1955 Japanese general election

1955 Japanese general election
27 February 1955
All 467 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout75.83% (1.62pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ichirō Hatoyama Taketora Ogata
Party Democratic Liberal
Last election 26.71%, 111 seats 38.95%, 199 seats
Seats won 185 112
Seat change 74 87
Popular vote 13,536,044 9,849,458
Percentage 36.57% 26.61%
Swing 9.86pp 12.34pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Mosaburō Suzuki Jōtarō Kawakami
Party Left Socialist Right Socialist
Last election 13.05%, 72 seats 13.52%, 66 seats
Seats won 89 67
Seat change 17 1
Popular vote 5,683,312 5,129,594
Percentage 15.35% 13.86%
Swing 2.30pp 0.34pp
Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength
Prime Minister before election

Ichirō Hatoyama
Democratic

 Elected Prime Minister

Ichirō Hatoyama
Democratic

General elections were held in Japan on 27 February 1955. The result was a victory for the Japan Democratic Party, which won 185 of the 467 seats. Voter turnout was 76%.

On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democratic Party and the Liberal Party combined as the modern Liberal Democratic Party, which ruled Japan continuously until 1993. The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan and the Leftist Socialist Party of Japan also merged to form the Japan Socialist Party, which was Japan's largest opposition party in the 1955 system.

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