August 1898 Japanese general election

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August 1898 Japanese general election
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg
  March 1898 10 August 1898 1902  

All 300 seats in the House of Representatives
151 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Ōkuma Shigenobu Shinagawa Yajirō
Party Kenseitō Kokumin Kyōkai Hiyoshi Club
Last election20829
Seats won244219
Seat changeIncrease2.svg36Decrease2.svg8New

Prime Minister before election

Ōkuma Shigenobu
Kenseitō

Prime Minister after election

Ōkuma Shigenobu
Kenseitō

General elections were held in Japan on 10 August 1898. [1]

Results

House of Representatives (Japan) August 1898.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Kenseitō 244+36
Kokumin Kyōkai 21–8
Hiyoshi Club 9New
Independents26–11
Total3000
Total votes401,390
Registered voters/turnout502,29279.91
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan

References

  1. Junichiro Wada (2003) The Japanese Election System: Three Analytical Perspectives, Routledge