Niigata 4th district

Niigata 4th District
新潟県第4区
Parliamentary constituency
for the Japanese House of Represenntatives
PrefectureNiigata
Proportional BlockHokuriku Shinetsu
Electorate362,100 (as of 1 September 2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created1994
SeatsOne
PartyCDP
RepresentativeMakiko Kikuta

Niigata 4th District (新潟県第4区, Niigata-ken dai-yon-ku) is an electoral district of the Japanese House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. The district was created as part of the general move from multi-member districts to single-member districts in the House of Representatives.

Areas covered

Current district

As of 2 February 2023, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[2]

After the abolition of the 6th district, the districts boundaries changed significantly, it was moved to areas formerly covered by the 2nd and 5th districts.[2]

Areas 2013–2022

From the first redistricting in 2013 until the second redistricting in 2022, the areas covered by this district are as follows:[3][4]

  • Niigata
    • Parts of Kita (former town of Yokogoshi: due to the small number of eligible voters, their votes were also counted in Kōnan ward)
      • Central government office (Kosugi, Junimae and Yokogoe areas)
    • Parts of Higashi (former town of Kameda; however, there are no voters within)
      • Kameda Nakajima 4 within the Ishiyama branch office jurisdiction
    • Parts of Chūō (former town of Kameda; however, there are no voters within)
    • Parts of Kōnan (former towns of Yokogoshi and Kameda)
    • Akiha
    • Minami (former city limits of Shirone)
  • Nagaoka (former city of Tochio and the former town of Nakanoshima
    • Tochio branch jurisdiction
    • Nakanoshima Branch jurisdiction (Oshikirigawara)
  • Sanjō
  • Kamo
  • Mitsuke
  • Minamikanbara District

Areas from before 2013

From 1996 until the first redistricting in 2013, the areas covered by this district were as follows:[5]

  • Sanjo City
  • Niitsu City
  • Kamo City
  • Mitsuke City
  • Tochio City
  • Shirane City
  • Nakakanbara District
  • Minamikabara District

In 2002, the redistricting did not change the borders of the district, but did change the official designation of Yokogoshi to recognise its official incorporation as a town in between the creation of the district and the redistricting.[6]

History

Elected representatives

Representative Party Years served Notes
Hirohisa Kurihara LDP 1996-2003 Won re-election in the 2000 general election, but failed to win re-election in the 2003 general election
Makiko Kikuta DPJ 2003-2012 won re-election in the 2005 and 2009 general elections, and was elected to the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR district in the 2012 general election
Megumi Kaneko LDP 2012-2017 Failed to win re-election in the 2017 general election
Makiko Kikuta Indep. 2017-2020 Joined the CDP in 2020 along with 149 other representatives[7]
CDP 2020- Incumbent

Election results

‡ - Also ran for a seat in the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR block

‡‡ - also rand for and won in the Hokuriku Shinetsu PR block

Elections in the 2020s

2021[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CDP Makiko Kikuta‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by the JCP and the SDP) 		97,494 50.1 New
Liberal Democratic Kunisada Hayato‡‡
(endorsed by Komeito) 		97,256 49.9 Increase6.2
Registered electors 307,471
Majority 238 0.2 Decrease12.4
Turnout 197,304 64.2 Increase0.1
CDP gain from Independent Swing New

Elections in the 2010s

2017[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Makiko Kikuta (incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR)
(endorsed by the JCP, SDP and the Liberal Party) 		112,600 56.3 New
Liberal Democratic Megumi Kaneko‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) 		87,524 43.7 Decrease3.0
Registered electors 317,754
Majority 35,076 12.6 New
Turnout 203,585 64.1 Increase10.8
Independent gain from Liberal Democratic
2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Megumi Kaneko‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) 		77,137 46.7 Increase4.1
Democratic Makiko Kikuta‡‡
(incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR) 		74,073 44.9 Increase8.3
Communist Hiroshi Nishizawa 13,957 8.5 Increase3.3
Registered electors 316,172
Majority 3,067 1.9 Decrease5.5
Turnout 168,488 53.3 Decrease7.5
Liberal Democratic hold Swing Increase5.4
2012[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Megumi Kaneko‡
(endorsed by Komeito) 		80,514 42.6 Increase6.7
Democratic Makiko Kikuta‡‡ (incumbent)
(endorsed by the PNP) 		66,457 35.2 Decrease27.3
Restoration Hirohisa Kurihara‡ 32,181 17.0 New
Communist Hiroshi Nishizawa 9,908 5.2 New
Registered electors 318,807
Majority 14,057 7.4 New
Turnout 193,771 60.8 Decrease12.5
Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic Swing Increase6.1

Elections in the 2000s

2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Makiko Kikuta‡ (incumbent) 144,230 62.5 Increase12.0
Liberal Democratic Hiroshi Kurihara‡ 82,826 35.9 Decrease5.4
Happiness Realization Tsuyoshi Sekiya 3,660 1.6 New
Registered electors 321,921
Majority 61,404 26.6 Increase17.4
Turnout 235,936 73.3 Increase1.3
Democratic hold Swing Increase7.5
2005[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Makiko Kikuta‡ (incumbent) 114,843 50.5 Decrease3.0
Liberal Democratic Hiroshi Kurihara‡ 93,971 41.3 Increase1.7
Communist Motomi Mutou 18,503 8.1 Increase1.1
Registered electors 322,023
Majority 20,872 9.2 Decrease4.7
Turnout 231,889 72.0 Increase4.5
Democratic hold Swing Decrease15.0
2003[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Makiko Kikuta‡ 113,721 53.5 Increase27.0
Liberal Democratic Hirohisa Kurihara‡ (incumbent) 83,880 39.6 Increase6.4
Communist Motomi Mutou 14,776 7.0 Decrease1.3
Registered electors 321,244
Majority 29,391 13.9 New
Turnout 216,904 67.5 Decrease2.7
Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic Swing Increase13.5
2000[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Hirohisa Kurihara‡ (incumbent) 72,604 33.2 Decrease8.4
Liberal Makiko Kikuta‡ 69,910 32.0 New
Democratic Tomio Sakagami‡
(incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR) 		58,008 26.5 New
Communist Motomi Mutou 18,069 8.3 Increase0.8
Registered electors
Majority 2,694 1.2 Decrease9.9
Turnout 70.2 Increase1.5
Liberal Democratic hold Swing Decrease4.2

Elections in the 1990s

1996[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Hiroshi Kurihara‡ 85,743 41.6 New
Independent Hideo Watanabe 62,823 30.5 New
Democratic Tomio Sakagami‡‡ 42,144 20.5 New
Communist Norihiko Watanabe 15,408 7.5 New
Registered electors 310,721
Majority 22,920 11.1 New
Turnout 213,434 68.7 New
Liberal Democratic win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "令和4年9月1日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications - Number of registered voters as of 1 September 2022]. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ a b 新潟県 [Niigata Prefecture] (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. ^ "衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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  5. ^ "法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  6. ^ "公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  7. ^ "新「立憲民主」衆参１５０人で結党 野党第一党、枝野氏「選択肢示す」：東京新聞 TOKYO Web". 東京新聞 TOKYO Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  8. ^ 新潟4区 - 第49回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 49th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  9. ^ 新潟4区 - 第48回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 48th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  10. ^ 新潟4区 - 第47回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 47th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  11. ^ 新潟4区 - 第46回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 46th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  12. ^ 新潟4区 - 第45回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 45th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  13. ^ 新潟4区 - 第44回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 44th House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  14. ^ 新潟4区 - 第43回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 43rd House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  15. ^ 新潟4区 - 第42回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 42nd House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).
  16. ^ 新潟4区 - 第41回衆議院議員選挙 [Niigata 4th District - 41st House of Representatives Election]. go2senkyo.com (in Japanese).

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