Nagasaki 4th district
Electoral district in Nagasaki, Japan
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Nagasaki 4th District (長崎県第4区, Nagasaki-ken dai-yon-ku) was a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It was located in western Nagasaki and consisted of the cities of Sasebo, Hirado, Matsuura and Saikai, as well as Kitamatsuura District. As of 2021, 250,004 eligible voters were registered in the district.
| Nagasaki Prefecture 4th District | |
|---|---|
| Former Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
| Prefecture | Nagasaki |
| Proportional District | Kyushu |
| Electorate | 250,004 (2021)[1] |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Abolished | 2022 |
List of representatives
| Representatives | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genjirō Kaneko | LDP | 1996–1998 | Resigned mid-term to run as Governor of Nagasaki. | |
| Daisuke Miyajima | LDP | 1998–2000 | Lost re-election. | |
| Seigo Kitamura | Independent | 2000–2003 | Re-elected in 2003. | |
| LDP | 2003–2009 | Re-elected in 2005, 2009 in the Kyushu PR block. | ||
| Daisuke Miyajima | DPJ | 2009–2012 | Lost re-election. | |
| Seigo Kitamura | LDP | 2012–2023 | Re-elected in 2014, 2017, 2021. Died in office. | |
| Vacant (May – October 2023) | ||||
| Yōzō Kaneko | LDP | 2023–2024 | Constituency abolished - moved to the 3rd district | |
Area covered
The district was redrawn twice between its creation in 1994 and its abolition, once in 2013 and once again in 2017. The district was abolished during redistricting in 2022, and the areas it covered as of 2022 were transferred to the 3rd district.[2]
Areas 2017–2022
After the 2017 revisions, the areas covered by the district are as follows:[3]
- Sasebo (excluding the Haiki, Mikawachi and Miya Branch Departments)
- Hirado, Nagasaki
- Matsuura, Nagasaki
- Saikai, Nagasaki
- Kitamatsuura District
Due to the redrawing of the district borders, Ojika, Nagasaki was moved to the 3rd district, while Saikai was gained from the 2nd district.
Areas 2013–2017
From the redistricting in 2013 until the redistricting in 2017, the areas covered by the district are as follows:[4]
- Sasebo (excluding the Haiki, Mikawachi and Miya Branch Departments)
- Hirado, Nagasaki
- Matsuura, Nagasaki
- Kitamatsuura District
Areas from before 2013
From its formation in 1994, until its first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[5]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Yōzō Kaneko (endorsed by Komeito) |
53,915 | 53.5 |  11.4 | |
| CDP | Seiichi Suetsugu (endorsed by Social Democratic Party) |
46,899 | 46.5 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | 100,814 | 42.2 |  12.9 | ||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Seigo Kitamura (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
55,968 | 42.1 | 8.7 | |
| CDP | Seiichi Suetsugu | 55,577 | 41.8 | New | |
| Independent | Katsu Hagiwara | 16,860 | 12.7 | New | |
| Independent | Ryuji Tanaka | 4,765 | 3.5 | New | |
| Turnout | 137,702 | 55.1 | 2.3 | ||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Seigo Kitamura (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
73,899 | 50.8 | 0.4 | |
| Kibō no Tō | Daisuke Miyajima (endorsed by the Democratic Party's Nagasaki Prefectural Branch Federation) |
61,137 | 42.0 | New | |
| JCP | Satoru Ishikawa | 10,459 | 7.2 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | 150,036 | 57.4 | |||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Seigo Kitamura (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
61,533 | 50.4 | 0.9 | |
| Democratic | Daisuke Miyajima | 42,690 | 35.0 | 1.2 | |
| People's Life | Seiichi Suetsugu | 9,303 | 7.6 | New | |
| JCP | Satoru Ishikawa | 6,319 | 5.2 | New | |
| Independent | Takuya Mori | 2,268 | 1.9 | New | |
| Turnout | |||||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Seigo Kitamura (incumbent) (endorsed by Komeito) |
81,771 | 51.3 | 3.3 | |
| Democratic | Daisuke Miyajima (incumbent) Endorsed by the PNP) |
53,918 | 33.8 | 16.5 | |
| Tomorrow | Seiichi Suetsugu (endorsed by New Party Daichi) |
16,860 | 12.7 | New | |
| Independent | Ryuji Tanaka | 4,765 | 3.5 | New | |
| Turnout | |||||
| LDP gain from Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daisuke Miyajima | 97,912 | 50.3 | 15.3 | |
| LDP | Seigo Kitamura (incumbent) | 93,428 | 48.0 | 2.7 | |
| Happiness Realization | Kouichi Yamada | 3,354 | 1.7 | New | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from LDP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Seigo Kitamura (incumbent) | 97,174 | 50.7 | 10.9 | |
| Democratic | Daisuke Miyajima | 67,088 | 35.0 | New | |
| Social Democratic | Masami Imagawa | 27,240 | 14.2 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| LDP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Seigo Kitamura (incumbent) | 100,767 | 61.6 | 28.1 | |
| Social Democratic | Masami Imagawa (incumbent - Kyushu) | 53,557 | 32.7 | 11.4 | |
| JCP | Takenori Nakao | 9,284 | 5.7 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | |||||
| LDP gain from Independent | Swing | 19.1 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Seigo Kitamura | 66,515 | 35.6 | New | |
| LDP | Daisuke Miyajima (incumbent) | 62,595 | 33.5 | 10.1 | |
| Social Democratic | Masami Imagawa | 39,808 | 21.3 | 2.2 | |
| JCP | Chiaki Yamashita | 9,757 | 5.2 | 2.0 | |
| Liberal League | Isseu Akagi | 8,312 | 4.5 | New | |
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from LDP | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Genjiro Kaneko (incumbent) | 95,117 | 50.4 | New | |
| New Frontier | Kuro Matsuda | 56,403 | 29.9 | New | |
| Democratic | Izumi Yamazaki (incumbent) | 29,424 | 15.6 | New | |
| JCP | Takenori Nakao | 7,092 | 3.8 | New | |
| Liberal League | Keiji Fujinami | 825 | 0.4 | New | |
| Turnout | |||||
| LDP win (new seat) | |||||