1932 Japanese general election

1932 Japanese general election

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All 466 seats in the House of Representatives
234 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tsuyoshi Inukai Reijiro Wakatsuki Abe Isoo
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Rikken Minseitō Shakai Minshūtō
Last election 37.69%, 174 seats 52.48%, 273 seats 1.67%, 2 seats
Seats won 301 146 seats 3
Seat change Increase 127 Decrease 127 Increase 1
Popular vote 5,683,137 3,442,326 125,758
Percentage 58.20% 35.25% 1.29%
Swing Increase 20.51pp Decrease 17.23pp Decrease 0.38pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
KST
Leader Asō Hisashi
Party Rōnō Taishūtō Kakushintō
Last election 0.53%, 3 seats
Seats won 2 2
Seat change New party Decrease 1
Popular vote 127,459 36,839
Percentage 1.31% 0.38%
Swing New party Decrease 0.15pp

Districts shaded according to winners' vote strength

Prime Minister before election

Tsuyoshi Inukai
Rikken Seiyūkai

Prime Minister after election

Tsuyoshi Inukai
Rikken Seiyūkai

General elections were held in Japan on 20 February 1932.[1] They were the last elections before the May 15 Incident, which marked the temporary end of party politics in Japan. Rikken Seiyūkai won 301 of the 466 seats in the House of Representatives.

  1. ^ Bernd Martin (2006) Japan and Germany in the Modern World, Berghahn Books, p136

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