Japanese general election, 1904

Japanese general election, 1904
Empire of Japan
1 March 1904

All 379 seats to the House of Representatives
190 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu
Party Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō
Last election 175 seats, 45.6% 85 seats, 26.7%
Seats won 133 90
Seat change Decrease42 Increase5
Popular vote 217,691 170,319
Percentage 33.5% 26.2%
Swing Decrease12.1% Decrease0.5%

Prime Minister before election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Katsura Tarō
Independent

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General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1904.[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 133 of the 379 seats.

Electoral system

The 379 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Rikken Seiyūkai217,69133.5133–42
Kensei Hontō170,31926.290+5
Kōshin Club55,7098.639New
Jiyu Club31,7724.925New
Mumei Club31,1974.818New
Teikokutō27,2444.219+2
Others116,41917.9550
Invalid/blank votes5,777
Total656,128100379+3
Registered voters/turnout762,44586.1
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

References

  1. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. Mackie & Rose, p276
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