1947 Japanese House of Councillors election

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1947.Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) 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

By constituency PrefectureTotalseatsSeats wonJSPLPDPNCPJCPOthersInd. Aichi624Akita211Aomori211Chiba4112Ehime211Fukui211Fukuoka63111Fukushima41111Gifu211Gunma413Hiroshima413Hokkaido8215Hyōgo61221Ibaraki4112Ishikawa211Iwate22Kagawa211Kagoshima44Kanagawa4121Kōchi211Kumamoto4112Kyoto4121Mie211Miyagi211Miyazaki211Nagano41111Nagasaki211Nara211Niigata4112Ōita211Okayama41111Osaka6222Saga211Saitama4121Shiga22Shimane22Shizuoka422Tochigi4121Tokushima211Tokyo82312Tottori22Toyama211Wakayama22Yamagata22Yamaguchi211Yamanashi211National100168633658Total2504539289414111

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