1958 Japanese General Election
First LDP vs JSP contest22 May 1958 · The 1955 system · 467 seats, 234 for a majority
Liberal Democratic Party finished first with 287 of 467 seats on 57.8% of the vote. Turnout 77.0%. Nobusuke Kishi stayed in office.
Prime Minister before
Nobusuke Kishi
LDP
Prime Minister (continued)
Nobusuke Kishi
LDP
Largest force
Liberal Democratic Party
287 of 467 seats
Turnout
77.0%
The result
Liberal Democratic Party
Nobusuke Kishi · 57.8% of votes · -10 seats
287
seats
Japan Socialist Party
Mosaburō Suzuki · 32.9% of votes · +6 seats
166
seats
Independents
6.0% of votes · +6 seats
12
seats
Japanese Communist Party
2.5% of votes · -1 seats
1
seats
Other parties
0.7% of votes
1
seats