1917 Japanese general election

1917 Japanese general election
All 381 seats in the House of Representatives; 191 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; Terauchi Masatake; Independent	Prime Minister after election ; Terauchi Masatake; Independent

General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917.^[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 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 Seiyūkai	504,720	38.80	165	+57
	Kenseikai	467,518	35.94	121	New
	Rikken Kokumintō	125,974	9.68	35	+8
	Others	202,640	15.58	60	+12
Total		1,300,852	100.00	381	0

Valid votes		1,300,852	99.52
Invalid/blank votes		6,321	0.48
Total votes		1,307,173	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,422,126	91.92
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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