The town of Fukagawa, Japan held a mayoral by-election on January 21, 2007. [1] 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. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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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