1955 Japanese general election

none Japan 1870 parliamentary 1953 Japanese general election 1953 27 February 1955 1958 Japanese general election 1958 All 467 seats in the House of Representatives 234 75.83% (1.62pp) Hatoyama Ichirō (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 0 0 Ichirō Hatoyama Democratic Party (Japan, 1954) 26.71%, 111 seatsKaishintō and Liberal Party–Hatoyama 185 74 13,536,044 36.57% 9.86pp Taketora Ogata 2.jpg 130 120 160 0 0 Taketora Ogata Liberal Party (Japan, 1950) 38.95%, 199 seats 112 87 9,849,458 26.61% 12.34pp Suzuki Mosaburo.JPG 130 120 160 0 0 Mosaburō Suzuki Leftist Socialist Party of Japan 13.05%, 72 seats 89 17 5,683,312 15.35% 2.30pp Kawakami Jotaro 1952.JPG 135 120 160 0 0 Jōtarō Kawakami Rightist Socialist Party of Japan 13.52%, 66 seats 67 1 5,129,594 13.86% 0.34pp 1955 JAPAN GENERAL ELECTION, combined vote share.svg Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength Prime Minister Ichirō Hatoyama Democratic Party (Japan, 1954) Ichirō Hatoyama Democratic Party (Japan, 1954) General elections were held in Japan on 27 February 1955. The result was a victory for the Japan Democratic Party, which won 185 of the 467 seats.Nohlen D, Grotz F, & Hartmann C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p381 0-19-924959-8 Voter turnout was 76%. On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democratic Party and the Liberal Party combined as the modern Liberal Democratic Party, which ruled Japan continuously until 1993. The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan and the Leftist Socialist Party of Japan also merged to form the Japan Socialist Party, which was Japan's largest opposition party in the 1955 system. Results File:Japan House of Representatives 1955.svg Democratic Party 13536044 185 +74 Liberal Party 9849458 112 −87 Left Socialist Party of Japan 5683312 89 +17 Right Socialist Party of Japan 5129594 67 +1 Japanese Communist Party 733121 2 +1 Labourers and Farmers Party 357611 4 −1 Other parties 496614 2 – Independents 1229082 6 −5 319499 49235375 +1 Oscarsson,Oscarsson MasumiMasumi By prefecture PrefectureTotalseatsSeats wonDPLPLSPJRSPJLFPJCPOthersInd.Aichi196661Akita8512Aomori7511Chiba137321Ehime93321Fukui4121Fukuoka194465Fukushima1233141Gifu9432Gunma10613Hiroshima125412Hokkaido22856111Hyōgo189135Ibaraki1263111Ishikawa6321Iwate83311Kagawa63111Kagoshima115321Kanagawa136133Kōchi51211Kumamoto103421Kyoto104231Mie9522Miyagi93213Miyazaki6141Nagano1352231Nagasaki93321Nara51211Niigata155541Ōita74111Okayama104321Osaka19434521Saga5122Saitama133541Shiga52111Shimane52111Shizuoka144631Tochigi104312Tokushima5311Tokyo2714166Tottori4211Toyama6411Wakayama6312Yamagata8332Yamaguchi93222Yamanashi52111Total46718511289674226 Notes References Japan General Category:General elections in Japan Japan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results