A lateral
electric field type
liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first substrate on which pixels are disposed in a matrix shape, each of the pixels including a plurality of
signal wirings and a plurality of scanning wirings which intersect each other, a switching element provided in a region adjacent to a portion in which the
signal wiring and the scanning wiring intersect or on the scanning wiring, a pixel
electrode connected to the switching element, and a counter
electrode to which a common potential is supplied from a common potential wiringa second substrate provided to face the first substrateand a
liquid crystal provided between the first and second substrates, wherein a first
electric field shield
electrode, which is set to the common potential, is provided between the
signal wiring and the first substrate, and the first
electric field shield electrode is electrically connected with a first wiring which supplies the common potential to the first electric field shield electrode, within a display region, and an electric field substantially parallel to the first substrate is applied between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode.