Japanese House of Councillors election, 1956

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Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held on 8 July 1956 in Japan. These elections for the House of Councillors were won by the dominant Liberal Democratic Party.

[edit] Results

Party	National vote (%)	National seats	Prefecture vote (%)	Prefecture seats	Total
Liberal Democratic Party	39.7%	19	48.4%	42	61
Social Democratic Party	29.9%	21	37.6%	28	49
Communist Party	2.1%	1	3.9%	1	2
Others	12.8%	6	3.0%	0	6
Independents	15.5%	52	7.1%	4	56
Total	100%	99	100%	75	174

[edit] References

• About Japan Series, Changing Japanese Politics (No. 24, Foreign Press Center, Japan, 1999)
• Mahendra Prakash, Coalition Experience in Japanese Politics: 1993-2003, Dissertation 2004, JNU Library, [1], New Delhi, India (Barcode-11371)

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