1952 Japanese General Election

1 October 1952 · Occupation and the road to 1955 · 466 seats, 234 for a majority

Liberal Party finished first with 240 of 466 seats on 47.9% of the vote. Turnout 76.4%. Shigeru Yoshida stayed in office.

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

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Liberal Party

Shigeru Yoshida · 47.9% of votes

240

seats

Kaishintō

Mamoru Shigemitsu · 18.2% of votes

seats

Right Socialist Party of Japan

Inejirō Asanuma · 11.6% of votes

seats

Left Socialist Party of Japan

Mosaburō Suzuki · 9.6% of votes

seats

Independents

6.7% of votes · +7 seats

seats

Labourers and Farmers Party

Hisao Kuroda · 0.7% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Cooperative Party

1.1% of votes

seats

Japan Teachers Political Federation

0.3% of votes

seats


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.