1904 Japanese general election

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All 379 seats in the House of Representatives
190 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu
Party Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō Kōshin Club
Last election 175 seats 85 seats 31[lower-alpha 1]
Seats won 133 90 39
Seat change Decrease42 Increase5 Increase8
Popular vote 217,691 170,319 55,709
Percentage 33.47% 26.19% 8.57%
Swing Decrease11.95pp Decrease0.44pp Increase4.06pp

Prime Minister before election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

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General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1904.[1][2] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 133 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.[3]

Results

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Notes

References

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