1952 Japanese general election|
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| Turnout | 76.43% ( 2.39pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Shigeru Yoshida
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
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Jōtarō Kawakami
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| Party
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Liberal
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Kaishintō
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Right Socialist
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| Last election
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Did not exist
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Did not exist
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Did not exist
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| Seats won
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240
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85
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57
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| Seat change
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New
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New
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New
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| Popular vote
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16,938,221
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6,429,450
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4,108,274
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| Percentage
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47.93%
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18.19%
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11.63%
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| Swing
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New
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New
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New
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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| Leader
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Mosaburō Suzuki
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Hisao Kuroda
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| Party
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Left Socialist
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Labourers and Farmers
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| Last election
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Did not exist
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1.98%, 7 seats
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| Seats won
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54
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4
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| Seat change
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New
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3
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| Popular vote
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3,398,597
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261,190
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| Percentage
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9.62%
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0.74%
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| Swing
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New
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1.24pp
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Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength |
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General elections were held in Japan on 1 October 1952. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 242 of the 466 seats.[1][2] Voter turnout was 76.4%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Liberal Party | 16,938,221 | 47.93 | 240 | New |
| Kaishintō | 6,429,450 | 18.19 | 85 | New |
| Right Socialist Party of Japan | 4,108,274 | 11.63 | 57 | New |
| Left Socialist Party of Japan | 3,398,597 | 9.62 | 54 | New |
| Japanese Communist Party | 896,765 | 2.54 | 0 | –35 |
| Labourers and Farmers Party | 261,190 | 0.74 | 4 | –3 |
| Other parties | 949,036 | 2.69 | 7 | – |
| Independents | 2,355,172 | 6.66 | 19 | +7 |
| Total | 35,336,705 | 100.00 | 466 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 35,336,705 | 98.85 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 412,349 | 1.15 | |
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| Total votes | 35,749,054 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 46,772,584 | 76.43 | |
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| Source: Oscarsson, Masumi |
By prefecture
References