1952 Japanese general election

1952 Japanese general election

← 1949 1 October 1952 1953 →

All 466 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.43% (Increase2.39pp)
  First party Second party
 
Shigeru Yoshida smiling2.jpg
Shigemitsu Mamoru.jpg
Leader Shigeru Yoshida Mamoru Shigemitsu
Party Liberal Kaishintō
Last election Did not exist Did not exist
Seats won 240 85
Seat change New New
Popular vote 16,938,221 6,429,450
Percentage 47.93% 18.19%
Swing New New

  Third party Fourth party
 
Kawakami Jotaro 1952.JPG
Suzuki Mosaburo.JPG
Leader Jōtarō Kawakami Mosaburō Suzuki
Party Right Socialist Left Socialist
Last election Did not exist Did not exist
Seats won 57 54
Seat change New New
Popular vote 4,108,274 3,398,597
Percentage 11.63% 9.62%
Swing New New

Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength

Prime Minister before election

Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal

Elected Prime Minister

Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal

General elections were held in Japan on 1 October 1952. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 242 of the 466 seats.[1][2] Voter turnout was 76.4%.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p381 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Dull, Paul S. (1953). "The Japanese General Election of 1952". American Political Science Review. 47 (1): 199–204. doi:10.2307/1950965. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1950965. S2CID 145260954.

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