1915 Japanese general election

1915 Japanese general election
All 381 seats in the House of Representatives; 191 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; Ōkuma Shigenobu; Dōshikai	Prime Minister after election ; Ōkuma Shigenobu; Dōshikai

General elections were held in Japan on 25 March 1915.^[1] The Rikken Dōshikai party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 153 of the 381 seats.

Electoral system edit

The 381 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 edit



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Rikken Dōshikai	523,228	36.92	153	New
	Rikken Seiyūkai	446,934	31.54	108	–101
	Rikken Kokumintō	106,445	7.51	27	–68
	Chūseikai	101,970	7.20	33	New
	Ōkuma Shigenobu supporters	55,684	3.93	12	New
	Others	182,814	12.90	48	+2
Total		1,417,075	100.00	381	0

Valid votes		1,417,075	99.47
Invalid/blank votes		7,570	0.53
Total votes		1,424,645	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,546,411	92.13
Source: Mackie & Rose, Statistics Bureau of Japan

References edit

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

[T-1] Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281

[T2-2] Mackie & Rose, p276

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