1950 Japanese House of Councillors election

1950 Japanese House of Councillors election
← 1947 4 June 1950 1953 →
132 of the 250 seats in the House of Councillors
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Shigeru Yoshida Tetsu Katayama
Party Liberal Socialist Ryokufūkai
Seats after 76 61 50
Popular vote 8,313,756 4,854,629 3,660,391
Percentage 29.70% 17.34% 13.08%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Tomabechi Gizō Hisao Kuroda Kyuichi Tokuda
Party National Democratic Labourers and Farmers JCP
Seats after 29 5 4
Popular vote 1,368,783 200,066 1,333,872
Percentage 4.89% 0.71% 4.76%
President of the House of Councillors before election

Naotake Satō
Ryokufūkai

President of the House of Councillors-designate

Naotake Satō
Ryokufūkai

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House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 4 June 1950,[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Party won the most seats.

  1. ^ Table 13: Persons Elected and Votes Polled by Political Parties - Ordinary Elections for the House of Councillors (1947–2004) Archived 2011-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications