1904 Japanese general election

1904 Japanese general election
All 379 seats in the House of Representatives; 190 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; Katsura Tarō; Independent	Prime Minister after election ; Katsura Tarō; Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1904.^[1]^[2] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 133 of the 379 seats.

Electoral system edit

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.^[3]

Results edit



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Rikken Seiyūkai	217,691	33.47	133	–42
	Kensei Hontō	170,319	26.19	90	+5
	Kōshin Club	55,709	8.57	39	+8
	Jiyu Club	31,772	4.89	18	New
	Mumei Club	31,197	4.80	25	New
	Teikokutō	27,244	4.19	19	+2
	Others	116,419	17.90	55	0
Total		650,351	100.00	379	+3

Valid votes		650,351	99.12
Invalid/blank votes		5,777	0.88
Total votes		656,128	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		762,445	86.06
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

Notes edit

^ As Chūsei Club

References edit

^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
^ Garner, James Wilford (1904). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 19 (2): 367–368. doi:10.2307/2140296. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2140296.
^ Mackie & Rose, p276

[1] As Chūsei Club

[T-2] Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281

[3] Garner, James Wilford (1904). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 19 (2): 367–368. doi:10.2307/2140296. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2140296.

[T2-4] Mackie & Rose, p276

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