Warabi mayoral election, 2007

Warabi, Saitama held a mayoral election on June 3, 2007. Hideo Yoritaka, an independent backed by the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) won.

Candidates

* Hideo Yoritaka, member of the Japanese Communist Party and former city assembly member.
* Shono Takuya, Mayor of Warabi from 2003-2007, supported by conservate Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito.

The Democratic Party of Japan, the second largest party in Japan, did not support any of the candidates.

Results

Election box begin | title=Mayoral election 2007: Warabi City Election box candidate
party = Independent, "JCP"
candidate = Hideo Yoritaka
votes = 17,815
percentage =
change = Election box candidate
party = Independent, "LDP", "Komeito"
candidate = Shono Takuya
votes = 14,506
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 33,128
percentage = 59.24%
change = -3.02% Election box end

References

* [http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/election/2007/11/00006813.html Results from JanJan] ja icon
* [http://www.japan-press.co.jp/2529/election.html Japan Press coverage]