1950 Japanese House of Councillors election

1950 Japanese House of Councillors election

June 4, 1950
125 (of the 250) seats in the House of Councillors 126 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Shigeru Yoshida Tetsu Katayama – Party Liberal Socialist Ryokufūkai Seats after 76 61 50 Popular vote 8,131,756 4,854,629 3,660,391 Percentage 29.3% 17.1% 13.1% Swing New 0.7% New   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Tomabechi Gizō Hisao Kuroda Kyuichi Tokuda Party National Democratic Labourers and Farmers Communist Seats after 29 5 4 Popular vote 1,368,783 200,066 1,333,872 Percentage 4.9% 0.7% 4.8% Swing New New 1.9%
President of the House of Councillors before election Naotake Satō Ryokufūkai President of the House of Councillors-designate Naotake Satō Ryokufūkai

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 4 June 1950, electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Party won the most seats.

Results

Party	Constituency			National			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Party	10,414,995	35.9	34	8,313,756	29.7	18	52
Japan Socialist Party	7,316,808	25.2	21	4,854,629	17.3	15	36
National Democratic Party	2,966,011	10.2	8	1,368,783	4.9	1	9
Ryokufūkai	1,773,576	6.1	3	3,660,391	13.1	6	9
Japanese Communist Party	1,637,451	5.6	0	1,333,872	4.8	2	2
Labourers and Farmers Party	471,649	1.6	1	200,066	0.7	1	2
Other parties	958,493	3.3	2	629,370	2.2	1	3
Independents	3,465,956	11.9	7	7,632,526	27.3	12	19
Invalid/blank votes		-	-		-	-	-
Total	29,004,939	100	76	27,993,393	100	56	132
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications