Niigata's Diet electoral districts

Niigata's House of Representatives districts as of 2018[1]

Niigata currently sends 9 elected members to the Diet of Japan, 7 to the House of Representatives and 2 to the House of Councillors. The prefecture lost 1 Councillor due to reapportionment in 2019.

House of Representatives

The current House of Representatives Niigata delegation consists of 5 members of the LDP, 2 members of the CRA.

District Representative Party Incumbency
1st Kō Uchiyama LDP 9 February 2026 – present
2nd
Isato Kunisada
LDP 1 November 2021 – present
3rd
Hiroaki Saito
LDP 17 December 2012 – present
4th Eiichiro Washio LDP 9 February 2026 – present
5th
Shuichi Takatori
LDP 9 February 2026 – present

PR seats

Party Representative District contested Incumbency
CRA

Chinami Nishimura

Niigata 1st 15 December 2014 – present

Makiko Kikuta

Niigata 2nd 10 November 2003 – present

House of Councillors

The current House of Councillors Niigata delegation consists of 1 member of the CDP and 1 member of the LDP. The members are elected from the Niigata at-large district.

Class Councillor Party Term ends Incumbency
2022

Kazuhiro Kobayashi

LDP 2028 26 July 2022 – present
2025

Sakura Uchikoshi

CDP 2031 29 July 2019 – present

References

  1. ↑ "新潟県" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 27 February 2018.