1904 Japanese general election

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.

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
 
Leader Saionji Kinmochi Ōkuma Shigenobu
Party Rikken Seiyūkai Kensei Hontō Kōshin Club
Last election 45.42%, 175 seats 26.63%, 85 seats 4.51%, 31 seats[a]
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

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Jiyu Club Mumei Club Teikokutō
Seats won 18 25 19
Seat change new new Increase2
Popular vote 31,772 31,197 27,244
Percentage 4.89% 4.80% 4.19%

Prime Minister before election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Katsura Tarō
Independent

Electoral system

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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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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Rikken Seiyūkai217,69133.47133–42
Kensei Hontō170,31926.1990+5
Kōshin Club55,7098.5739+8
Jiyu Club31,7724.8918New
Mumei Club31,1974.8025New
Teikokutō27,2444.1919+2
Others116,41917.90550
Total650,351100.00379+3
Valid votes650,35199.12
Invalid/blank votes5,7770.88
Total votes656,128100.00
Registered voters/turnout762,44586.06
Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan, p281
  2. ^ Garner, James Wilford (1904). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 19 (2): 367–368. doi:10.2307/2140296. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2140296.
  3. ^ Mackie & Rose, p276