1952 Japanese general election Turnout 76.43% ( 2.39pp)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Shigeru Yoshida
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Jōtarō Kawakami
Party
Liberal
Kaishintō
Right Socialist
Last election
–
–
–
Seats won
240
89
57
Seat change
New
New
New
Popular vote
16,938,221
6,429,450
4,108,274
Percentage
47.93%
18.19%
11.63%
Swing
New
New
New
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Mosaburō Suzuki
Hisao Kuroda
Party
Left Socialist
Labourers and Farmers
Last election
–
1.98%, 7 seats
Seats won
54
4
Seat change
New
3
Popular vote
3,398,597
261,190
Percentage
9.62%
0.74%
Swing
New
1.24pp
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%.
Party Votes % Seats +/– 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