Northern Kanto proportional representation block

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Northern Kanto Proportional Representation Block
Parliamentary Constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
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Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Northern Kanto block highlighted
Prefectures Gunma, Tochigi, Saitama, Ibaraki
Electorate 11,834,554[1]
Current constituency
Number of members 19
Representatives LDP-7, CDP-5, Komeito-3, Ishin-2, JCP-1,DPFP-1[2]

The Northern Kanto proportional representation block (北関東比例ブロック, Kantō hokubu hirei burokku) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.[3][4] It consists of the northern part of the Kanto region, and consists of the prefectures of Gunma, Tochigi, Saitama and Ibaraki.[5] Proportional voting blocks were first introduced in the 1996 General Election.[6] The block elects 19 members to the House of Representatives.

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