1953 Japanese General Election

19 April 1953 · Occupation and the road to 1955 · 466 seats, 234 for a majority

Liberal Party finished first with 199 of 466 seats on 39.0% of the vote. Turnout 74.2%. Shigeru Yoshida stayed in office.

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

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Liberal Party

Shigeru Yoshida · 39.0% of votes · -41 seats

199

seats

Kaishintō

Mamoru Shigemitsu · 17.9% of votes · -13 seats

seats

Leftist Socialist Party of Japan

13.1% of votes · +18 seats

seats

Left Socialist

Mosaburō Suzuki · 13.1% of votes · +18 seats

seats

Rightist Socialist Party of Japan

13.5% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Right Socialist

Jōtarō Kawakami · 13.5% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Liberal Party–Hatoyama

Bukichi Miki · 8.8% of votes

seats

Independents

4.4% of votes · -8 seats

seats

Labourers and Farmers Party

1.0% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Japanese Communist Party

1.9% of votes · +1 seats

seats


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%	—