1912 Japanese general election

1912 Japanese general election

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All 381 seats in the House of Representatives
191 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Rikken Kokumintō Chūō Club
Last election 48.40%, 187 seats Did not exist Did not exist
Seats won 209 95 31
Seat change Increase22 New New
Popular vote 689,613 381,465 113,834
Percentage 51.52% 28.50% 8.50%
Swing Increase3.12pp New New

Prime Minister before election

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

Elected Prime Minister

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1912.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 209 of the 381 seats.

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

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