選挙区

• 読み: せんきょく
• ローマ字: senkyoku
• 漢字の分解: 選 (sen/era) — to select, choose; 挙 (kyo/age) — to raise, conduct; 区 (ku) — district, ward
• 発音: /seɴ.kjo.kɯ/

意味

Electoral district; constituency. A geographic area whose residents are entitled to elect one or more representatives to a legislative body.

Japan uses a mixed electoral system combining single-member districts (小選挙区) and proportional representation (比例代表). Recurring political debate over 一票の格差 (the disparity in voter representation between districts) has prompted repeated court rulings and demands for redistricting. The term is essential vocabulary for understanding Japanese elections.

例文

1. この選挙区では与党候補と野党候補の競争が激しい。
2. 人口の変化に伴い、選挙区の定数見直しが議論されている。
3. 彼は地元の選挙区で三期連続当選を果たした。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, elections, governance, journalism

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 選挙 (election) and 区 (district, ward). Literally the district unit from which an election is conducted.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal