Candidates

矢上 雅義 — Kumamoto 4th District 2021

Updated 25 Tháng 5, 2026
  • chevron_rightOutcome: Lost in Kumamoto 4th District (2021) — 72,966 votes (31.9%), rank #2 of 2.
  • chevron_rightProfile: Male, age 61. Background: 首長. Status entering: Incumbent.
  • chevron_rightCareer wins to date: 3
fact_check Quick Facts
Age
61 yrs
Gender
male ♂ Male
Election Date
Th10 31, 2021
System
Single-member
Seats Recorded

Election Performance

Vote Count & Share

Votes
72,966
Vote Share
31.9%
Rank
#2
Outcome
Lost

Win/Loss Outcome

Outcome
Did not win seat in 2021

Political Context

Party Affiliation

CDP
立民
Party Candidates 2021
253
Party Seats Won
96
Prefectures
58
Avg Share
39.0%

Occupation & Background

Category首長
Detail元熊本県相良村長、立憲民主党熊本県連顧問

Incumbency & Career Wins

  • Status entering the 2021 election: Incumbent
  • Total recorded wins to date: 3
  • Age at time of election: 61

Comparative Snapshot

Same District Rivals

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare
#1金子 恭之LDP155,57268.1%
#2矢上 雅義 this pageCDP72,96631.9%

Same-Party Peers in 2021

  • 日吉 雄太 — Shizuoka 7th District, 31.8% (Lost)
  • 高畑 紀子 — Aomori 2nd District, 32.1% (Lost)
  • 木村 剛司 — Tokyo 14th District, 32.2% (Lost)
  • 越川 康晴 — Toyama 2nd District, 31.6% (Lost)
  • 野村 功次郎 — Hiroshima 5th District, 32.3% (Lost)

Candidates with Similar Vote Share

  • 柿沢 未途 (LDP, Tokyo 15th District) — 32.0%
  • 清水 鴻一郎 (LDP, Kyoto 6th District) — 32.0%
  • 武井 俊輔 (LDP, Miyazaki 1st District) — 32.0%
  • 加納 陽之助 (LDP, Osaka 15th District) — 32.0%
  • 岡下 昌平 (LDP, Osaka 17th District) — 31.8%

Career Timeline

Elections
3
Career Wins
0
Total Votes
131,911
Best Vote Share
31.9%
YearDistrictPartySystemVotesShareRankResult
2026Kumamoto 4th DistrictIshinSingle-member22,74210.6%#2Lost
2024Kumamoto 4th DistrictIshinSingle-member36,20317.6%#3Lost
2021Kumamoto 4th DistrictCDPSingle-member72,96631.9%#2Lost

Kumamoto 4th District Historical Context

YearWinnerPartyWinning VotesWinning ShareField SizeMargin
2026金子 恭之LDP141,69966.2%5118,957
2024金子 恭之LDP119,94758.3%370,275
2021金子 恭之LDP155,57268.1%282,606

Kumamoto Snapshot (2021)

Districts
4
Candidates
10
Seats Filled
4
Active Parties
6

Party representation across Kumamoto

LDP4 cand · 3 won
CDP2 cand · 0 won
Independent1 cand · 1 won
JCP1 cand · 0 won
SDP1 cand · 0 won
NHK Party1 cand · 0 won

Top performers across Kumamoto (2021)

CandidateDistrictPartyVotesShareResult
金子 恭之Kumamoto 4th DistrictLDP155,57268.1%Won
木原 稔Kumamoto 1st DistrictLDP131,37161.0%Won
坂本 哲志Kumamoto 3rd DistrictLDP125,15871.2%Won
西野 太亮Kumamoto 2nd DistrictIndependent110,31060.6%Won
濱田 大造Kumamoto 1st DistrictCDP83,84239.0%Lost
野田 毅Kumamoto 2nd DistrictLDP60,09133.0%Lost
馬場 功世Kumamoto 3rd DistrictSDP37,83221.5%Lost

Where 矢上 雅義 ranks

Among CDP single-member candidates in 2021
Higher vote share than 25.7% (55 of 214)
Among ALL single-member candidates in 2021
Higher vote share than 43.6% (374 of 857)

首長 cohort (2021)

Cohort Size
28
Cohort Wins
12
Cohort Avg Share
38.2%
Cohort Avg Age
57

矢上 雅義's 31.9% vote share is 6.3 percentage points below the 首長 cohort average for 2021.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many times has 矢上 雅義 run for the House of Representatives?expand_more
矢上 雅義 has appeared in 3 recorded elections, winning 0 of them. The most recent was 2021.
Who has won Kumamoto 4th District in recent elections?expand_more
Recorded winners of Kumamoto 4th District: 金子 恭之 (2026); 金子 恭之 (2024); 金子 恭之 (2021).
How many Kumamoto districts ran candidates in 2021?expand_more
Kumamoto had 4 districts with 10 total candidates in 2021, of whom 4 won seats.
Did 矢上 雅義 win the 2021 election?expand_more
矢上 雅義 did not win the 2021 House of Representatives race in Kumamoto 4th District, recording 72,966 votes (31.9%).
Which party did 矢上 雅義 represent?expand_more
矢上 雅義 ran as a CDP candidate. The party fielded 253 candidates in 2021.
Who won Kumamoto 4th District in 2021?expand_more
金子 恭之 (LDP) won Kumamoto 4th District with 155,572 votes, a vote share of 68.1%.