In the House of Representatives election in October last year, two judgments were handed down by the high courts of Hiroshima and Fukuoka that the difference in one vote for each constituency was 2.08 times at the maximum, and it was judged as "constitutional" and "unconstitutional". Was divided.
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 two lawyers nationwide appealed for invalidation of the election, saying that it violates the constitution against equality of voting value. 16 cases were raised in Japan, and 2 cases were handed down on the 21st.
Of these, Naofumi Kaneko, the judge of the Hiroshima High Court, said, "At the time of this election, legislative measures were taken to allocate seats by the'Adams method', which is more proportional to the population, and other measures were taken to correct the disparity. The disparity has more than doubled, but it has not reached the maximum ever. ”
On the other hand, Fukuoka High Court Judge Akihiko Iwatsubo said, "One vote in the constituency with the smallest voters is equivalent to two or more votes in the constituency with the largest number of voters, which is contrary to the constitution's requirement for equal voting value. I have to say, "and decided that it was" unconstitutional. "
In both cases, the appeal for invalidation of the election was rejected.
With this, the total number of high court decisions in a series of trials is 13, with 7 cases being "constitutional" and 6 cases being "unconstitutional".
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno "I want to keep an eye on the results."
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference in the afternoon, "The proceedings regarding the House of Representatives election in October last year will continue to be handed down by each high court, and we would like to keep an eye on the results."