Okinawa 4th district (original) (raw)

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Legislative district of Japan

Okinawa 4th District
Parliamentary constituencyfor the Japanese House of Representatives
Numbered map of Okinawa Prefecture single-member districts
Prefecture	Okinawa
Proportional District	Kyushu
Electorate	286,832 (2016)
Current constituency
Created	2002
Seats	One
Party	Liberal Democratic Party
Representative	Kōsaburō Nishime
Created from	Okinawa's 1st and 2nd district
Municipalities	Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Itoman, Tomigusuku, Nanjō, Tarama, Yaeyama District and parts of Shimajiri District (Haebaru, Yaese and Yonabaru)

Okinawa 4th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan (national legislature). It is located in Okinawa Prefecture and encompasses the cities of Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Itoman, Tomigusuku, Nanjō, the village of Tarama, Yaeyama District and parts of Shimajiri District (Haebaru, Yaese and Yonabaru). The district was formed after the 2002 national electoral district review assigned Okinawa an extra district. Constituency cities and towns in the 1st and 2nd district were reassigned to form the 4th district. As of 2016, 286,832 eligible voters were registered in the district.[1]

The district is currently represented by Kōsaburō Nishime of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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