Kyushu proportional representation block

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Kyushu Proportional Representation Block
Parliamentary Constituency
for the Japanese House of Representatives
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Map of House of Representatives proportional blocks, with the Kyūshū block highlighted
Prefectures Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa
Population 14,257,000 (October 2019 estimate)[1]
Electorate 11,905,965[2]
Current constituency
Representatives 20 (LDP-7, CDP-3, Hope-4, Komeito-3,JCP-1, SDP-1, Nippon Ishin no Kai-1)[3]

The Kyushu proportional representation block (九州比例ブロック, Kyūshū hirei burokku) is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.[4][5] It consists of the Kyushu region and Okinawa prefecture (which includes Okinawa island and the Ryukyu Islands), and consists of the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and Okinawa.[6][7] Proportional voting blocks were first introduced in the 1996 General Election.[8] The block elects 21 members to the House of Representatives.

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