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1950 Japanese House of Councillors election|
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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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Tetsu Katayama
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–
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Party
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Liberal
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Socialist
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Ryokufūkai
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Seats after
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76
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61
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50
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Popular vote
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8,131,756
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4,854,629
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3,660,391
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Percentage
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29.3%
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17.1%
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13.1%
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Swing
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New
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0.7%
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New
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Tomabechi Gizō
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Hisao Kuroda
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Kyuichi Tokuda
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Party
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National Democratic
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Labourers and Farmers
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Communist
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Seats after
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29
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5
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4
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Popular vote
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1,368,783
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200,066
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1,333,872
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Percentage
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4.9%
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0.7%
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4.8%
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Swing
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New
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New
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1.9%
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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 4 June 1950,[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Party won the most seats.
Results
Party
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Constituency
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National
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Total seats
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Liberal Party |
10,414,995 |
35.9 |
34 |
8,313,756 |
29.7 |
18 |
52
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Japan Socialist Party |
7,316,808 |
25.2 |
21 |
4,854,629 |
17.3 |
15 |
36
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National Democratic Party |
2,966,011 |
10.2 |
8 |
1,368,783 |
4.9 |
1 |
9
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Ryokufūkai |
1,773,576 |
6.1 |
3 |
3,660,391 |
13.1 |
6 |
9
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Japanese Communist Party |
1,637,451 |
5.6 |
0 |
1,333,872 |
4.8 |
2 |
2
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Labourers and Farmers Party |
471,649 |
1.6 |
1 |
200,066 |
0.7 |
1 |
2
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Other parties |
958,493 |
3.3 |
2 |
629,370 |
2.2 |
1 |
3
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Independents |
3,465,956 |
11.9 |
7 |
7,632,526 |
27.3 |
12 |
19
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Invalid/blank votes |
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- |
- |
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- |
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-
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Total |
29,004,939 |
100 |
76 |
27,993,393 |
100 |
56 |
132
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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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References