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General elections were held in Japan on 27 February 1955. The result was a victory for the Japan Democratic Party, which won 185 of the 467 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 75.8%.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Japan Democratic Party | 13,536,044 | 36.6 | 185 | New |
| Liberal Party | 9,925,477 | 26.8 | 114 | -88 |
| Leftist Socialist Party of Japan | 5,683,312 | 15.3 | 89 | +17 |
| Rightist Socialist Party of Japan | 5,129,594 | 13.9 | 67 | +1 |
| Japanese Communist Party | 733,121 | 2.0 | 2 | +1 |
| Other parties | 813,784 | 2.2 | 5 | -1 |
| Independents | 1,193,507 | 3.2 | 5 | -2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 319,499 | - | - | - |
| Total | 37,334,338 | 100 | 467 | +1 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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