1947 Japanese House of Councillors election
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{{Infobox election
| country = Japan
| flag_year = 1870
| type = parliamentary
| next_election = 1950 Japanese House of Councillors election
| next_year = 1950
| seats_for_election = 250 seats in the House of Councillors
| majority_seats = 126
| image_size = 130x130px
| election_date = 20 April 1947
| image1 = Tetsu Katayama.jpg
| leader1 = Tetsu Katayama
| party1 = Japan Socialist Party
| seats1 = 47
| popular_vote1 = 3,479,814
| percentage1 = 16.36%
| image2 = Shigeru Yoshida suit.jpg
| leader2 = Shigeru Yoshida
| party2 = Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)
| seats2 = 38
| popular_vote2 = 1,360,456
| percentage2 = 6.40%
| image3 =
| leader3 = {{nowrap|Ishiguro Takeshige}}
| party3 = Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)
| seats3 = 28
| popular_vote3 = 1,508,087
| percentage3 = 7.09%
| image4 = Takeo Miki-2-1.jpg
| leader4 = Takeo Miki
| party4 = National Cooperative Party
| seats4 = 9
| popular_vote4 = 549,916
| percentage4 = 2.59%
| image5 = TOKUDA Kyuichi.jpg
| leader5 = Kyuichi Tokuda
| party5 = Japanese Communist Party
| seats5 = 4
| popular_vote5 = 610,948
| percentage5 = 2.87%
| posttitle = President of the House of Councillors-designate
| before_election =
| before_party =
| after_election = Tsuneo Matsudaira
| after_party = Japan Socialist Party
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
}}{{Politics of Japan}}
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1947.[http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/zuhyou/27-13.xls Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323055016/http://www.stat.go.jp/data/chouki/zuhyou/27-13.xls |date=2011-03-23 }} Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications The Japan Socialist Party won more seats than any other party, although independents emerged as the largest group in the House. Most independents joined the Ryokufūkai parliamentary group in the first Diet session making it the largest group, and Ryokufūkai member Tsuneo Matsudaira was elected the first president of the House of Councillors.
Results
{{Election results
|image=File:Japan_House_of_Councillors_1947.svg
|firstround=National|secondround=Constituency
|party1=Japan Socialist Party|votes1=3479814|seats1=17|votes1_2=4901341|seats1_2=30|totseats1=47
|party2=Democratic Party|votes2=1508087|seats2=6|votes2_2=2989132|seats2_2=22|totseats2=28
|party3=Liberal Party|votes3=1360456|seats3=8|votes3_2=3769704|seats3_2=30|totseats3=38
|party4=Japanese Communist Party|votes4=610948|seats4=3|votes4_2=825304|seats4_2=1|totseats4=4
|party5=National Cooperative Party|votes5=549916|seats5=3|votes5_2=978522|seats5_2=6|totseats5=9
|party6=Other parties|votes6=1063253|seats6=6|votes6_2=1058032|seats6_2=7|totseats6=13
|party7=Independents|votes7=12698698|seats7=57|votes7_2=7527191|seats7_2=54|totseats7=111
|invalid=3684218|invalid2=2497308
|total_sc=0
|electorate=40958588|electorate2=40164180
|source=Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
}}
=By constituency=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 0.9em;"
! rowspan="3" |Prefecture ! rowspan="3" |Total ! colspan="7" |Seats won |
| class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |JSP
! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |LP ! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |DP ! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |NCP ! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |JCP ! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |Others ! class="unsortable" style="width:45px;" |Ind. |
|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Japan Socialist Party}};" |
! style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Japan, 1945)}};" | ! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)}};" | ! style="background:{{party color|National Cooperative Party}};" | ! style="background:{{party color|Japanese Communist Party}};" | ! ! style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Aichi
!6 | |2 | | | | |4 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Akita
!2 | |1 | | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Aomori
!2 | | |1 | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Chiba
!4 | |1 |1 | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Ehime
!2 |1 | | | | |1 | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Fukui
!2 |1 | | | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Fukuoka
!6 |3 |1 |1 | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Fukushima
!4 |1 | |1 | | |1 |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Gifu
!2 |1 | | | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Gunma
!4 |1 | |3 | | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Hiroshima
!4 |1 | | | | | |3 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Hokkaido
!8 |2 |1 | | | | |5 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Hyōgo
!6 |1 | |2 | | |2 |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Ibaraki
!4 |1 |1 | | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Ishikawa
!2 | |1 |1 | | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Iwate
!2 | | | | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Kagawa
!2 | |1 | |1 | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Kagoshima
!4 | | | | | | |4 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Kanagawa
!4 |1 |2 | |1 | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Kōchi
!2 | |1 |1 | | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Kumamoto
!4 |1 |1 |2 | | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Kyoto
!4 |1 |2 | | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Mie
!2 | | | | | |1 |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Miyagi
!2 |1 | |1 | | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Miyazaki
!2 |1 | | | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Nagano
!4 |1 |1 |1 |1 | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Nagasaki
!2 |1 | | | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Nara
!2 | | | |1 | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Niigata
!4 |1 |1 | | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Ōita
!2 | |1 | |1 | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Okayama
!4 |1 |1 | | |1 | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Osaka
!6 |2 |2 |2 | | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Saga
!2 | |1 |1 | | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Saitama
!4 |1 |2 |1 | | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Shiga
!2 | | | | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Shimane
!2 | | | | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Shizuoka
!4 | |2 | | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Tochigi
!4 |1 | |2 | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Tokushima
!2 | | | | | |1 |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Tokyo
!8 |2 |3 |1 | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Tottori
!2 | | | | | |2 | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Toyama
!2 | |1 | |1 | | | |
| style="text-align: left;" |Wakayama
!2 | | | | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Yamagata
!2 | | | | | | |2 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Yamaguchi
!2 | |1 | | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |Yamanashi
!2 |1 | | | | | |1 |
| style="text-align: left;" |National
!100 |16 |8 |6 |3 |3 |6 |58 |
| class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align: left;" |Total !250 !45 !39 !28 !9 !4 !14 !111 |
References
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