Fukuoka 4th district

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|electorate = 397,301Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/meibo/meibo_h27.html] {{in lang|ja}}

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Fukuoka 4th district (福岡県第4区, Fukuoka-ken dai-yonku or simply 福岡4区, Fukuoka-yonku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Areas covered

=Since 2022=

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=2013 - 2022=

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=2002 - 2013=

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=1994 - 2002=

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List of representatives

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!Election

!Representative

!colspan=2|Party

!Notes

1996

{{cite web|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/17788/senkyoku/29135|title =第41回衆議院議員総選挙 - 福岡4区|website=Senkyo.com|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

|rowspan=4|Tomoyoshi Watanabe

|rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color| Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}|

|rowspan=4|LDP

|rowspan=4|

2000

{{cite web|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/42/senkyoku/611|title =第42回衆議院議員総選挙 - 福岡4区|website=Senkyo.com|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

2003

{{cite web|url=https://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/43/senkyoku/914|title =第43回衆議院議員総選挙 - 福岡4区|website=Senkyo.com|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

2005

{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo2005/kaihyo/A40004.html|title = 第44回衆議院議員総選挙 - 福岡4区|website=The Asahi Shinbun|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

rowspan=3|2009

{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/senkyo2009/kaihyo/A40004.html|title =第45回衆議院議員総選挙 - 福岡4区|website=The Asahi Shinbun|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

|rowspan=3|{{Ill|Takaaki Koga|ja|古賀敬章}}

|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party of Japan}}|

|Democratic

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bgcolor={{party color|People's Life First}}|

|PLF

bgcolor={{party color|Tomorrow Party of Japan}}|

|Tomorrow

2012

{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo46/kaihyo/A40.html#Area004|title=開票結果 小選挙区 福岡|website=The Asahi Shimbun|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

|rowspan=5|Hideki Miyauchi

|rowspan=5 bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}|

|rowspan=5|LDP

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2014

{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/archives/shugiin/2014/index.html#skh_4004|title =2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB|website=NHK|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

2017

{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2017/#!skh_4004|title= 2017衆院選:衆議院議員総選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB|website=NHK|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

2021

{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/40/|title=2021年衆議院議員総選挙 福岡|website=NHK|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

2024

{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/40/|title=2024年衆議院議員総選挙 福岡|website=NHK|access-date=February 5, 2025|language=ja}}

Election Results

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= 2024 =

{{Election box begin|title=2024}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Hideki Miyauchi
(Incumbent)

|votes = 68,585

|percentage = 33.57

|change = {{decrease}} 15.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party For the People

|candidate = {{Ill|Ryotaro Konomi|ja|許斐亮太郎}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 40,753

|percentage = 19.95

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japan Innovation Party

|candidate = Hiroki Abe
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 34,572

|percentage = 16.92

|change = {{decrease}} 2.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Motoaki Yoshimatsu

|votes = 28,915

|percentage = 14.15

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Akiko Sō

|votes = 20,051

|percentage = 9.82

|change = {{increase}} 3.98

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Sanseitō

|candidate = Yoshihiro Yukihira

|votes = 11,401

|percentage = 5.59

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 27,832

|percentage = 13.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= 396,139}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 53.48

|change = {{decrease}} 0.49

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2021 =

{{Election box begin|title=2021}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Hideki Miyauchi
(Incumbent)

|votes = 96,023

|percentage = 49.42

|change = {{decrease}} 6.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Shintaro Morimoto

|votes = 49,935

|percentage = 25.70

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japan Innovation Party

|candidate = Hiroki Abe
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 36,998

|percentage = 19.04

|change = {{decrease}} 8.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Nobuaki Takeuchi

|votes = 11,338

|percentage = 5.84

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 46,088

|percentage = 23.72

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= 369,215}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 53.97

|change = {{decrease}} 0.13

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title=2017}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Hideki Miyauchi
(Incumbent)

|votes = 104,726

|percentage = 55.56

|change = {{increase}} 1.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japan Innovation Party

|candidate = {{Ill|Masami Kawano|ja|河野正美}}

|votes = 51,426

|percentage = 27.28

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Kiyotaka Shindome

|votes = 32,340

|percentage = 17.16

|change = {{increase}} 3.39

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 53,300

|percentage = 28.28

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= 361,451}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 54.10

|change = {{increase}} 3.49

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2014 =

{{Election box begin|title=2014}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Hideki Miyauchi
(Incumbent)

|votes = 91,222

|percentage = 53.92

|change = {{increase}} 9.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japan Innovation Party (2014–2016)

|candidate = {{Ill|Masami Kawano|ja|河野正美}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 54,663

|percentage = 32.31

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Kiyotaka Shindome

|votes = 23,285

|percentage = 13.77

|change = {{increase}} 7.56

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 36,559

|percentage = 21.61

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= 347,219}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 50.61

|change = {{decrease}} 7.47

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2012 =

{{Election box begin|title=2012}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Hideki Miyauchi

|votes = 86,039

|percentage = 44.69

|change = {{decrease}} 1.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japan Restoration Party

|candidate = {{Ill|Masami Kawano|ja|河野正美}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 42,319

|percentage = 21.98

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Yoshinari Kishimoto

|votes = 31,432

|percentage = 16.33

|change = {{decrease}} 35.39

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Tomorrow Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Takaaki Koga|ja|古賀敬章}}
(Incumbent)

|votes = 17,237

|percentage = 8.95

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Kiyotaka Shindome

|votes = 11,946

|percentage = 6.21

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Happiness Realization Party

|candidate = Kazue Yoshitomi

|votes = 3,543

|percentage = 1.84

|change = {{decrease}} 0.51

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 43,720

|percentage = 22.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= }}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage = 58.08

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|loser= Tomorrow Party of Japan

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2009 =

{{Election box begin|title=2009}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Takaaki Koga|ja|古賀敬章}}

|votes = 119,500

|percentage = 51.72

|change = {{increase}} 12.03

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Tomoyoshi Watanabe
(Incumbent)

|votes = 106,124

|percentage = 45.93

|change = {{decrease}} 7.18

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Happiness Realization Party

|candidate = Kōji Suzuki

|votes = 5,437

|percentage = 2.35

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 13,376

|percentage = 5.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= }}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link without swing

|winner= Democratic Party of Japan

|loser= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2005 =

{{Election box begin|title=2005}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Tomoyoshi Watanabe
(Incumbent)

|votes = 114,613

|percentage = 53.11

|change = {{increase}} 2.30

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Kinya Narasaki|ja|楢崎欣弥}}

|votes = 85,658

|percentage = 39.69

|change = {{decrease}} 2.73

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Kiyotaka Shindome

|votes = 15,542

|percentage = 7.20

|change = {{increase}} 0.43

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 28,955

|percentage = 13.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= }}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2003 =

{{Election box begin|title=2003}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Tomoyoshi Watanabe
(Incumbent)

|votes = 95,469

|percentage = 50.81

|change = {{increase}} 3.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Kinya Narasaki|ja|楢崎欣弥}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 79,712

|percentage = 42.42

|change = {{increase}} 0.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Kiyotaka Shindome

|votes = 12,713

|percentage = 6.77

|change = {{decrease}} 3.44

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 15,757

|percentage = 8.39

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= }}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2000 =

{{Election box begin|title=2000}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Tomoyoshi Watanabe
(Incumbent)

|votes = 87,327

|percentage = 47.39

|change = {{decrease}} 3.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = {{Ill|Kinya Narasaki|ja|楢崎欣弥}}
{{small|(Won PR seat)}}

|votes = 78,128

|percentage = 42.40

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Torahiko Matsuo

|votes = 18,802

|percentage = 10.21

|change = {{decrease}} 0.96

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 9,199

|percentage = 4.99

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= }}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 1996 =

{{Election box begin|title=1996}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Tomoyoshi Watanabe

|votes = 86,765

|percentage = 50.44

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Frontier Party (Japan)

|candidate = Junji Higashi

|votes = 62,051

|percentage = 36.07

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Teruo Yoshida

|votes = 19,211

|percentage = 11.17

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal League (Japan)

|candidate = Takashi Hatae

|votes = 3,984

|percentage = 2.32

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 24,714

|percentage = 14.37

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors= }}

{{Election box turnout

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box new seat win no change

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box end}}

References