General election in Japan held in 1946
1946 Japanese general election|
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Turnout | 72.08% |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Ichirō Hatoyama
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Chūji Machida
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Tetsu Katayama
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Party
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Liberal
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Progressive
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Socialist
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Seats won
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141
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94
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93
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Popular vote
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13,505,746
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10,350,530
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9,924,930
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Percentage
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24.36%
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18.67%
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17.90%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Leader
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Kyuichi Tokuda
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Sanehiko Yamamoto
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Party
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Communist
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Cooperative
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Seats won
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5
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14
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Popular vote
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2,135,757
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1,799,764
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Percentage
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3.85%
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3.25%
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General elections were held in Japan on 10 April 1946, the first after World War II, during the Allied occupation. Voters had one, two or three votes, depending on how many MPs were elected from their constituency. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 141 of the 468 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 72.1 percent.