Niigata's Diet electoral districts
Niigata currently sends 12 elected members to the Diet of Japan, 9 to the House of Representatives and 3 to the House of Councillors. The prefecture will lose 1 Councillor to reapportionment starting 2019.
House of Representatives
The current House of Representatives Hokkaido delegation consists of 5 members of the LDP, 3 independents (including 1 member of the DP) and 1 CDP.
District seats
| District | Representative | Party | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Chinami Nishimura (CD-Niigata City) |
CDP | 1 November 2017 – present |
| 2nd | Eiichiro Washio (Ind-Tsubame) | I | 1 November 2017 – present |
| 3rd | Takahiro Kuroiwa (Ind-Shibata) | I | 24 December 2014 – present |
| 4th |  Makiko Kikuta (D-Sanjō) |
I (DP) | 1 November 2017 – present |
| 5th | Hirohiko Izumida (LD-Nagaoka) | LDP | 1 November 2017 – present |
| 6th | Shūichi Takatori (LD-Jōetsu) | LDP | 26 December 2012 – present |
PR seats
| Representative | Party | District contested | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroaki Saitō (LD-Shibata) | LDP | Niigata-3rd | 24 December 2014 – present |
| Tōru Ishizaki (LD-Niigata City) | Niigata-1st | 1 November 2017 – present | |
| Shinichi Hosoda (LD-Kashiwazaki) | Niigata-2nd | 1 November 2017 – present | |
House of Councillors
The current House of Councillors Hokkaido delegation consists of 1 member of the CDP, 1 LDP and 1 LP. The members are elected from the Niigata at-large district.
| Party | Councillors | Term ends | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDP | Naoki Kazama | 2019 | 29 July 2007 – present |
| LDP | Ichirō Tsukada | 2019 | 29 July 2007 – present |
| LP |  Yūko Mori |
2022 | 26 July 2016 – present |
References
- "新潟県" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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