In the House of Representatives election last October, the Tokyo High Court handed down a second ruling on the fact that the so-called one-vote gap was up to 2.08 times, and dismissed the appeal for invalidation of the election because it did not violate the Constitution.
In the House of Representatives election in October last year, there was a difference of up to 2.08 times in the value of one vote, and a group of lawyers filed a complaint calling for invalidation of the election, saying that it violates the constitution and violates the equality of voting values. I'm awakening to the court.
Of these, in a trial targeting five single-seat constituencies in Tokyo and Kanagawa, Judge Kunio Koide of the Tokyo High Court said, "There were constituencies where the disparity more than doubled, but under the new system. It is specifically stipulated that prompt corrections will be made. It is difficult to accurately predict the movement of the population, and it is not more than doubled. " I did.
He also dismissed the complaint against the proportional representation constituency, saying it did not violate the Constitution.
Regarding last year's House of Representatives election, the Tokyo High Court announced on the 2nd of this month that another presiding judge would be constitutional, and as a series of trials, there were 4 "constitutional" cases and 3 "unconstitutional" cases. ..