General election in Japan held in 1955
1955 Japanese general election Turnout 75.83% ( 1.62pp)
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.[1] Voter turnout was 76%.
On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democratic Party and the Liberal Party combined as the modern Liberal Democratic Party , which ruled Japan continuously until 1993. The Rightist Socialist Party of Japan and the Leftist Socialist Party of Japan also merged to form the Japan Socialist Party , which was Japan's largest opposition party in the 1955 system .
^ Nohlen D, Grotz F, & Hartmann C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II , p381 ISBN 0-19-924959-8