Hyogo 11th district (堵庫çÂÂ第11åº Hyà Âgo-ken dai-jà «ikku or simply 堵庫11åº Hyà Âgo 11-ku) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southwestern Hyà Âgo and is based on the 1995 borders of the city of Himeji; the former towns of Ieshima, Yumesaki, Kà Âdera and Yasutomi that merged into Himeji in 2006 are part of the 12th district. As of September 2015, 387,509 eligible voters were registered in the district.
Before the electoral reform of 1994, the area formed part of Hyà Âgo 4th district where four Representatives had been elected by single non-transferable vote.
The district has been previously represented by: Tà Âru Toida of the Liberal Democratic Party, the son of former representative and health minister Saburà  Toida, and Takeaki Matsumoto, formerly of the Democratic Party of Japan, son of former representative and defense minister Jà «rà  Matsumoto and great-great-grandson of former prime minister Hirobumi Ità Â.
The 47th election for the House of Representatives held in December 2014 saw Takeaki Matsumoto retain the district for the Democratic Party by once again defeating the LDP candidate Nobuhide Zushi. It was Matsumoto's third consecutive win and he is currently serving his fifth term as the district's representative and his sixth consecutive term in the House of Representatives. Zushi was officially endorsed by Komeito, the LDP's junior coalition partner.
The 46th election for the House of Representatives saw Takeaki Matsumoto retain the district by defeating the LDP's candidate, newcomer Nobuhide Zushi. Matsumoto was one of a minority of DPJ members to retain his seat as the party was swept from power, losing 174 of its 231 seats in a landslide victory to the LDP led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Matsumoto was officially endorsed by the DPJ's coalition partner, the People's New Party, while Zushi was endorsed by Komeito. This election saw the rise of the Japan Restoration Party, which won 54 seats in the election. The party's candidate in Hyogo 11th, company director Sà Âichirà  Katada, was endorsed by Your Party.