1946 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 10 April 1946, the first after World War II. Voters had one, two or three votes, depending on how many MPs were elected from their constituency. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 148 of the 464 seats. Voter turnout was 72.1 percent. This was also the first time Japanese women were allowed to vote.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Party	14,082,575	25.4	148
Japan Progressive Party	11,232,610	20.3	110
Japan Socialist Party	10,069,907	18.2	96
Japan Cooperative Party	3,484,889	6.3	45
Japanese Communist Party	2,135,757	3.8	6
Other parties	6,692,357	12.0	33
Independents	7,750,784	14.0	26
Total valid votes	55,448,879	100	464
Invalid/blank ballots	482,000	-	-
Total ballots	26,582,175	100	464
Source: Nohlen et al.