Niigata 4th district
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.
| Niigata 4th District | |
|---|---|
| 新潟県第4区 | |
| Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Represenntatives | |
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| Prefecture | Niigata |
| Proportional Block | Hokuriku Shinetsu |
| Electorate | 362,100 (as of 1 September 2022)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | CDP |
| Representative | Makiko Kikuta |
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 from 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 (city)
- 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 (forme city limits of Shirone)
- Parts of Kita (Former town of Yokogoshi: due to the small number of eligible voters, their votes were also counted in Kōnan ward)
- Nagaoka (former city of Tochio and the former town of Nakanoshima
- Tochio branch jurisdiction
- Nakanoshima Branch jurisdiction (Oshikirigawara, excluding the
- 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
- Kosudo
- Yokogoshi
- Kameda
- Minamikabara District
In 2002, the redistricting didn't 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]
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
| 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 |  6.2 | |
| Registered electors | 307,471 | ||||
| Majority | 238 | 0.2 |  12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 197,304 | 64.2 | 0.1 | ||
| CDP gain from Independent | Swing | New | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 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 | 3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 317,754 | |||||
| Majority | 35,076 | 12.6 | New | |||
| Turnout | 203,585 | 64.1 | 10.8 | |||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Megumi Kaneko‡ (Incumbent) (Endorsed by Komeito) |
77,137 | 46.7 | 4.1 | |
| Democratic | Makiko Kikuta‡‡ (Incumbent - Hokuriku Shinetsu PR) |
74,073 | 44.9 | 8.3 | |
| Communist | Hiroshi Nishizawa | 13,957 | 8.5 | 3.3 | |
| Registered electors | 316,172 | ||||
| Majority | 3,067 | 1.9 | 5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 168,488 | 53.3 | 7.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 5.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Megumi Kaneko‡ (Endorsed by Komeito) |
80,514 | 42.6 | 6.7 | |
| Democratic | Makiko Kikuta‡‡ (Incumbent) (Endorsed by the PNP) |
66,457 | 35.2 | 27.3 | |
| 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 | 12.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Swing | 6.1 |
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Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Makiko Kikuta‡ (Incumbent) | 144,230 | 62.5 | 12.0 | |
| Liberal Democratic | Hiroshi Kurihara‡ | 82,826 | 35.9 | 5.4 | |
| Happiness Realization | Tsuyoshi Sekiya | 3,660 | 1.6 | New | |
| Registered electors | 321,921 | ||||
| Majority | 61,404 | 26.6 | 17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 235,936 | 73.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | 7.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Makiko Kikuta‡ (Incumbent) | 114,843 | 50.5 | 3.0 | |
| Liberal Democratic | Hiroshi Kurihara‡ | 93,971 | 41.3 | 1.7 | |
| Communist | Motomi Mutou | 18,503 | 8.1 | 1.1 | |
| Registered electors | 322,023 | ||||
| Majority | 20,872 | 9.2 | 4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 231,889 | 72.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | 15.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Makiko Kikuta‡ | 113,721 | 53.5 | 27.0 | |
| Liberal Democratic | Hirohisa Kurihara‡ (Incumbent) | 83,880 | 39.6 | 6.4 | |
| Communist | Motomi Mutou | 14,776 | 7.0 | 1.3 | |
| Registered electors | 321,244 | ||||
| Majority | 29,391 | 13.9 | New | ||
| Turnout | 216,904 | 67.5 | 2.7 | ||
| Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Swing | 13.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Hirohisa Kurihara‡ (Incumbent) | 72,604 | 33.2 | 8.4 | |
| 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 | 0.8 | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 2,694 | 1.2 | 9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 70.2 | 1.5 | |||
| Liberal Democratic hold | Swing | 4.2 |
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Elections in the 1990s
| 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) | |||||
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