General elections were held in

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on 27 February 1955. The result was a victory for the Japan Democratic Party, which won 185 of the 467 seats.Nohlen D, Grotz F, & Hartmann C (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p381 Voter turnout was 76%. On 15 November 1955, the Japan Democratic Party and the

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combined as the modern Liberal Democratic Party, which ruled Japan continuously until 1993. The

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and the

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also merged to form the

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, which was Japan's largest opposition party in the 1955 system.

Results

By prefecture

Notes

References

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General elections in Japan

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