Japanese general election, 1947
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General elections were held in Japan
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 on 25 April 1947. The result was a victory for the Japan Socialist Party, which won 144 of the 466 seats, despite receiving fewer votes than the Liberal Party. Voter turnout was 67.9%

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Liberal Party 7,263,343 26.5 129
Japan Socialist Party 7,203,050 26.3 144
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Democratic Party 7,198,292 26.3 132 New
National Cooperative Party 1,915,948 7.0 31
Japanese Communist Party
Japanese Communist Party
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1,002,883 3.7 4
Other parties 958,963 3.5 8
Independents 1,829,161 6.6 18
Invalid/blank votes 435,180
Total 27,796,840 100 466 +2
Source: Nohlen et al.
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