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Hokkaido currently sends 17 elected members to the Diet of Japan, 12 to the House of Representatives and 5 to the House of Councillors. The prefecture will send 6 Councillors starting 2019.
The current House of Representatives Hokkaido delegation consists of 9 members of the LDP, 8 CDP, 2 Komeito and 1 DPFP.
| District | Representative | Party | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daiki Michishita (CD-Nishi-ku, Sapporo) | CDP | 1 November 2017 – present |
| 2nd | Takamori Yoshikawa (LD-Kita-ku, Sapporo) | LDP | 26 December 2012 – present |
| 3rd |  Satoshi Arai (CD-Toyohira-ku, Sapporo) | CDP | 1 November 2017 – present |
| 4th | Hiroyuki Nakamura (LD-Otaru) | LDP | 26 December 2012 – present |
| 5th | Yoshiaki Wada (LD-Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) | LDP | 27 April 2016 – present |
| 6th |  Takahiro Sasaki (CD-Asahikawa) | CDP | 15 December 2014 – present |
| 7th | Yoshitaka Itō (LD-Kushiro) | LDP | 31 August 2009 – present |
| 8th |  Seiji Ōsaka (CD-Hakodate) | CDP | 15 December 2014 – present |
| 9th | Manabu Horii (LD-Muroran) | LDP | 26 December 2012 – present |
| 10th | Hisashi Inatsu (K-Iwamizawa) | Komeito | 31 August 2009 – present |
| 11th | Kaori Ishikawa (CD-Obihiro) | CDP | 1 November 2017 – present |
| 12th | Arata Takebe (LD-Kitami) | LDP | 26 December 2012 – present |
| Representative | Party | District contested | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōichi Watanabe (LD-Iwamizawa) | LDP | None | 26 December 2012 – present |
 Takako Suzuki (LD-Kushiro) | 3 June 2013 – present | ||
| Toshimitsu Funahashi (LD-Chuo-ku, Sapporo) | Hokkaido-1st | 1 November 2017 – present | |
| Hiroshi Kamiya (CD-Iwamizawa) | CDP | Hokkaido-10th | 1 November 2017 – present |
 Maki Ikeda (CD-Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) | Hokkaido-5th | 1 November 2017 – present | |
 Hiranao Honda (CD-Otaru) | Hokkaido-4th | 1 November 2017 – present | |
| Tatsumaru Yamaoka (D-Tomakomai) | DPFP | Hokkaido-9th | 1 November 2017 – present |
| Hidemichi Satō (K-Chuo-ku, Sapporo) | Komeito | None | 26 December 2012 – present |
The current House of Councillors Hokkaido delegation consists of 2 members of the CDP, 2 LDP and 1 DPFP. The members are elected from the Hokkaido at-large district.
| Party | Councillors | Term ends | Incumbency |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDP | Katsuya Ogawa | 2019 | 23 July 1995 – present |
| Yoshio Hachiro | 2022 | 26 July 2016 – present | |
| DPFP | Eri Tokunaga | 2022 | 26 July 2010 – present |
| LDP | Chuichi Date | 2019 | 2001 – present |
| Gaku Hasegawa | 2022 | 26 July 2010 – present | |
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