1947 Japanese general election
Results

1947 Japanese general election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–

Liberal Party	7,263,343	26.5	129	–19

Japan Socialist Party	7,203,050	26.3	144	+48

Democratic Party	7,198,292	26.3	132	New

National Cooperative Party	1,915,948	7.0	31	New

Japanese Communist Party	1,002,883	3.7	4	–2

Other parties	958,963	3.5	8	–25

Independents	1,829,161	6.7	18	–8

Invalid/blank votes	435,180	–	–	–

Total	27,796,840	100	466	+2

Source: Nohlen et al.

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The Japan Socialist Party won 144 of the 466 seats.

final_sentence: The Japan Socialist Party won 144 of the 466 seats.