The Influence of Incumbents on the Redistricting of Electoral Districts in Japan's Lower House*

• In Event: Institutions in Comparative Perspective

Brief Overview

Japan's Lower House has adopted a mixed system, combining single-member districts and a closed-list PR. In this research, the author analyses whether the incumbents exerted influence on the redistricting of the electoral districts.

Author

• Yukihiro Nakajima, Keio University