1949 Japanese General Election

23 January 1949 · Occupation and the road to 1955 · 466 seats, 234 for a majority

General elections were held in Japan on 23 January 1949. The result was a landslide victory for the Democratic Liberal Party, which won 269 of the 466 seats.

Prime Minister before

Shigeru Yoshida

Democratic Liberal

Prime Minister (continued)

Shigeru Yoshida

Democratic Liberal

Largest force

Democratic Liberal Party

264 of 466 seats

Turnout

74.0%

The result

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Democratic Liberal Party

Shigeru Yoshida · 43.9% of votes

264

seats

Democratic Party

Takeru Inukai · 15.7% of votes · -55 seats

seats

Japan Socialist Party

Tetsu Katayama · 13.5% of votes · -95 seats

seats

Japanese Communist Party

Kyuichi Tokuda · 9.8% of votes · +31 seats

seats

Other parties

5.2% of votes

seats

National Cooperative Party

Takeo Miki · 3.4% of votes · -17 seats

seats

Independents

6.6% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Labourers and Farmers Party

Hisao Kuroda · 2.0% of votes

seats


Democratic Liberal Party	Shigeru Yoshida	264	—	13,420,269	43.9%	—
Democratic Party	Takeru Inukai	69	-55	4,798,352	15.7%	-9.8
Japan Socialist Party	Tetsu Katayama	48	-95	4,129,794	13.5%	-12.7
Japanese Communist Party	Kyuichi Tokuda	35	+31	2,984,780	9.8%	+6.1
Other parties	—	17	—	1,602,496	5.2%	—
National Cooperative Party	Takeo Miki	14	-17	1,041,879	3.4%	-3.6
Independents	—	12	0	2,008,109	6.6%	—
Labourers and Farmers Party	Hisao Kuroda	7	—	606,840	2.0%	—