1953 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 19 April 1953. The result saw the ruling Liberal Party win 199 of the 466 seats. Voter turnout was 74.2%.

1953 Japanese general election
19 April 1953
All 466 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.21% (2.22pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Shigeru Yoshida Mamoru Shigemitsu Mosaburō Suzuki
Party Liberal Kaishintō Left Socialist
Seats won 199 76 72
Seat change 41 9 18
Popular vote 13,476,428 6,186,232 4,516,715
Percentage 38.95% 17.88% 13.05%
Swing 8.98pp 0.31pp 3.43pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jōtarō Kawakami Bukichi Miki Kyuichi Tokuda
Party Right Socialist Liberal Party–Hatoyama Communist
Seats won 66 35 1
Seat change 9 New 1
Popular vote 4,677,833 3,054,688 655,990
Percentage 13.52% 8.83% 1.90%
Swing 1.89pp New 0.64pp
Prime Minister before election

Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal

 Prime Minister after election

Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal

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