1908 Japanese general election
15 May 1908
All 379 seats in the House of Representatives
190 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō
Last election 133 seats 90 seats
Seats won 187 70
Seat change Increase54 Decrease20
Popular vote 649,858 288,243
Percentage 48.40% 21.47%
Swing Increase14.93pp Decrease4.72pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Collective leadership
Party Yūkōkai Daidō Club
Last election  – 58[lower-alpha 1]
Seats won 29 29
Seat change New Decrease29
Popular vote 99,690 92,477
Percentage 7.42% 6.89%
Swing New Decrease5.87pp
Prime Minister before election

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

 Prime Minister after election

Saionji Kinmochi
Rikken Seiyūkai

General elections were held in Japan on 15 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the Rikken Seiyūkai party, which won 187 of the 379 seats.

Electoral system

The 379 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]

Campaign

A total of 900 candidates contested the 379 seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rikken Seiyūkai649,85848.40187+54
Kensei Hontō288,24321.4770–20
Yūkōkai99,6907.4229New
Daidō Club92,4776.8929–29
Others212,37715.8264+9
Total1,342,645100.003790
Valid votes1,342,64599.00
Invalid/blank votes13,5341.00
Total votes1,356,179100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,590,04585.29
Source: Mackie & Rose

Notes

  1. ↑ Kōshin Club and Teikokutō

References

  1. ↑ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. ↑ Mackie & Rose, p276
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