1953 Japanese general election|
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Turnout | 74.21% ( 2.22pp) |
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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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Mosaburō Suzuki
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Party
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Liberal
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Kaishintō
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Left Socialist
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Last election
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47.93%, 240 seats
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18.19%, 85 seats
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9.62%, 54 seats
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Seats won
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199
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76
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72
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Seat change
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41
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9
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18
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Popular vote
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13,476,428
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6,186,232
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4,516,715
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Percentage
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38.95%
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17.88%
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13.05%
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Swing
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8.98pp
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0.31pp
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3.43pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Leader
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Jōtarō Kawakami
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Bukichi Miki
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Party
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Right Socialist
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Liberal Party–Hatoyama
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Last election
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11.63%, 57 seats
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Did not exist
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Seats won
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66
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35
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Seat change
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9
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New
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Popular vote
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4,677,833
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3,054,688
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Percentage
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13.52%
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8.83%
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Swing
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1.89pp
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New
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/1953_JAPAN_GENERAL_ELECTION%2C_combined_vote_share.svg/400px-1953_JAPAN_GENERAL_ELECTION%2C_combined_vote_share.svg.png) Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength |
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General elections were held in Japan on 19 April 1953.[1] The result saw the ruling Liberal Party win 199 of the 466 seats. Voter turnout was 74.2%.