House of Representatives "10 increase 10 decrease" Tokyo side requests not to divide into 3 in one municipality

In order to reduce the number of single-seat constituencies in the House of Representatives by 10, the number of constituencies in Tokyo will increase by 5 according to the ward allocation plan compiled by the government council.

The Tokyo side is requesting not to divide it into three because many local governments have two constituencies and the election work becomes more complicated.

In order to correct the so-called one-vote gap, the government council will increase the number of single-seat constituencies in the House of Representatives by 10 in 1 metropolitan area and 4 prefectures, and reduce it by 1 in 10 prefectures. I will summarize it by.

Of these, Tokyo, which has 25 constituencies, is expected to increase by 5, and of the two constituencies, Setagaya Ward, Nerima Ward, and Hachioji City, etc. * Eight local governments are further divided into constituencies. It has also been pointed out that there is a possibility that the number will increase.

Under these circumstances, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government interviewed all municipalities in Tokyo, compiled a written opinion, and submitted it to the council.

Regarding the current state of zoning in Tokyo, the written opinion states that "there are some wards that have not been taken into consideration, such as the neighborhood association being divided and straddling two constituencies."

On top of that, if one municipality spans many constituencies, the unity of the region will be lost, and the election work such as ballot counting will become complicated and burdensome, so we request that it not be divided into three.

Mayor Hosaka of Setagaya Ward, who has the largest number of voters in Tokyo, said, "If there are three or more constituencies, there are voices saying that they are really regional representatives, and it is extremely difficult to count the votes, so we will take the opinion of the ward as much as possible. I want you to do it. "

(* 8 local governments are Setagaya, Nerima, Daejeon, Edogawa, Adachi, Suginami, Itabashi 7 wards and Hachioji City)