1947 Japanese House of Councillors election













Japanese House of Councillors election, 1947







April 20, 1947
1950 →


250 seats in the House of Councillors
126 seats needed for a majority
















































































 
First party
Second party
Third party
 

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Leader

Tetsu Katayama

Ichirō Hatoyama

Ishiguro Takeshige
Party

Socialist

Liberal

Democratic
Seats won

47
38
28
Popular vote

3,479,814
1,360,456
2,989,132
Percentage

16.4%
6.4%
14.1%

 
Fourth party
Fifth party
 

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Leader

Takeo Miki

Kyuichi Tokuda
Party

National Cooperative

Communist
Seats won
9
4
Popular vote
549,916
610,948
Percentage
2.6%
2.9%










President of the House of Councillors-designate

Tsuneo Matsudaira
Socialist









































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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1947.[1] The Japan Socialist Party won more seats than any other party, although independents emerged as the largest group in the House. Most independents joined the Ryokufūkai parliamentary group in the first Diet session making it the largest group, and Ryokufūkai member Tsuneo Matsudaira was elected the first president of the House of Councillors.



Results












































































































Party
Constituency
National
Total seats
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
Japan Socialist Party 4,901,341 23.0 30 3,479,814 16.4 17 47
Liberal Party 3,769,704 17.7 30 1,508,087 7.1 8 38
Democratic Party 2,989,132 14.1 22 1508,087 7.1 6 28
National Cooperative Party 978,522 4.6 6 549,916 2.6 3 9
Japanese Communist Party 825,304 3.9 1 610,948 2.9 3 4
Other parties 1,058,032 5.0 7 1,063,253 5.0 6 13
Independents 7,257,191 35.4 54 12,698,698 59.7 57 111
Invalid/blank votes - - - - -
Total 22,049,226 100 150 21,271,172 100 100
250
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications


References





  1. ^ Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications










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