Japanese general election, 1955

Japanese general election, 1955

← 1953 27 February 1955 1958 →
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ichirō Hatoyama Taketora Ogata Mosaburō Suzuki Party Democratic Liberal Leftist Socialist Seats won 185 114 89 Popular vote 13,536,044 9,925,477 5,683,312 Percentage 36.6% 26.8% 15.3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jōtarō Kawakami Hisao Kuroda Sanzō Nosaka Party Rightist Socialist Labourers and Farmers Party Communist Seats won 67 4 2 Popular vote 5,129,594 357,611 733,121
Prime Minister before election Ichirō Hatoyama Democratic Elected Prime Minister Ichirō Hatoyama Democratic

Ichirō Hatoyama
Democratic

Ichirō Hatoyama
Democratic

General elections were held in Japan on 27 February 1955. The result was a victory for the Japan Democratic Party, which won 185 of the 467 seats. Voter turnout was 75.8%. On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democratic Party and the Liberal Party combined as the modern Liberal Democratic Party, which ruled Japan for more than a half century. The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan and the Leftist Socialist Party of Japan also merged to form the Social Democratic Party of Japan, which was Japan's largest opposition party in the 1955 system.

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