# Aichi 4th district

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

## Areas covered
### since 2002

* Nagoya City
** Mizuho-ku
** Atsuta-ku
** Minato-ku
** Minami-ku

### 1994-2002

* Nagoya City
** Mizuho-ku
** Minato-ku
** Minami-ku

## List of representatives

| Election | Representative | Party |
| 1996 | Jun Misawa | New Frontier |
| 1996 | Jun Misawa | Liberal |
| 1996 | Jun Misawa | New Conservative |
| 2000 | Yoshio Maki | Democratic |
| 2003 | Yoshio Maki | Democratic |
| 2005 | Yoshio Maki | Democratic |
| 2009 | Yoshio Maki | Democratic |
| 2009 | Yoshio Maki | People's Life First |
| 2009 | Yoshio Maki | Tomorrow |
| 2012 | Shōzō Kudō [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2014 | Shōzō Kudō [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2017 | Shōzō Kudō [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2021 | Shōzō Kudō [ja] | Liberal Democratic |
| 2024 | Yoshio Maki | CDP |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CDP | Yoshio Maki | 63,668 | 36.4 | 4.4 |
| | LDP | Shōzō Kudō [ja] (Won PR seat) | 54,385 | 31.1 | 12.6 |
| | Ishin | Chiyo Nakata | 22,661 | 13.0 | 2.6 |
| | CPJ | Chisa Azō | 19,805 | 11.3 | |
| | JCP | Yūsuke Takahasi | 14,453 | 8.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 367,462 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.78 | 0.17 |
| | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP | CDP gain from LDP |

### 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shozo Kudo [ja] (incumbent) | 78,004 | 43.72 | |
| | CDP | Yoshio Maki (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 72,786 | 40.79 | New |
| | Innovation | Chiyo Nakata | 27,640 | 15.49 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,218 | 2.93 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 372,310 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.95 | 2.41 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2017

2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shozo Kudo [ja] (incumbent) | 76,446 | 45.09 | |
| | Kibō no Tō | Yoshio Maki (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 63,207 | 37.28 | New |
| | Communist | Toshiko Nishida | 29,885 | 17.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,239 | 7.81 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 376,367 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.54 | 1.24 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shozo Kudo [ja] (incumbent) | 66,213 | 38.58 | |
| | Innovation | Yoshio Maki (won PR seat) | 47,291 | 27.56 | New |
| | Democratic | Katsuyuki Tone | 36,285 | 21.14 | |
| | Communist | Yusuke Takahashi | 21,828 | 12.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,922 | 11.02 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 369,566 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.78 | 4.49 |
| | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold | LDP hold |

### 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democratic (endorsed by Komeito) | Shozo Kudo [ja] | 63,932 | 34.03 | |
| | Tomorrow (endorsed by Daichi) | Yoshio Maki (incumbent) | 41,730 | 22.21 | New |
| | Restoration (endorsed by Your) | Yoichi Yamamoto | 33,144 | 17.64 | New |
| | Democratic | Katsuyuki Tone | 30,731 | 16.36 | |
| | Communist | Toshiko Nishida | 18,351 | 9.77 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,202 | 11.82 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 371,031 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.27 | 9.43 |
| | LDP gain from Tomorrow | LDP gain from Tomorrow | LDP gain from Tomorrow | LDP gain from Tomorrow | LDP gain from Tomorrow |

### 2009

2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yoshio Maki (incumbent) | 129,382 | 57.33 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Makiko Fujino (PR seat incumbent) | 64,367 | 28.52 | |
| | Communist | Yukiko Seko [ja] | 28,826 | 12.77 | |
| | Happiness Realization | Toshikazu Imaida | 3,086 | 1.37 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65,015 | 28.81 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 373,755 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.70 | 1.57 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2005

2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yoshio Maki (incumbent) | 95,844 | 43.85 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Makiko Fujino (won PR seat) | 87,324 | 39.95 | |
| | Communist | Yukiko Seko [ja] | 30,622 | 14.01 | |
| | Independent | Kenji Sasaki | 4,791 | 2.19 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,520 | 3.90 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 372,236 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.13 | 6.58 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yoshio Maki (incumbent) | 84,919 | 44.03 | |
| | Liberal Democratic | Hiroshi Kondō [ja] (won PR seat) | 79,749 | 41.35 | N/A |
| | Communist | Yukiko Seko [ja] (PR seat incumbent) | 28,193 | 14.62 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,170 | 2.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 369,895 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.55 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Yoshio Maki | 57,760 | 35.10 | New |
| | New Conservative | Jun Misawa (incumbent) | 54,071 | 32.86 | New |
| | Communist | Yukiko Seko [ja] (PR seat incumbent) (won PR seat) | 37,645 | 22.88 | |
| | Social Democratic | Masakazu Kobayashi | 10,167 | 6.18 | New |
| | Liberal League | Minoru Kawashima [ja] | 4,919 | 2.99 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,689 | 2.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Democratic gain from New Conservative | Democratic gain from New Conservative | Democratic gain from New Conservative | Democratic gain from New Conservative | Democratic gain from New Conservative |

### 1996

1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Frontier | Jun Misawa | 57,361 | 35.73 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic | Saburo Tsukamoto [ja] | 48,209 | 30.03 | New |
| | Communist | Yukiko Seko [ja] (won PR seat) | 30,976 | 19.29 | New |
| | Democratic | Koji Takagi | 23,411 | 14.58 | New |
| | People's Party | Takayoshi Ito | 348 | 0.22 | New |
| | Culture Forum | Toshinao Shiokawa | 243 | 0.15 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,152 | 5.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) | New Frontier win (new seat) |