1952 Japanese General Election
1 October 1952 · Occupation and the road to 1955 · 466 seats, 234 for a majority
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Prime Minister before
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal
Largest force
Liberal Party
240 of 466 seats
Turnout
76.4%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | Shigeru Yoshida | 240 | — | 16,938,221 | 47.9% | — | |
| Kaishintō | Mamoru Shigemitsu | 85 | — | 6,429,450 | 18.2% | — | |
| Right Socialist Party of Japan | Inejirō Asanuma | 57 | — | 4,108,274 | 11.6% | — | |
| Left Socialist Party of Japan | Mosaburō Suzuki | 54 | — | 3,398,597 | 9.6% | — | |
| Independents | — | 19 | +7 | 2,355,172 | 6.7% | — | |
| Labourers and Farmers Party | Hisao Kuroda | 4 | +3 | 261,190 | 0.7% | -1.2 | |
| Cooperative Party | — | 2 | — | 390,015 | 1.1% | — | |
| Japan Teachers Political Federation | — | 2 | — | 114,869 | 0.3% | — |
3 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.