1947 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1947.[1] The Japan Socialist Party won more seats than any other party, although independents emerged as the largest group in the House. Most independents joined the Ryokufūkai parliamentary group in the first Diet session making it the largest group, and Ryokufūkai member Tsuneo Matsudaira was elected the first president of the House of Councillors.

1947 Japanese House of Councillors election

April 20, 1947
250 seats in the House of Councillors 126 seats needed for a majority
Leader Tetsu Katayama Ichirō Hatoyama Ishiguro Takeshige Party Socialist Liberal Democratic Seats won 47 38 28 Popular vote 3,479,814 1,360,456 2,989,132 Percentage 16.4% 6.4% 14.1%   Leader Takeo Miki Kyuichi Tokuda Party National Cooperative Communist Seats won 9 4 Popular vote 549,916 610,948 Percentage 2.6% 2.9%
President of the House of Councillors-designate Tsuneo Matsudaira Socialist

Results

Party	Constituency			National			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Japan Socialist Party	4,901,341	23.0	30	3,479,814	16.4	17	47
Liberal Party	3,769,704	17.7	30	1,508,087	7.1	8	38
Democratic Party	2,989,132	14.1	22	1508,087	7.1	6	28
National Cooperative Party	978,522	4.6	6	549,916	2.6	3	9
Japanese Communist Party	825,304	3.9	1	610,948	2.9	3	4
Other parties	1,058,032	5.0	7	1,063,253	5.0	6	13
Independents	7,257,191	35.4	54	12,698,698	59.7	57	111
Invalid/blank votes		-	-		-	-	-
Total	22,049,226	100	150	21,271,172	100	100	250
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

References

1. Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications