1947 Japanese General Election
The socialist interlude25 April 1947 · Occupation and the road to 1955 · 468 seats, 235 for a majority
General elections were held in Japan on 25 April 1947. The Japan Socialist Party won 143 of the 468 seats, making it the largest party in the House of Representatives following the election.
Prime Minister before
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal
Prime Minister after
Tetsu Katayama
Socialist
Largest force
Japan Socialist Party
143 of 468 seats
Turnout
68.0%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Socialist Party | Tetsu Katayama | 143 | +50 | 7,176,882 | 26.2% | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Party | Shigeru Yoshida | 131 | -10 | 7,312,524 | 26.7% | +2.4 | |
| Democratic Party | Hitoshi Ashida | 124 | — | 6,960,270 | 25.4% | — | |
| National Cooperative Party | Takeo Miki | 31 | — | 1,915,948 | 7.0% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 17 | — | 1,174,662 | 4.3% | — | |
| Independents | — | 12 | -69 | 1,603,684 | 5.9% | — | |
| Japanese Communist Party | Kyuichi Tokuda | 4 | -1 | 1,002,883 | 3.7% | -0.2 | |
| Japan Farmers Party | Shiro Nakano | 4 | — | 214,754 | 0.8% | — |
2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.