A quick fix has been mooted within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to correct disparities in the weight of votes in Lower House elections, according to a senior party member.
The idea to reduce disparities among single-seat districts to less than 2 to 1 by adjusting constituency boundaries would enable a Lower House election to be held without more elaborate measures, the LDP member said Sunday.
Some party members envision the reform becoming law during a Diet session next year, according to the member.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to respect a recommendation, due early next year, from a panel of experts on electoral reform that has been studying a drastic change to the allocation of seats among prefectures.
The Supreme Court ruled last month that the 2014 Lower House election was held "in a state of unconstitutionality" due to disparities in the weight of votes of up to 2.13-fold.