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Japan 1947 general election

What was the result of the 1947 general election in Japan?

Japan Socialist Party won 143 of 466 seats with 26.2% of the vote. 68.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Japan Socialist Party won 143 of 466 seats with 26.2% of the vote; 68.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 4.1 points on 1946.

  • Liberal Party 131 −17 seats 26.7% +1.3 points
  • Japan Socialist Party 143 +47 seats 26.2% +8.0 points
  • Democratic Party 124 +14 seats 25.4% +5.1 points
  • National Cooperative Party 31 −14 seats 7.0% +0.7 points
  • Japanese Communist Party 4 −2 seats 3.7% −0.1 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Japan 1946 general election, party by party.

234 of 466 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 26.2%

    Share of the vote won by Japan Socialist Party

    Japan Socialist Party won 143 of 466 seats. A majority needs 234.

  2. +47 seats

    Seats gained by Japan Socialist Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1946. Liberal Party lost 17 seats.

  3. 68.0%

    Voter turnout

    Down 4.1 points on 1946.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Liberal Party131−1726.7+1.37,312,524
Japan Socialist Party143+4726.2+8.07,176,882
Democratic Party124+1425.4+5.16,960,270
National Cooperative Party31−147.0+0.71,915,948
Japanese Communist Party4−23.7−0.11,002,883
Other parties (seats only)330

± is the change against the Japan 1946 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Liberal Party 7,312,524
  • Japan Socialist Party 7,176,882
  • Democratic Party 6,960,270
  • National Cooperative Party 1,915,948
  • Japanese Communist Party 1,002,883
  • Other parties (seats only)

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

68.0% of the 40,907,493 registered voters cast a ballot (27,796,840 ballots), down 4.1 points on 1946. 27,361,607 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Japan Socialist Party26.2% of votes30.7% of seats
  • Liberal Party26.7% of votes28.1% of seats
  • Democratic Party25.4% of votes26.6% of seats
  • National Cooperative Party7.0% of votes6.7% of seats
  • Japanese Communist Party3.7% of votes0.9% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

Liberal Party led Japan Socialist Party by 0.5 points of the vote.

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