Fukagawa mayoral by-election, 2007
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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 Fukagawa mayoral election, 2006.
| Mayoral by-election 2007: Fukagawa | |||||
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| 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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