# Nagano 4th district

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

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party | Notes |
| 1996 | Hajime Ogawa | Liberal Democratic | |
| 2000 | Shigeyuki Goto | Democratic | Goto left the Democratic Party in 2003 and joined the LDP. |
| 2003 | Shigeyuki Goto | Liberal Democratic | Goto left the Democratic Party in 2003 and joined the LDP. |
| 2005 | Shigeyuki Goto | Liberal Democratic | Goto left the Democratic Party in 2003 and joined the LDP. |
| 2009 | Kōji Yazaki [ja] | Democratic | |
| 2012 | Shigeyuki Goto | Liberal Democratic | |
| 2014 | Shigeyuki Goto | Liberal Democratic | |
| 2017 | Shigeyuki Goto | Liberal Democratic | |
| 2021 | Shigeyuki Goto | Liberal Democratic | |

## Election Results

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto |
| | Communist | Ryōsuke Takeda |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |
2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto (Incumbent) | 86,962 | 62.61 | 16.96 |
| | Communist | Yukiko Nagase | 51,922 | 37.39 | 10.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 240,401 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.37 | 3.17 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto (Incumbent) | 68,673 | 45.65 | 0.42 |
| | Communist | Eiko Mōri | 40,898 | 27.19 | 11.08 |
| | Kibō no Tō | Yoshiyuki Terashima [ja] | 40,863 | 27.16 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 246,516 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.54 | 4.84 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto (Incumbent) | 63,121 | 46.07 | 2.20 |
| | Democratic | Kōji Yazaki [ja] | 51,816 | 37.82 | 7.48 |
| | Communist | Hideaki Ueda | 22,068 | 16.11 | 3.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 244,255 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.70 | 7.72 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto | 68,083 | 43.87 | 10.44 |
| | Democratic | Kōji Yazaki [ja] (Incumbent) | 47,089 | 30.34 | 25.93 |
| | Tomorrow | Shigeki Miura | 20,462 | 13.19 | New |
| | Communist | Hideaki Ueda | 19,552 | 12.60 | 3.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 246,633 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.42 | 11.59 |
| | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic | Liberal Democratic gain from Democratic |
2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kōji Yazaki [ja] | 106,262 | 56.27 | 18.64 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto (Incumbent) | 63,118 | 33.43 | 16.29 |
| | Communist | Hideaki Ueda | 16,575 | 8.78 | 3.87 |
| | Happiness Realization | Hiroaki Masuzawa | 2,878 | 1.52 | New |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 249,373 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.01 | 4.96 |
| | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic |
2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto (Incumbent) | 87,859 | 49.72 | 6.33 |
| | Democratic | Ikuo Horigome [ja] (Incumbent-Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 66,503 | 37.63 | 6.51 |
| | Communist | Hideaki Ueda | 22,349 | 12.65 | 3.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 251,779 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.05 | 6.15 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto (Incumbent) | 70,618 | 43.39 | 2.70 |
| | Democratic | Ikuo Horigome [ja] (elected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 50,651 | 31.12 | 12.72 |
| | Social Democratic | Makihiko Hama | 26,211 | 16.10 | New |
| | Communist | Hideaki Ueda | 15,286 | 9.39 | 6.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 253,374 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.90 | 6.84 |
| | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold | Liberal Democratic hold |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shigeyuki Goto | 78,397 | 43.84 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Hajime Ogawa (Incumbent) | 72,772 | 40.69 | 2.61 |
| | Communist | Hideo Kijima [ja] (Incumbent-Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) (reelected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 27,661 | 15.47 | 2.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.74 | |
| | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic | Democratic gain from Liberal Democratic |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic | Hajime Ogawa | 72,810 | 43.30 | New |
| | New Frontier | Shigeyuki Goto | 65,009 | 38.66 | New |
| | Communist | Hideo Kijima [ja] (elected by Hokurikushin'etsu PR block) | 30,327 | 18.04 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |