Yamaguchi 4th district

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Yamaguchi 4th district (山口県第4区 Yamaguchi-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 Yamaguchi Prefecture and consisted of the cities of Shimonoseki and Nagato. The seat was held by former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe until his assassination in July 2022. As of September 2011, 266,456 voters were registered in the district, giving its voters well above average (347,878 voters per district) vote weight.Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Sōmu-shō, lit. "Ministry of general affairs"): [http://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000141483.pdf 平成23年9月2日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数] Unlike many prefectures where the capital is also the most populous city, Yamaguchi's major city is Shimonoseki, located at the western tip of Honshū and adjacent to Kyushu island's Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū metropolitan area which lies just south across the Kanmon Straits.

Yamaguchi is home to the Kan Abe - Nobusuke Kishi-Shintarō Abe (non-prime minister, father of Shinzo Abe)-Eisaku Satō prime ministerial family whose members have represented the prefecture in the Diet for much of the postwar era and the Giichi Tanaka prime ministerial family that produced its first two elected governors. Western Yamaguchi formed the four-member 1st district until the electoral reform of the 1990s, its representatives included Shintarō Abe, Shinzō Abe (former Prime Minister of Japan) and Tatsuo Tanaka, but also other prominent conservatives such as finance minister Yoshirō Hayashi or Takeo Kawamura who went on to become Chief Cabinet Secretary in the 2000s.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) usually won the district three seats to one. In the electoral reform, the 1st district was split up into the single-member 3rd and 4th districts. In the first post-reform election of 1996, the 4th district was contested by Shinzō Abe and Takaaki Koga, himself a former Liberal Democrat who in 1993 took the opposition seat in the 1st district from the Socialists for the Renewal Party. But Abe won, and easily held onto the seat from then on. He was elected LDP president and Prime Minister in 2006 against Tarō Asō and Sadakazu Tanigaki in succession to Junichiro Koizumi (Kanagawa 11th district), but resigned after one year.

In 2012, the party – in opposition since 2009 – once more elected Shinzo Abe as the third LDP president not to become prime minister immediately after his election. Abe then subsequently won the 2012 general election in a landslide victory against the DPJ of Yoshihiko Noda (Chiba 4th district), returning the LDP to power (with coalition partner New Komeito, the LDP have a two-thirds majority and can break a deadlock in the National Diet) and became prime minister again.

List of representatives

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Member ! Party ! Dates ! Electoral history ! Notes
style="height:3em" \| align=left \| 100px Shinzo Abe \| {{Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} \| Liberal Democratic \| nowrap \| 20 October 1996 – 8 July 2022 \| Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2017. Re-elected in 2021. Assassinated. \| Chief Cabinet Secretary (2005–2006) Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007; 2012–2020)
colspan="2" \|Vacant \| colspan="3" \|8 July 2022 – 24 April 2023
Shinji Yoshida \| {{Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} \| Liberal Democratic \| nowrap \| 25 April 2023 – 9 October 2024 \| Elected to finish Abe's term. \| Constituency abolished

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Member

! Party

! Dates

! Electoral history

! Notes

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Shinzo Abe

| {{Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | Liberal Democratic

| nowrap | 20 October 1996 –
8 July 2022

| Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2003.
Re-elected in 2005.
Re-elected in 2009.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2017.
Re-elected in 2021.
Assassinated.

|
Chief Cabinet Secretary
(2005–2006)
Prime Minister of Japan
(2006–2007; 2012–2020)

colspan="2" |Vacant

| colspan="3" |8 July 2022 – 24 April 2023

Shinji Yoshida

| {{Party shading/Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}} | Liberal Democratic

| nowrap | 25 April 2023 – 9 October 2024

| Elected to finish Abe's term.

| Constituency abolished

Election results

{{Election box begin|title=2023<{{cite web |url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/senkyo/database/touitsu/35/18882/skh52391.html|script-title=ja: 衆院補選山口4区|access-date=6 May 2023|publisher=NHK|language=ja}}}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinji Yoshida

|votes = 51,961

|percentage = 63.5

|change = {{decrease}}6.2

}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = CDP

|candidate = Yoshifu Arita

|votes = 25,595

|percentage = 31.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent

|candidate = Yoriko Ohno

|votes = 2,381

|percentage = 2.9

|change = {{decrease}}10.8

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Seijika Joshi

|candidate = Ai Watanabe

|votes = 1,186

|percentage = 1.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent

|candidate = Hideyuki Takemoto

|votes = 734

|percentage = 0.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 81857

|percentage = 34.71

|change = {{decrease}}13.93

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 80,448

|percentage = 69.7

|change = {{decrease}}2.9

}}

{{Election box candidate

|color = {{party color|Reiwa Shinsengumi}}

|party = Reiwa

|candidate = Katsushi Takemura

|votes = 19,096

|percentage = 16.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent

|candidate = Yoriko Ohno

|votes = 15,836

|percentage = 13.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 61,352

|percentage = 53.17

|change = {{decrease}}5.23

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 115,380

|percentage = 48.64

|change = {{decrease}}8.95

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{decrease}}2.9

}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 104,825

|percentage = 72.6

|change = {{decrease}}3.7

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Kibō no Tō}}

|party = Kibo

|candidate = Fujita Tokioo

|votes = 18,567

|percentage = 12.9

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}

|party = JCP

|candidate = Hiroaki Nishioka

|votes = 13,721

|percentage = 9.5

|change ={{decrease}}3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent

|candidate = Kurotawa Atsuhiko

|votes = 6,687

|percentage = 4.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent

|candidate = Akihiro County

|votes = 645

|percentage = 0.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 86,258

|percentage = 58.40

|change = {{decrease}}4.74

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 147,702

|percentage = 57.59

|change ={{increase}}5.03

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{decrease}}3.7

}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 100,829

|percentage = 76.3

|change = {{decrease}}1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}

|party = JCP

|candidate = Sadayoshi Yoshida

|votes = 17,358

|percentage = 13.1

|change ={{increase}}4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent - PLP

|candidate = Toshie Watanabe

|votes = 14,018

|percentage = 10.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 83,471

|percentage = 63.14

|change = {{decrease}}2.29

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 132,205

|percentage = 52.56

|change = {{decrease}}6.89

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{decrease}}1.9

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2012{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2012120552481.html|script-title=ja:第46回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙 (The Senkyo, lit. "The Election[s]", a website about elections in Japan with an election results database covering all national elections since 1890 and recent prefectural and municipal elections; originally created by citizen online newspaper JANJAN and resold twice)|access-date=2012-12-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062340/http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2012120552481.html|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDPYomiuri Shimbun: [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2012/kaihyou/ya35.htm election results in Yamaguchi's single-member districts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202024946/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/2012/kaihyou/ya35.htm |date=2016-12-02 }}

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 118,696

|percentage = 78.2

|change ={{increase}}13.9

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}}

|party = DPJ

|candidate = Shintarō Zaima

|votes = 19,336

|percentage = 12.7

|change ={{decrease}}18.4

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}

|party = JCP

|candidate = Norio Higaki

|votes = 13,815

|percentage = 9.1

|change ={{increase}}4.5

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 99,360

|percentage = 65.43

|change = {{increase}}31.7

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 151,847

|percentage = 59.45

|change ={{decrease}}11.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{increase}}13.9

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2009{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100343041.html|script-title=ja:第45回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065118/http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100343041.html|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 121,365

|percentage = 64.3

|change = {{decrease}}9.3

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}}

|party = DPJ – PNP

|candidate = Takako Tokura

|votes = 58,795

|percentage = 31.1

|change ={{increase}}11.4

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}

|party = JCP

|candidate = Daisuke Kisaki

|votes = 8,725

|percentage = 4.6

|change ={{decrease}}2.1

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 62,570

|percentage = 32.73

|change = {{decrease}}20.34

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 191,199

|percentage = 71.05

|change ={{increase}}2.11

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{decrease}}9.3

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2005{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100343352.html|script-title=ja:第44回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235715/http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100343352.html|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 137,701

|percentage = 73.6

|change = {{decrease}}6.1

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1998)}}

|party = DPJ

|candidate = Takashi Katō

|votes = 36,847

|percentage = 19.7

|change = {{increase}}19.9

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}

|party = JCP

|candidate = Daisuke Kisaki

|votes = 12,499

|percentage = 6.7

|change = {{decrease}}1.5

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 100,854

|percentage = 53.07

|change = {{decrease}}13.11

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 190,032

|percentage = 68.94

|change ={{increase}}3.93

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{decrease}}6.1

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2003{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342419.html|script-title=ja:第43回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232037/http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342419.html|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 140,347

|percentage = 79.7

|change = {{increase}}8.0

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Social Democratic Party (Japan)}}

|party = SDP

|candidate = Jun'ichirō Kojima

|votes = 21,202

|percentage = 12.0

|change = {{increase}}12.0

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}

|party = JCP

|candidate = Hiroshi Ikenoue

|votes = 14,438

|percentage = 8.2

|change = {{decrease}}20.1

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 119,145

|percentage = 66.18

|change = {{increase}}22.76

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 180,044

|percentage = 65.01

|change = {{decrease}}0.03

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{increase}}8.0

}}

{{Election box begin|title=2000{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342105.html|script-title=ja:第42回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065305/http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342105.html|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 121,835

|percentage = 71.7

|change = {{increase}}17.4

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}

|party = JCP

|candidate = Hiroshi Ikenoue

|votes = 48,068

|percentage = 28.3

|change = {{increase}}17.3

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 73,767

|percentage = 43.42

|change = {{increase}}24.23

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 169,903

|percentage = 65.04

|change = {{increase}}1.72

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

|swing = {{increase}}17.4

}}

{{Election box begin|title=1996{{cite web|url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342730.html|script-title=ja:第41回衆議院議員選挙 - 山口4区|work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙|access-date=2012-11-19|publisher=Heartbeats Corp.|language=ja|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052434/http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011100342730.html|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box candidate

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

|party = LDP

|candidate = Shinzō Abe

|votes = 93,459

|percentage = 54.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|New Frontier Party (Japan)}}

|party = NFP

|candidate = Takaaki Koga

|votes = 59,676

|percentage = 34.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|colour = {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}

|party = JCP

|candidate = Hiroshi Ikenoue

|votes = 18,853

|percentage = 11.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 33,783

|percentage = 19.19

|change = -

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 176,042

|percentage = 63.32

|change = -

}}

References

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Asahai Shimbun: [http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/sousenkyo47/kaihyo/A35.html election results in Yamaguchi's single-member districts]

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