japan . It consists of theHokuriku andShin'etsu regions, and consists of the prefectures ofNiigata ,Toyama ,Ishikawa ,Fukui , andNagano . Following the introduction of proportional voting, Hokuriku-Shinetsu elected 13 representatives by PR in the 1996 general election, reduced to 11 in the election of 2000 when the total number of PR seats was reduced from 200 to 180, and 10 since a reapportionment in the 2024 election.
2024 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,053,516 32.30 9.524 2Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)818,773 25.11 3.093 0Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)341,114 10.46 6.651 1Komeito 258,634 7.93 1.261 0Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)228,617 7.01 3.291 0Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)216,659 6.64 3.470 0Japanese Communist Party (JCP)181,910 5.58 0.850 0Sanseitō 100,050 3.07 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP)61,928 1.90 0.130 0Total 3,261,201 100.00 10 1Invalid votes 105,818 3.14 Turnout 3,367,019 56.94 2.65Registered voters 5,913,055
2021 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,468,380 41.83 4.746 1Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)773,076 22.02 2.503 1Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)361,476 10.30 5.701 1Komeito 322,535 9.19 0.311 0Japanese Communist Party (JCP)225,551 6.42 1.050 1Democratic Party For the People (DPFP)133,600 3.81 New 0 New Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa)111,281 3.17 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP)71,185 2.03 0.490 0NHK Party 43,529 1.24 New 0 New Total 3,510,613 100.00 11 Invalid votes 104,515 2.89 Turnout 3,615,128 59.59 0.27Registered voters 6,066,179
2017 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,328,838 37.09 0.965 0Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)699,426 19.52 New 2 New Kibō no Tō 688,924 19.23 New 2 New Komeito 318,050 8.88 0.561 0Japanese Communist Party (JCP)267,777 7.47 2.671 0Japan Innovation Party (Ishin)164,714 4.60 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP)90,218 2.52 0.680 0Happiness Realization Party (HRP)25,064 0.70 0.070 0Total 3,583,011 100.00 11 Invalid votes 102,239 2.77 Turnout 3,685,250 59.32 7.42Registered voters 6,212,107
2014 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,122,585 36.13 4.445 1Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)690,721 22.23 3.633 1Japan Innovation Party (JIP)432,249 13.91 5.381 2Japanese Communist Party (JCP)315,071 10.14 4.411 1Komeito 293,194 9.44 1.061 0Social Democratic Party (SDP)99,242 3.19 0.310 0People's Life Party (PLP)75,981 2.45 New 0 New Party for Future Generations 58,361 1.88 New 0 New Happiness Realization Party (HRP)19,619 0.63 0.200 0Total 3,107,023 100.00 11 Invalid votes 83,684 2.62 Turnout 3,190,707 51.90 8.96Registered voters 6,147,926
2012 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,162,095 31.69 2.204 0Japan Restoration Party (JRP)707,497 19.29 New 3 New Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)682,159 18.60 25.812 4Komeito 307,138 8.38 1.011 0Your Party 275,399 7.51 New 1 New Japanese Communist Party (JCP)210,219 5.73 0.350 0Tomorrow Party of Japan (TPJ)178,403 4.86 New 0 New Social Democratic Party (SDP)128,443 3.50 1.500 0Happiness Realization Party (HRP)15,767 0.43 0.280 0Total 3,667,120 100.00 11 Invalid votes 98,237 2.61 Turnout 3,765,357 60.86 13.64Registered voters 6,186,543
2009 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)2,007,770 44.41 11.896 2Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,333,082 29.49 8.814 1Komeito 333,084 7.37 1.901 0Japanese Communist Party (JCP)274,816 6.08 0.660 0People's New Party (PNP)240,333 5.32 1.590 1Social Democratic Party (SDP)225,992 5.00 1.270 0New Party Nippon (Nippon)73,614 1.63 New 0 New Your Party 32,312 0.71 New 0 New Happiness Realization Party (HRP)35,667 0.51 New 0 New Total 4,521,003 100.00 11 Invalid votes 123,766 2.66 Turnout 4,644,769 74.50 3.02Registered voters 6,234,699
2005 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,665,553 38.30 0.595 0Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,414,392 32.52 4.344 1Komeito 403,203 9.27 0.841 0People's New Party (PNP)300,140 6.90 New 1 New Japanese Communist Party (JCP)293,045 6.74 0.480 0Social Democratic Party (SDP)272,649 6.27 0.640 0Total 4,348,982 100.00 11 Invalid votes 131,408 2.93 Turnout 4,480,390 71.47 6.93Registered voters 6,268,572
2003 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,502,822 38.89 3.905 1Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,424,537 36.86 11.535 2Komeito 390,921 10.12 1.351 0Japanese Communist Party (JCP)278,939 7.22 1.960 1Social Democratic Party (SDP)267,096 6.91 3.450 1Total 3,864,315 100.00 11 Invalid votes 176,945 4.38 Turnout 4,041,260 64.54 4.27Registered voters 6,261,164
2000 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes Swing % Seats +/– Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,414,622 34.99 1.134 1Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)1,024,328 25.34 12.643 1Liberal Party (LP)448,526 11.09 New 1 New Social Democratic Party (SDP)418,752 10.36 4.121 0Japanese Communist Party (JCP)371,247 9.18 0.761 0Komeito 354,554 8.77 New 1 New Liberal League (LL)10,987 0.27 New 0 New Total 4,043,016 100.00 11 2Invalid votes 231,509 5.42 Turnout 4,274,525 68.81 Registered voters 6,211,855
1996 results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR block Party Votes % Seats Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)1,407,828 36.12 5 New Frontier Party (NFP)1,180,904 30.30 4 Democratic Party (DP)494,666 12.69 2 Japanese Communist Party (JCP)387,664 9.95 1 Social Democratic Party (SDP)243,287 6.24 1 New Party Sakigake (NPS)125,694 3.22 0 New Socialist Party (NSP)57,648 1.48 0 Total 3,897,691 100.00 13