2007 Shinjuku local election

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Shinjuku, Tokyo held a local election for the city assembly on April 22, 2007 as part of the 2007 Japanese unified local elections.

Election results

Summary of the April 22, 2007 Shinjuku City Assembly election results
PartiesVotes%Seats
Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主党, Jiyū Minshutō)23,01810
New Komeito Party (公明党, Kōmeitō)19,8069
Japanese Communist Party (日本共産党, Nihon Kyōsan-tō)15,6428
Democratic Party of Japan (民主党, Minshutō)10,9905
New Socialist Party (新社会党, Shin-Shakaitō)2,3581
Social Democratic Party (社民党 Shamin-tō)2,1081
Independents 8,2164
Total (turnout 40.15%)N/A100.0038
Source: Archived 2020-09-04 at the Wayback Machine

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