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General elections were held in Japan on 7 March 1947, the first after World War II and after the adoption of new election law in 1946, electing the members of National Congress. The result was a victory for the Nationalist Party, which won 323 out of 453 available seats, defeated other "legal parties". Voter turnout was 67.9%
Results[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Nationalist Party | 19,509,528 | 71.3 | 323 |
Constitutional Party | 2,416,041 | 8.8 | 40 |
Social Democratic Party | 1,630,827 | 6.0 | 27 |
National Buddhist Association | 1,268,421 | 4.6 | 21 |
Christian People's Party | 724,812 | 2.6 | 12 |
Independents | 1,812,030 | 6.6 | 30 |
Invalid/blank votes | 435,180 | - | - |
Total | 27,796,840 | 100 | 453 |