2007 Fukagawa mayoral by-election

The town of Fukagawa, Japan held a mayoral by-election on January 21, 2007. The former mayor, Junkichi Kawano, was arrested on bid-rigging charges. The by-election comes just three months after the ordinary election on October 1, 2006. See 2006 Fukagawa mayoral election.

Mayoral by-election 2007: Fukagawa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Takafumi Yamashita (山下 たかふみ) 8,041
Independent Harumichi Higashide (東出 はるみち) 4,441
Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Terumi Kitana (北名 照美) 3,797
Turnout 16,279 77.44

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