1958 Japanese general election

General elections were held in Japan on 22 May 1958. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party, which won 298 of the 467 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 77.0%.

1958 Japanese general election

22 May 1958
All 467 seats to the House of Representatives of Japan 234 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.0%
Leader Nobusuke Kishi Mosaburō Suzuki Sanzō Nosaka Party Liberal Democratic Socialist Communist Seats won 298 167 1 Seat change 1 11 1 Popular vote 23,840,170 13,155,715 1,012,035 Percentage 59.0% 33.1% 2.5% Swing 4.4% 3.9% 0.5%
Prime Minister before election Nobusuke Kishi Liberal Democratic Prime Minister-designate Nobusuke Kishi Liberal Democratic

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Liberal Democratic Party	23,480,170	59.1	298	New
Japan Socialist Party	13,155,715	33.1	167	New
Japanese Communist Party	1,012,035	2.5	1	–1
Other parties	159,707	0.4	0	–5
Independents	1,944,038	4.9	1	–4
Invalid/blank votes	290,824	–	–	–
Total	40,042,489	100	467	0
Source: Nohlen et al.

Vote share LDP   59.07% JSP   33.09% JCP   2.55% Independents   4.89% Others   0.40%

Parliament seats LDP   63.81% JSP   35.76% JCP   0.21% Independents   0.21%

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p381 ISBN 0-19-924959-8