Okinawa 4th district

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|type = Parliamentary

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|parl_name = Japanese House of Representatives

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|district = Okinawa

|region_label = Proportional District

|region = Kyushu

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|electorate = 286,832 (2016)

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|members = Kōsaburō Nishime

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|party = Liberal Democratic Party

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Okinawa 4th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Okinawa Prefecture and encompasses the cities of Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Itoman, Tomigusuku, Nanjō, the village of Tarama, Yaeyama District and parts of Shimajiri District (Haebaru, Yaese and Yonabaru). The district was formed after the 2002 national electoral district review assigned Okinawa an extra district. Constituency cities and towns in the 1st and 2nd district were reassigned to form the 4th district. As of 2016, 286,832 eligible voters were registered in the district.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [http://www.soumu.go.jp/senkyo/senkyo_s/data/meibo/meibo_h27_00001.html] {{in lang|ja}}

The district is currently represented by Kōsaburō Nishime of the Liberal Democratic Party.

List of representatives

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! Representative

! colspan="2" | Party

! Dates

Kōsaburō Nishime

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

LDP

| 2003 – 2009

Chōbin Zukeran

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

DPJ

| 2009 – 2012

Kōsaburō Nishime

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LDP

| 2012 – 2014

Toshinobu Nakasato

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Ind

| 2014 – 2017

Kōsaburō Nishime

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LDP

| 2017 –

Election results

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Kōsaburō Nishime (endorsed by Kōmeitō)

|votes = 61,289

|percentage = 43.37

|change = {{decrease}} 11.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Tōru Kinjō

|votes = 47,248

|percentage = 33.44

|change = {{decrease}} 11.66

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Reiwa Shinsengumi

|candidate = Hitoshi Yamakawa (elected by PR)

|votes = 20,284

|percentage = 14.36

|change =New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Nippon Ishin no Kai

|candidate = Yasuhiro Yamakawa

|votes =12,481

|percentage =8.83

|change =New

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes=141,303

|percentage = 48.39

|change= {{decrease}} 6.66

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2021{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/shugiin/2021/47/|script-title=ja: 開票速報小選挙区：沖縄- 2021衆議|access-date=6 January 2022|publisher=NHK|language=ja}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Kōsaburō Nishime (endorsed by Kōmeitō)

|votes = 87,671

|percentage = 54.90

|change = {{increase}}4.39

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Tōru Kinjō

|votes = 72,031

|percentage = 45.10

|change =

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{{Election box turnout

|votes=

|percentage = 55.05

|change= {{decrease}}3.27

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner= Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2017{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/senkyo2017/kaihyo/A47.html#Area004|script-title=ja:小選挙区開票速報：沖縄県（定数4）|access-date=1 March 2018|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Kōsaburō Nishime (endorsed by Kōmeitō)

|votes = 82,199

|percentage = 50.51

|change = {{increase}}2.48

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Toshinobu Nakasato

|votes = 75,887

|percentage = 46.63

|change = {{decrease}}5.34

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Happiness Realization Party

|candidate = Yasumasa Tomikawa

|votes = 4,650

|percentage = 2.86

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,312

|percentage = 3.88

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 58.32

|change = {{increase}}7.15

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|loser = Independent (politician)

|swing = {{increase}}3.91

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2014{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo47/kaihyo/A47.html#Area004|script-title=ja:小選挙区：沖縄県 - 開票速報 - 2014総選挙: 朝日新聞デジタル|access-date=1 March 2018|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Toshinobu Nakasato (endorsed by JCP, SDP, PLP, OSMP, the Greens and Shinfūkai)

|votes = 71,227

|percentage = 51.97

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Kōsaburō Nishime (elected by PR, endorsed by Kōmeitō)

|votes = 65,838

|percentage = 48.03

|change = {{decrease}}4.18

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,389

|percentage = 3.94

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 51.17

|change = {{decrease}}2.20

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Independent (politician)

|loser = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2012 Japanese general election – Okinawa 4th district{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo46/kaihyo/A47.html#Area004|title=第46回総選挙>小選挙区開票速報：沖縄県|access-date=1 March 2018|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Kōsaburō Nishime (endorsed by NKP)

|votes = 72,912

|percentage = 52.21

|change = {{increase}}8.50

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Chōbin Zukeran

|votes = 33,791

|percentage = 24.20

|change = {{decrease}}30.51

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Japan Restoration Party

|candidate = Kōtarō Uomori

|votes = 12,918

|percentage = 9.25

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Tamotsu Maesato

|votes = 11,825

|percentage = 8.47

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Nobuhiko Ōshiro

|votes = 8,193

|percentage = 5.87

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 39,121

|percentage = 28.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 143,214

|percentage = 53.37

|change = {{decrease}}10.96

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|loser = Independent (politician)

|swing = {{increase}}19.51

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2009 Japanese general election – Okinawa 4th district{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo2009/kaihyo/A47004.html|script-title=ja:小選挙区開票結果ー沖縄県４区|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=1 March 2018|language=ja}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Chōbin Zukeran (endorsed by PNP and OSMP)

|votes = 89,680

|percentage = 54.71

|change = {{increase}}24.94

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Kōsaburō Nishime (endorsed by NKP)

|votes = 71,653

|percentage = 43.71

|change = {{decrease}}5.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Happiness Realization Party

|candidate = Mitsunari Tomikawa

|votes = 2,598

|percentage = 1.58

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 18,027

|percentage = 11.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 167,219

|percentage = 64.33

|change = {{increase}}6.93

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Democratic Party of Japan

|loser = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{increase}}16.14

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2005{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo2005/kaihyo/A47003.html|script-title=ja:２００５総選挙>小選挙区開票結果ー沖縄県４区|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=1 March 2018|language=ja}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Kōsaburō Nishime (endorsed by NKP)

|votes = 68,419

|percentage = 49.04

|change = {{decrease}}5.43

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Tadahiro Miyakuni (endorsed by OSMP)

|votes = 41,532

|percentage = 29.77

|change = {{decrease}}1.22

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Japanese Communist Party

|candidate = Tamotsu Maesato

|votes = 15,068

|percentage = 10.80

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's New Party

|candidate = Hiroshi Kinjō

|votes = 14,491

|percentage = 10.39

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 26,887

|percentage = 19.27

|change = {{decrease}}4.21

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 142,690

|percentage = 57.40

|change = {{decrease}}2.46

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{decrease}}2.11

}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2003{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/shugiin/43/senkyoku/948|script-title=ja:第43回衆議院議員選挙ー沖縄4区立候補者情報|publisher=選挙ドットコム|access-date=1 March 2018|language=ja}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|candidate = Kōsaburō Nishime (endorsed by NKP)

|votes = 67,752

|percentage = 54.47

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party of Japan

|candidate = Tadahiro Miyakuni (endorsed by SDP and OSMP)

|votes = 38,550

|percentage = 30.99

}}