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General elections were held in Japan on 1 October 1952. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 242 of the 466 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 76.4%.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Liberal Party | 16,956,134 | 48.0 | 242 | New |
| Reform Party | 6,630,070 | 18.8 | 89 | New |
| Rightist Socialist Party of Japan | 4,537,703 | 12.8 | 60 | New |
| Leftist Socialist Party of Japan | 3,464,042 | 9.8 | 56 | New |
| Japanese Communist Party | 896,765 | 2.5 | 0 | -35 |
| Other parties | 602,647 | 1.7 | 4 | -18 |
| Independents | 2,249,999 | 6.4 | 15 | +7 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 412,349 | - | - | - |
| Total | 35,749,709 | 100 | 466 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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