noun
single-member constituency; small electoral district
A political term for an electoral district that elects one representative, as opposed to a multi-member district. Common in discussions of Japan's electoral system.
日本の衆議院選挙では、小選挙区と比例代表が併用されている。
In Japan's House of Representatives elections, single-member constituencies and proportional representation are used together.
小選挙区制は、二大政党制を生みやすいと言われている。
It is said that the single-member district system tends to produce a two-party system.