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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "東京都議会議員補欠選挙 候補者別得票数（全候補）" [Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly By-Election: Votes received per candidate (all candidates)](PDF) (in Japanese). Tokyo Electoral Commission. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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- ↑ "平成27年3月1日執行 台東区長選挙" [1 March 2015 Taito Mayoral Election](PDF) (in Japanese). Taito Electoral Commission. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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