1950 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 4 June 1950,[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Party won the most seats.

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
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   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

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

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