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1952 Japanese general election
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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 | |
| Valid votes | 35,336,705 | 98.85 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 412,349 | 1.15 | |||
| Total votes | 35,749,054 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 46,772,584 | 76.43 | |||
| Source: Oscarsson, Masumi | |||||