| Iwate 4th District | |
|---|---|
| FormerParliamentaryconstituency for theJapanese House of Representatives | |
Numbered map of Iwate Prefecture single-member districts | |
| Prefecture | Iwate |
| Proportional District | Tohoku |
| Electorate | 305,917 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Abolished | 2017 |
| Seats | One |
| Party | ー |
| Representative | ー |
| Created from | Iwate's 2nd "medium-sized" district |
| Municipalities | The cities ofHanamaki,Kitakami,Ōshū, and the districts ofWaga andIsawa |
Iwate 4th district was a constituency of theHouse of Representatives in theDiet of Japan (national legislature). It was located in southwesternIwate and consisted of the cities ofHanamaki,Kitakami andŌshū as well as theWaga andIsawa Districts. As of 2012, 305,917 eligible voters were registered in the district.[1]
Before the electoral reform of 1994, the area had been part ofIwate 2nd district where three Representatives had been elected bysingle non-transferable vote. In a 2017 reapportionment, Iwate lost one seat and was subdivided into three districts. The area of the old 4th district is now part of the new3rd district[2]
The only representative for Iwate 4th district from its creation in 1996 to its abolition has been former Liberal Democratic Party secretary-general Ichirō Ozawa (LDP→JRP→NFP→LP→DPJ→LF→TPJ→PLP).
| Election | Representative | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ichirō Ozawa | NFP | |
| 2000 | LP | ||
| 2003 | DPJ | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2012 | TPJ | ||
| 2014 | PLP |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Life | Ichirō Ozawa | 75,293 | 47.8 | ||
| LDP | Takashi Fujiwara (endorsed byKomeito) (elected by PR) | 57,824 | 36.7 | ||
| JCP | Tsunaki Takahashi | 24,421 | 15.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow | Ichirō Ozawa (endorsed byNPD) | 78,057 | 45.5 | ||
| LDP | Takashi Fujiwara (elected byPR) | 47,887 | 27.9 | ||
| Democratic | Toshiaki Oikawa | 28,593 | 16.7 | ||
| JCP | Kōki Takahashi | 17,033 | 9.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ichirō Ozawa (supported byPNP) | 133,978 | |||
| LDP | Yoshinobu Takahashi (endorsed byKomeito) | 41,690 | |||
| Social Democratic | Senryū Obara | 28,925 | |||
| JCP | Sadakiyo Segawa | 8,288 | |||
| Happiness Realization | Akira Yasunaga | 1,280 | |||
| Turnout | 216,754 | 76.18 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ichirō Ozawa | 124,578 | |||
| LDP | Tokuichirō Tamazawa | 48,093 | |||
| Social Democratic | Kōki Kubo | 23,727.697 | |||
| JCP | Kōki Takahashi | 11,420.291 | |||
| Turnout | 210,247 | 73.36 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ichirō Ozawa | 128,458 | |||
| LDP | Tokuichirō Tamazawa | 37,251 | |||
| Social Democratic | Kōki Kubo | 20,936.334 | |||
| JCP | Kōki Takahashi | 10,642.653 | |||
| Turnout | 200,128 | 69.87 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ichirō Ozawa | 119,099 | |||
| Social Democratic | Yukihiro Kimura | 37,417 | |||
| LDP | Kōichi Igata | 28,926 | |||
| JCP | Ryōko Sakamoto | 14,051 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Frontier | Ichirō Ozawa | 125,619 | |||
| Social Democratic | Reijirō Sawafuji | 38,482 | |||
| LDP | Kōichi Igata | 20,179 | |||
| JCP | Natsuko Yaegashi | 9,933 | |||
| Turnout | 197,093 | 71.45 | |||