= 1947 General Elections = The '''1947 General elections''' were the second [[Japan/Elections|elections]] in Japan following World War II. These were also the last elections held under the [[Japan/ConstitutionOfTheEmpireOfJapan|old constitution]]. They were held on April 25th, 1947. <> ---- == History == An [[Japan/1947HouseOfCouncillorsElections|upper house election]] was held just days earlier on April 20th, although technically under the rules of the [[Japan/ConstitutionOfJapan|new constitution]]. The last [[Japan/Diet#House_of_Representatives|lower house]] [[Japan/Elections|elections]] were held in [[Japan/1946GeneralElections|1946]]. ---- == Results == ---- CategoryRicottone