Japanese general election, 1958
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General elections were held in Japan on 22 May 1958. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 298 of the 467 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 77.0%.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
23,480,170 |
59.1 |
298 |
New |
| Japan Socialist Party |
13,155,715 |
33.1 |
167 |
New |
| Japanese Communist Party |
1,012,035 |
2.5 |
1 |
-1 |
| Other parties |
159,707 |
0.4 |
0 |
-5 |
| Independents |
1,944,038 |
4.9 |
1 |
-4 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
290,824 |
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| Total |
40,042,489 |
100 |
467 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |
| Vote share |
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| LDP |
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59.07% |
| JSP |
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33.09% |
| JCP |
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2.55% |
| Independents |
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4.89% |
| Others |
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0.40% |
| Parliament seats |
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| LDP |
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63.81% |
| JSP |
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35.76% |
| JCP |
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0.21% |
| Independents |
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0.21% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p381 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
