Yamagata 4th district
| Yamagata 4th District | |
|---|---|
| Former Parliamentary constituency for the Japanese House of Representatives | |
| Prefecture | Yamagata |
| Proportional District | Tohoku |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Abolished | 2002 |
| Seats | One |
| Replaced by | Yamagata 3rd (Merged into) |
Yamagata 4th district (山形県第4区, Yamagata-ken dai-yonku or simply 山形4区, Yamagata-yonku) was a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Yamagata Prefecture.
Areas covered
[edit]List of representatives
[edit]| Election | Representative | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Koichi Kato | Liberal Democratic | Kato resigned from the House of Representatives after his secretary was arrested for tax evasion. | |
| 2000 | ||||
| Vacant (April 2002–October 2002) | ||||
| 2002 by-el | Jun Saito | Democratic | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jun Saito | 51,437 | 48.45 | |||
| Independent | Takayoshi Sagae (endorsed by Liberal Democratic) | 33,858 | 31.89 | New | ||
| Communist | Miyako Sudo | 20,877 | 19.66 | |||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Koichi Kato (incumbent) | 131,181 | 72.14 | ||
| Democratic | Takayoshi Sagae | 36,086 | 19.84 | New | |
| Communist | Masayoshi Sato | 14,584 | 8.02 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic | Koichi Kato | 112,033 | 65.77 | New | |
| New Frontier | Takayoshi Sagae | 38,139 | 22.39 | New | |
| Communist | Shinji Sato | 20,171 | 11.84 | New | |
| Turnout | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2002年衆議院議員補欠選挙 - 山形4区" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "第42回衆議院議員選挙 - 山形4区" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.
- ^ "第41回衆議院議員選挙 - 山形4区" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-29.