1955 Japanese General Election
Eve of the merger27 February 1955 · The 1955 system · 467 seats, 234 for a majority
On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democratic Party and the Liberal Party combined as the modern Liberal Democratic Party, which ruled Japan continuously until 1993. The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan and the Leftist Socialist Party of Japan also merged to form the Japan Socialist Party, which was Japan's largest opposition party in the 1955 system.
Prime Minister before
Ichirō Hatoyama
Democratic
Prime Minister (continued)
Ichirō Hatoyama
Democratic
Largest force
Democratic Party
185 of 467 seats
Turnout
75.8%
The result
Democratic Party
Ichirō Hatoyama · 36.6% of votes · +74 seats
185
seats
Liberal Party
Taketora Ogata · 26.6% of votes · -87 seats
112
seats
Left Socialist Party of Japan
Mosaburō Suzuki · 15.3% of votes · +17 seats
89
seats
Right Socialist Party of Japan
Jōtarō Kawakami · 13.9% of votes · +1 seats
67
seats
Independents
3.3% of votes · -5 seats
6
seats
Labourers and Farmers Party
1.0% of votes · -1 seats
4
seats
Japanese Communist Party
2.0% of votes · +1 seats
2
seats
Other parties
1.3% of votes
2
seats