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| 2 | 1958 Japanese general election - Results |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 4 | Liberal Democratic Party | 23,480,170 | 59.1 | 298 | New |
| 5 | Japan Socialist Party | 13,155,715 | 33.1 | 167 | New |
| 6 | Japanese Communist Party | 1,012,035 | 2.5 | 1 | –1 |
| 7 | Other parties | 159,707 | 0.4 | 0 | –5 |
| 8 | Independents | 1,944,038 | 4.9 | 1 | –4 |
| 9 | Invalid/blank votes | 290,824 | – | – | – |
| 10 | Total | 40,042,489 | 100 | 467 | 0 |
| 11 | Source: Nohlen et al. | Source: Nohlen et al. | Source: Nohlen et al. | Source: Nohlen et al. | Source: Nohlen et al. |

Question: What party won the 1958 Japanese general election, and how many seats did they earn out of the 467 that were available?
Answer: The results were a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, who won 298 of the 467 seats in the 1958 Japanese general election.