| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 1947 Japanese general election - Results |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 4 | Liberal Party | 7,263,343 | 26.5 | 129 | –19 |
| 5 | Japan Socialist Party | 7,203,050 | 26.3 | 144 | +48 |
| 6 | Democratic Party | 7,198,292 | 26.3 | 132 | New |
| 7 | National Cooperative Party | 1,915,948 | 7.0 | 31 | New |
| 8 | Japanese Communist Party | 1,002,883 | 3.7 | 4 | –2 |
| 9 | Other parties | 958,963 | 3.5 | 8 | –25 |
| 10 | Independents | 1,829,161 | 6.7 | 18 | –8 |
| 11 | Invalid/blank votes | 435,180 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Total | 27,796,840 | 100 | 466 | +2 |
| 13 | Source: Nohlen et al. | Source: Nohlen et al. | Source: Nohlen et al. | Source: Nohlen et al. | Source: Nohlen et al. |

Question: The Japan Socialist Party won 144 of how many overall votes?
Answer: The Japan Socialist Party won 144 of the 466 seats.