General elections were held in Japan on 1 March 1903.[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party remained the largest in the House of Representatives, winning 175 of the 376 seats, but lost its majority.
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Electoral system
editThe 376 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
editA total of 537 candidates contested the 376 seats.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Rikken Seiyūkai | 373,022 | 45.42 | 175 | –16 | |
| Kensei Hontō | 218,689 | 26.63 | 85 | –10 | |
| Chūsei Club | 37,070 | 4.51 | 31 | New | |
| Teikokutō | 34,811 | 4.24 | 17 | 0 | |
| Seiyū Club | 24,129 | 2.94 | 13 | New | |
| Jinin Kai | 2,748 | 0.33 | 0 | –28 | |
| Dōshi Club | 1,517 | 0.18 | 0 | –13 | |
| Others | 129,313 | 15.74 | 55 | +23 | |
| Total | 821,299 | 100.00 | 376 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 821,299 | 99.09 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,527 | 0.91 | |||
| Total votes | 828,826 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 958,322 | 86.49 | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose, Voice Japan | |||||