Miyagi 4th district

Miyagi 4th district
Miyagi 4th district
Parliamentary constituency; for the Japanese House of Representatives
	Numbered map of the Miyagi Prefecture single seats
Prefecture	Miyagi
Proportional District	Tohoku
Electorate	379,938
Current constituency
Created	1994
Seats	One
Party	LDP
Representative	Chisato Morishita
Municipalities	Higashimatsushima, Ishinomaki, Shiogama, Tagajō, Tomiya, Kurokawa District, Miyagi District, and Oshika District.

Miyagi 4th district (宮城県第4区, Miyagi-ken dai-yonku or simply 宮城4区, Miyagi-yonku) is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Miyagi Prefecture.

Areas covered

List of representatives

Election	Representative
1996^[8]	Soichiro Ito	LDP
2000^[9]	Soichiro Ito	LDP
2001 by-el^[10]	Shintaro Ito	LDP
2003^[11]
2005^[12]
2009^[13]	Keiki Ishiyama	Democratic
2012^[14]	Shintaro Ito	LDP
2014^[15]
2017^[16]
2021^[17]
2024^[18]	Jun Azumi	CDP
2024^[18]	Jun Azumi	CRA
2026^[19]	Chisato Morishita	LDP

Election results

2026

2026^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Chisato Morishita	124,250	57.15
	Centrist Reform	Jun Azumi	78,671	36.18
	Sanseitō	Makoto Sano	14,494	6.67	New
Majority			45,579	20.97
Registered electors			378,328
Turnout				58.31	5.94
	LDP gain from Centrist Reform

2024

2024^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CDP	Jun Azumi	102,229	52.07
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	65,616	33.42
	Ishin	Yūichi Sato	15,581	7.94
	Reiwa	Masahide Ōbayashi	12,913	6.58	New
Majority			36,613	18.65
Registered electors			381,842
Turnout				52.37	4.78
	CDP gain from LDP

2021

2021^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	74,721	56.51
	JCP	Yumi Funayama	30,047	22.73
	Ishin	Atsushi Hayasaka (Won PR seat)	27,451	20.76	New
Majority			44,674	33.78
Registered electors			237,478
Turnout				57.15	3.09
	LDP hold

2017

2017^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	73,298	58.45
	Kibō no Tō	Takehiko Bando	34,424	27.45	New
	JCP	Naoya Takamura	17,688	14.10
Majority			38,874	31.00
Registered electors			239,981
Turnout				54.06	4.96
	LDP hold

2014

2014^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	68,773	57.28
	Democratic	Masae Ido	35,242	29.35
	JCP	Hiroshi Kodaka	16,041	13.36
Majority			33,531	27.93
Registered electors			253,742
Turnout				49.10	6.57
	LDP hold

2012

2012^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	80,250	44.28
	Democratic	Keiki Ishiyama	54,253	29.94
	Restoration	Masaki Hatakeyama	30,722	16.95	New
	JCP	Hisashi Totsukawa	13,492	7.44
	Happiness Realization	Yoshiaki Murakami	2,518	1.39
Majority			25,997	14.34
Registered electors			335,608
Turnout				55.67	13.73
	LDP gain from Democratic

2009

2009^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Keiki Ishiyama	119,926	52.87
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	92,610	40.83
	JCP	Mikio Katō	11,881	5.24
	Happiness Realization	Yoshiaki Murakami	2,424	1.07	New
Majority			27,316	12.04
Registered electors			332,136
Turnout				69.40	4.27
	Democratic gain from LDP

2005

2005^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	114,245	54.54
	Democratic	Keiki Ishiyama	78,627	37.54
	JCP	Takuya Takahashi	16,584	7.92
Majority			35,618	17.00
Registered electors			327,552
Turnout				65.13	4.76
	LDP hold

2003

2003^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	76,554	40.18
	Independent	Shuntaro Honma	61,200	32.12	N/A
	Democratic	Takashi Yamajo	40,583	21.30
	JCP	Toshiro Ono	12,196	6.40
Majority			15,354	8.06
Registered electors			322,688
Turnout				60.37
	LDP hold

2001 by-election

2001 Miyagi 4th district by-election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Shintaro Ito	63,745	47.72
	Independent	Shuntaro Honma	48,871	36.59	New
	Democratic	Takashi Yamajo	11,683	8.75
	JCP	Toshiro Ono	9,281	6.95
Majority			14,874	11.13
Registered electors
Turnout
	LDP hold

2000

2000^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Soichiro Ito	104,711	57.48
	Democratic	Yukino Sakunami	49,973	27.43	New
	JCP	Michiko Sato	27,478	15.08
Majority			54,738	30.05
Registered electors
Turnout
	LDP hold

1996

1996^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LDP	Soichiro Ito	75,196	44.67	*New*
	New Frontier	Kazuhiro Nitta	59,436	35.31	New
	JCP	Kunio Sugawara	18,813	11.18	New
	Social Democratic	Yoshihiro Sato	14,887	8.84	New
Majority			15,760	9.36
Registered electors
Turnout
	LDP win (new seat)

References

^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)
^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第210回国会　制定法律の一覧 >公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律法律第八十九号（令四・一一・二八）". House of Representatives of Japan. November 28, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
^ "Miyagi" (PDF). Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第193回国会　制定法律の一覧 >衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法及び公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律法律第五十八号（平二九・六・一六）". House of Representatives of Japan. June 16, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
^ "Miyagi" (PDF). Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第183回国会　制定法律の一覧 >衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律法律第六十八号（平二五・六・二八）". House of Representatives of Japan. June 28, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
^ "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第131回国会　制定法律の一覧 >法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". House of Representatives of Japan. November 25, 1994. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
^ ^a ^b "第41回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "第42回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "第42回衆議院議員補欠選挙 - 宮城4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "第43回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "第44回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". The Asahi Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "第45回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". The Asahi Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "開票結果小選挙区宮城". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". NHK (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2017衆院選:衆議院議員総選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". NHK (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2021年衆議院議員総選挙宮城". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2024年衆議院議員総選挙宮城". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2026年衆議院議員総選挙宮城". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 February 2026.

[1] Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): [1] (in Japanese)

[2] "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第210回国会　制定法律の一覧 >公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律法律第八十九号（令四・一一・二八）". House of Representatives of Japan. November 28, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2026.

[3] "Miyagi" (PDF). Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved February 25, 2026.

[4] "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第193回国会　制定法律の一覧 >衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法及び公職選挙法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律法律第五十八号（平二九・六・一六）". House of Representatives of Japan. June 16, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2026.

[5] "Miyagi" (PDF). Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved February 25, 2026.

[6] "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第183回国会　制定法律の一覧 >衆議院小選挙区選出議員の選挙区間における人口較差を緊急に是正するための公職選挙法及び衆議院議員選挙区画定審議会設置法の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律法律第六十八号（平二五・六・二八）". House of Representatives of Japan. June 28, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2026.

[7] "衆議院トップページ >立法情報 >制定法律情報 >第131回国会　制定法律の一覧 >法律第百四号（平六・一一・二五）". House of Representatives of Japan. November 25, 1994. Retrieved February 25, 2026.

[elect96-8] "第41回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect00-9] "第42回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect01-10] "第42回衆議院議員補欠選挙 - 宮城4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect03-11] "第43回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". Senkyo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect05-12] "第44回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". The Asahi Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect09-13] "第45回衆議院議員総選挙 - 宮城4区". The Asahi Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect12-14] "開票結果小選挙区宮城". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect14-15] "2014衆院選:衆議院選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". NHK (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect17-16] "2017衆院選:衆議院議員総選挙:選挙アーカイブス:NHK選挙WEB". NHK (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect21-17] "2021年衆議院議員総選挙宮城". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect24-18] "2024年衆議院議員総選挙宮城". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2025.

[elect26-19] "2026年衆議院議員総選挙宮城". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 February 2026.

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First-past-the-post (FPTP) districts and proportional representation (PR) "blocks" for the Japanese House of Representatives of the National Diet (1996–present)
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Eisuke Mori, Chiba 11th Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Keiichi Ishii, Northern Kanto PR
Hokkaidō	Block 8 seats Hokkaidō 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tōhoku	Block 12 seats Aomori 1 2 3 Iwate 1 2 3 Miyagi 1 2 3 4 5 Akita 1 2 3 Yamagata 1 2 3 Fukushima 1 2 3 4
Kita- (North) Kantō	Block 19 seats Ibaraki 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tochigi 1 2 3 4 5 Gunma 1 2 3 4 5 Saitama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Minami- (South) Kantō	Block 23 seats Chiba 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Kanagawa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Yamanashi 1 2
Tokyo	Block 19 seats Tokyo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Hokuriku-Shin'etsu	Block 10 seats Niigata 1 2 3 4 5 Toyama 1 2 3 Ishikawa 1 2 3 Fukui 1 2 Nagano 1 2 3 4 5
Tōkai	Block 21 seats Gifu 1 2 3 4 5 Shizuoka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Aichi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mie 1 2 3 4
Kinki	Block 28 seats Shiga 1 2 3 Kyoto 1 2 3 4 5 6 Osaka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Hyōgo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nara 1 2 3 Wakayama 1 2
Chūgoku	Block 10 seats Tottori 1 2 Shimane 1 2 Okayama 1 2 3 4 Hiroshima 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yamaguchi 1 2 3
Shikoku	Block 6 seats Tokushima 1 2 Kagawa 1 2 3 Ehime 1 2 3 Kōchi 1 2
Kyūshū	Block 20 seats Fukuoka 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Saga 1 2 Nagasaki 1 2 3 Kumamoto 1 2 3 4 Ōita 1 2 3 Miyazaki 1 2 3 Kagoshima 1 2 3 4 Okinawa 1 2 3 4
Former districts	Abolished in 2002 Hokkaido 13 Yamagata 4 Shizuoka 9 Shimane 3 Oita 4 Abolished in 2013 Fukui 3 Yamanashi 3 Tokushima 3 Kochi 3 Saga 3 Abolished in 2017 Aomori 4 Iwate 4 Mie 5 Nara 4 Kumamoto 5 Kagoshima 5 Abolished in 2022 Miyagi 6 Fukushima 5 Niigata 6 Shiga 4 Wakayama 3 Okayama 5 Hiroshima 7 Yamaguchi 4 Ehime 4 Nagasaki 4