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 Did not exist Did not exist Did not exist Seats won 240 85 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 Did not exist 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
Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength
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