Japanese House of Councillors election, 1950
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House of Councillors
House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, or designation of the prime minister, the House of Representatives...

 elections
were held in Japan
Japan
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 on 4 June 1950, electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Party won the most seats.

Results

Party Constituency National Total
seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Liberal Party 10,414,995 35.9 34 8,313,756 29.7 18 52
Japan Socialist Party 7,316,808 25.2 21 4,854,629 17.3 15 36
National Democratic Party 2,966,011 10.2 8 1,368,783 4.9 1 9
Ryokufūkai 1,773,576 6.1 3 3,660,391 13.1 6 9
Japanese Communist Party
Japanese Communist Party
The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...

1,637,451 5.6 0 1,333,872 4.8 2 2
Workers and Farmers Party
Workers and Farmers Party
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471,649 1.6 1 200,066 0.7 1 2
Other parties 958,493 3.3 2 629,370 2.2 1 3
Independents 3,465,956 11.9 7 7,632,526 27.3 12 19
Invalid/blank votes
Total 29,004,939 100 76 27,993,393 100 56 132
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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