Okinawa's Diet electoral districts
Okinawa's House of Representatives districts as of 2018[1]
Okinawa currently sends 8 elected members to the Diet of Japan, 6 to the House of Representatives and 2 to the House of Councillors.
House of Representatives
[edit]The current House of Representatives Okinawa delegation consists of 2 members of the LDP, 1 JCP, 1 SDP, 1 LP and 1 NIK.
| District | Representative | Party | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Seiken Akamine (C-Naha) | JCP | 15 December 2014 – present |
| 2nd | Kunio Arakaki (SD-Ginowan) | SDP | 3 November 2021 – present |
| 3rd | Aiko Shimajiri (LD-Okinawa City) | LDP | 3 November 2021 – present |
| 4th | Kōsaburō Nishime (LD-Haebaru) | LDP | 1 November 2017 – present |
Okinawa Prefecture is part of the Kyushu proportional representation block. In the current Diet, there are two Representatives from Okinawa elected through the Kyushu PR block.
| Representative(s) | Party | District contested | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kōnosuke Kokuba (LD-Naha)
|
LDP | Okinawa-1st | 15 December 2014 – present |
 Masahisa Miyazaki (LD-Ginowan)
|
LDP | Okinawa-2nd | 22 November 2018 – present |
House of Councillors
[edit]The current House of Councillors Okinawa delegation consists of 2 independent members. Both are members of the Okinawa Whirlwind caucus in the House. The members are elected from the Okinawa at-large district.
| Party | Councillors | Term ends | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
| OW |  Yōichi Iha
|
2022 | 26 July 2016 – present |
| Tetsuo Takara | 2025 | 29 July 2019 – present |
References
[edit]- ^ "沖縄県" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 3 February 2018.