1953 Japanese general election

1953 Japanese general election

← 1952 19 April 1953 1955 →

All 466 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.21% (Decrease2.22pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Shigeru Yoshida Mamoru Shigemitsu Mosaburō Suzuki
Party Liberal Kaishintō Left Socialist
Seats won 199 76 72
Seat change Decrease41 Decrease9 Increase18
Popular vote 13,476,428 6,186,232 4,516,715
Percentage 38.95% 17.88% 13.05%
Swing Decrease8.98pp Decrease0.31pp Increase3.43pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jōtarō Kawakami Bukichi Miki Kyuichi Tokuda
Party Right Socialist Liberal Party–Hatoyama Communist
Seats won 66 35 1
Seat change Increase9 New Increase1
Popular vote 4,677,833 3,054,688 655,990
Percentage 13.52% 8.83% 1.90%
Swing Increase1.89pp New Decrease0.64pp


Prime Minister before election

Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal

Prime Minister after election

Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal

General elections were held in Japan on 19 April 1953.[1] The result saw the ruling Liberal Party win 199 of the 466 seats. Voter turnout was 74.2%.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p363 ISBN 0-19-924959-8

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