Okinawa 4th district explained

Okinawa 4th District
Type:Parliamentary
Constituency Link:Okinawa 4th district
Parl Name:Japanese House of Representatives
Map Size:450px
District Label:Prefecture
District:Okinawa
Region Label:Proportional District
Region:Kyushu
Electorate:286,832 (2016)
Year:2002
Members Label:Representative
Members:Kōsaburō Nishime
Seats:One
Elects Howmany:One
Party Label:Party
Party:Liberal Democratic Party
Blank1 Name:Municipalities
Blank1 Info:Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Itoman, Tomigusuku, Nanjō, Tarama, Yaeyama District and parts of Shimajiri District (Haebaru, Yaese and Yonabaru)

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.[1]

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

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyDates
Kōsaburō Nishimebgcolor= LDP2003 – 2009
Chōbin Zukeranbgcolor= DPJ2009 – 2012
Kōsaburō Nishimebgcolor= LDP2012 – 2014
Toshinobu Nakasatobgcolor= Ind2014 – 2017
Kōsaburō Nishimebgcolor= LDP2017 –

Election results

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Notes and References

  1. [Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]