1953 Japanese House of Councillors election

1953 Japanese House of Councillors election
128 of the 250 seats in the House of Councillors; 126 seats needed for a majority
President of the House of Councillors before election; Naotake Satō; Ryokufūkai	President of the House of Councillors-designate ; Yahachi Kawai; Ryokufūkai

House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 24 April 1953,^[1] electing half the seats in the House. The Yoshida faction of the Liberal Party won the most seats.

^ 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

[:0-1] 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

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1953 Japanese House of Councillors election

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