1920 Japanese general election

1920 Japanese general election
All 464 seats in the House of Representatives; 233 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; Hara Takashi; Rikken Seiyūkai	Prime Minister after election ; Hara Takashi; Rikken Seiyūkai

General elections were held in Japan on 10 May 1920.^[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi, which won 278 of the 464 seats.

Electoral system edit

Following electoral reforms in 1919, the 464 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 295 single-member constituencies, 68 two-member constituencies and 11 three-member constituencies. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 3 yen a year in direct taxation, reduced from 10 yen in the 1917 elections, increasing the proportion of the population able to vote to 6%.^[2]

Results edit



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Rikken Seiyūkai	1,471,728	55.77	278	+113
	Kenseikai	715,500	27.11	110	–11
	Rikken Kokumintō	140,397	5.32	29	–6
	Others	311,444	11.80	47	–13
Total		2,639,069	100.00	464	+83

Valid votes		2,639,069	99.15
Invalid/blank votes		22,573	0.85
Total votes		2,661,642	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,069,148	86.72
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice 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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