1953 Japanese General Election
19 April 1953 · 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
199 of 466 seats
Turnout
74.2%
The result
| Share of the House | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | Shigeru Yoshida | 199 | -41 | 13,476,428 | 39.0% | -9.0 | |
| Kaishintō | Mamoru Shigemitsu | 76 | -13 | 6,186,232 | 17.9% | -0.3 | |
| Leftist Socialist Party of Japan | — | 72 | +18 | 4,516,715 | 13.1% | — | |
| Left Socialist | Mosaburō Suzuki | 72 | +18 | 4,516,715 | 13.1% | +3.4 | |
| Rightist Socialist Party of Japan | — | 66 | +9 | 4,677,833 | 13.5% | — | |
| Right Socialist | Jōtarō Kawakami | 66 | +9 | 4,677,833 | 13.5% | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Party–Hatoyama | Bukichi Miki | 35 | — | 3,054,688 | 8.8% | — | |
| Independents | — | 11 | -8 | 1,523,736 | 4.4% | — | |
| Labourers and Farmers Party | — | 5 | +1 | 358,773 | 1.0% | — | |
| Japanese Communist Party | — | 1 | +1 | 655,990 | 1.9% | — |